Urban living 3

Question 1

marble

Answer 1

a type of very hard rock that has a pattern of lines going through it, feels cold, and can be polished to become smooth and shiny

Question 2

remnant

Answer 2

a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original piece or amount

Question 3

squash

Answer 3

crush sth into a flat shape.

Question 4

dreadful

Answer 4

causing fear, shock, or suffering

The news report was so dreadful that I just had to switch it off.

Question 5

exclusively

Answer 5

only

This offer is available exclusively to our established customers.

Question 6

gambling (N)

Answer 6

the activity of betting money, for example in a game or on a horse race:
Gambling can be an addictive habit.

Question 7

dentistry (n)

Answer 7

work of a dentist.

Question 8

be littered with sth

Answer 8

A place, document, or other object that is littered with something has or contains a lot of that thing.
The newspaper has a reputation for being littered with spelling mistakes.

Question 9

backgammon

Answer 9

a game for two people in which you throw dice and move circular pieces around a special board with a pattern of narrow triangles

Question 10

equivalent (a, n)

Answer 10

something that has the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc. as something else.
Ten thousand people a year die of the disease - that’s the equivalent of the population of this town.