SLOB Ch.13-14 vocab

Question 1

Churned

Answer 1

Stirred
Ex: “the cream is ripened before it is churned”

Question 2

Lacquer

Answer 2

Shiny coating
Ex: “when the tabletop is finished, apply a coat of lacquer”

Question 3

Muck

Answer 3

Mess
Ex: “I’ll just clean the muck off the windshield”

Question 4

Rhinestone

Answer 4

Artificial Jewl
Ex: “a canary-yellow suit studded with rhinestones”

Question 5

Tarnished

Answer 5

Discolored
Ex: “silver tarnishes too easily”

Question 6

Apprentice

Answer 6

Assistant learning the job
Ex: “he began his training as an apprentice to a decorative painter”

Question 7

Commissioned

Answer 7

Given the job
Ex: “No one commissioned him to preach; and he belonged to no church.”

Question 8

Forfeited

Answer 8

Given up
Ex: “you have forfeited the rights contained in the guarantee”

Question 9

Skittish

Answer 9

Uneasy
Ex: “Her hair was combed, she was clean, she wasn’t skittish.”

Question 10

Trolling

Answer 10

Fishing
Ex: “My mom and dad began trolling the ocean from our boat for fish.”