Mixed Up Files Vocab Chp. 9-10

Question 0

Paupers

Answer 0

a very poor person who has no money to pay for food, clothing, etc.

Question 1

Loaded

Answer 1

Very rich

Question 2

Ascended

Answer 2

To go up

Question 3

Antique

Answer 3

Old; belonging to an earlier period, style, or fashion

Question 4

Customary

Answer 4

usually done in a particular situation or at a particular place or time

Question 5

Baroque

Answer 5

having many details or too many details

Question 6

Stall

Answer 6

To hold off

Question 7

Reassuring

Answer 7

to make (someone) feel less afraid, upset, or doubtful

Question 8

Dull

Answer 8

not exciting or interesting

Question 9

Frayed

Answer 9

to wear out or into shreds

Question 10

Stammered

Answer 10

to speak with many pauses and repetitions because you have a speech problem or because you are very nervous, frightened, etc.

Question 11

Cherish

Answer 11

to remember or hold in a deeply felt way

Question 12

Spigot

Answer 12

an outdoor faucet

Question 13

Trance

Answer 13

a state in which you are not aware of what is happening around you because you are thinking of something else

Question 14

Abruptly

Answer 14

very sudden and not expected

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Preoccupied

Answer 15

thinking about something a lot or too much

Question 16

Insisted

Answer 16

to say (something) in a way that is very forceful and does not allow disagreement

Question 17

Rolls Royce

Answer 17

A car company

Question 18

Neglecting

Answer 18

to fail to do

Question 19

Auction

Answer 19

A public sale at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the most

Question 20

Deceased

Answer 20

No longer living

Question 21

Matron

Answer 21

an older married woman who usually has a high social position

Question 22

Intend

Answer 22

to have (something) in your mind as a purpose or goal

Question 23

Bequeathing

Answer 23

to say in a will that (your property) will be given to (a person or organization) after you die