Lesson 3

Question 1

pull (v)

Answer 1

to strain, injure or tear

Question 2

bank clerk (n)

Answer 2

A bank clerk serves as the primary point of contact for most bank customers, administering most basic banking transactions and answering questions

Question 3

doom and gloom

Answer 3

a general feeling of pessimism or despondency

Question 4

bellow (v)

Answer 4

to shout in a loud voice; of a large animal, to make a loud, deep sound

Question 5

ropes (n)

Answer 5

the procedures for an activity or business

Question 6

start out (v)

Answer 6

to take the first steps, as in life, one’s career, etc.

Question 7

real state (n)

Answer 7

the property

Question 8

MD (n)

Answer 8

doctor of medicine

Question 9

illiterate (adj)

Answer 9

person that cannot read

Question 10

rags (n)

Answer 10

old clothes

Question 11

doormat (n)

Answer 11

small carpet inside the entrance of a house

Question 12

poring over (v)

Answer 12

being absorbed in reading or studying

Question 13

hoax (n)

Answer 13

joke

Question 14

wash or air one’s dirty linen in public

Answer 14

to reveal one’s embarrassing secrets to outsiders

Question 15

linen (n)

Answer 15

fabric woven from flax yarns

Question 16

flax (n)

Answer 16

a plant with blue flowers that is cultivated for its fiber, used for making linen yarn (lino)

Question 17

yarn (n)

Answer 17

thread made of natural or artificial fibers and used for knitting and weaving

Question 18

bluff (n) (v)

Answer 18

to mislead or deceive (someone) by putting on a bold front; a person who bluffs, bluffel