CHAPTER 1 (LANGUAGE REPERTOIRE) Flashcards
(noun) trivial talk; conversations about unimportant matters
CHATTER
(adjective) placed in a protective spot
NESTLED
(adjective) innumerable: a great many
COUNTLESS
(noun) cover
LID
(noun) the state of being forgotten
OBLIVION
(noun) a large chest or box with hinges and a lock
TRUNK
(noun) a coin worth one cent
PENNY
(noun) a coin worth five cents
NICKEL
(noun) a coin worth ten cents
DIME
(noun) a coin worth twenty-five cents
QUARTER
(noun) a coin worth one dollar
LOONIE OR LOONY
(noun) a coin worth two dollars
TOONIE OR TOONY
(verb) to scream or to yell
TO HOLLER
(verb) to crush or to flatten
TO SQUISH
(noun) an obstacle or difficulty
HURDLE
(adjective) dishonest or illegal
CROOKED
(noun) a mark left on the skin after a wound or injury
SCAR
(noun) a fixed charge or tax paid for the privilege of using a bridge or a road
TOLL
(noun) an invention, machine, or technique
DEVICE
(adjective) repulsive, extremely ugly to look at
HIDEOUS
(adjective) dangerous
VICIOUS
(verb) to speak in anger or hostility
TO SNARL
(verb) to scream
TO SHRIEK
(verb) to permit
TO ALLOW