Unit 65: All the colours of the rainbow

Question 1

pitch black

Answer 1

intensely black (darkness, night, etc.)

Question 2

jet black

Answer 2

intensesly black (hair, eyes, etc.)

Question 3

shocking pink

Answer 3

an extremely bright pink

Question 4

beige

Answer 4

a light creamy brown

Question 5

mousy

Answer 5

a light, not very interesting brown, used only about hair

Question 6

chestnut

Answer 6

a deep reddish brown, used about hair and horses

Question 7

auburn

Answer 7

a red-brown colour, usually about hair

Question 8

emerald

Answer 8

bright green

Question 9

amber

Answer 9

yellowy orange

Question 10

sapphire

Answer 10

deep blue

Question 11

jade

Answer 11

dark green

Question 12

mauve

Answer 12

pale purple

Question 13

fluorescent

Answer 13

appearing very bright when light shines on it; that can be seen in the dark

Question 14

monochrome (adj)

monochromatic adjective: containing or using only one colour

Answer 14

(of photographs, etc.) using only black, white and shades of grey

Question 15

tinge

(n), (v)

The sky was tinged with crimson.
a look of surprise tinged with disapproval

Answer 15

1) add a small amount of colour to something
2) to add a small amount of a particular emotion or quality to something

Question 16

blue-collar

Answer 16

connected with people who do physical work in industry

Question 17

pink-collar

Answer 17

connected with low-paid jobs traditionally done mainly by women, for example in offices and restaurants

Question 18

white-collar

Answer 18

working in an office, rather than in a factory, etc.; connected with work in offices

Question 19

see red

Answer 19

become very angry

Question 20

a red-letter day

Answer 20

an important day, or a day that you will remember, because of something good that happened then

Question 21

red-carpet treatment

Answer 21

special treatment for people like celebrity

Question 22

turn/go green

Answer 22

likely to vomit

Question 23

green with envy

Answer 23

very jealous

Question 24

a black future

Answer 24

a depressing or hopeless future

Question 25

as black as thunder

Answer 25

full of rage or hostility

Question 26

black mark

Answer 26

a note, either in writing on an official record, or in somebody’s mind, of something you have done or said that makes people think badly of you

Question 27

grey area

Exactly what can be called an offensive weapon is still a grey area.

Answer 27

an area of a subject or situation that is not clear or does not fit into a particular group and is therefore difficult to define or deal with

Question 28

grey matter/cells

Answer 28

a person’s intelligence

Question 29

whitewash

Answer 29

try to hide unpleasant facts about somebody/something; to try to make something seem better than it is

Question 30

white as snow|whiter than white

Answer 30

so pure

Question 31

white as a sheet

Answer 31

their face is very pale, usually because of illness, shock, or fear.

Question 32

white-knuckle

Answer 32

terrifying; makes you feel very excited and frightened at the same time