Vocab 1

Question 1

to bellow

Answer 1

shout out sth loudly; angry

Question 2

chortle

Answer 2

giggle; laugh and talk

Question 3

enunciate

Answer 3

stress syllables; articulate clearly

Question 4

gabble

Answer 4

speak fast and unclear

Question 5

mutter

Answer 5

annoyed; say sth more to yourself

Question 6

allude to

Answer 6

to hint (at)

Question 7

convey ……..

Answer 7

feelings

Question 8

voice…….

Answer 8

an opinion

Question 9

air……

Answer 9

an opinion

Question 10

holler

Answer 10

give a loud shout or cry

Question 11

bicker

Answer 11

argue about trivial matters

Question 12

banter

Answer 12

playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

Question 13

to lose the thread

Answer 13

to be unable to continue to understand the main point of an argument/conversation

Question 14

to not mince your words

Answer 14

to speak directly without trying to be tactful

Question 15

to give vent to your feelings

Answer 15

to express your anger

Question 16

to get something off your chest

Answer 16

to talk freely for the first time about something which has been on your mind

Question 17

to clear the air

Answer 17

to remove any tension or misunderstanding with someone by talking openly with them

Question 18

it is on the tip your tongue

Answer 18

to have very nearly remembered something/be just about to say something

Question 19

to bite someone’s head off

Answer 19

to speak sharply to someone

Question 20

to beat about the bush

Answer 20

to avoid coming to the point of what you want to say

Question 21

to have words with someone

Answer 21

to quarrel with someone

Question 22

to hold your tongue

Answer 22

to say nothing

Question 23

to spread the word

Answer 23

to inform as many people as possible

Question 24

to not get a word in edgeways

Answer 24

to find it impossible to take part in a conversation because the other person is talking continuously