Vocab Ch 21-25

Question 1

dauber

Answer 1

someone who paints quickly and carelessly

Question 2

schools of art

Answer 2

art movement

Question 3

inured to

Answer 3

not affected by

Question 4

highbrow

Answer 4

intended for educated, intelligent people

Question 5

sophisticated

Answer 5

showing advanced skills and understanding

Question 6

dazzling

Answer 6

inspiring great admiration because it is brilliant in some way

Question 7

evocative

Answer 7

calling up images and memories

Question 8

exquisite

Answer 8

having rare beauty or delicacy

Question 9

peerless

Answer 9

better than any other

Question 10

tongue-in-cheek

Answer 10

not intended to be taken seriously, despite appearing serious

Question 11

poignant

Answer 11

moving and sad

Question 12

lugubrious

Answer 12

rather dark, mornful and gloomy

Question 13

macabre

Answer 13

often cruel or disgusting, concerned with death

Question 14

enigmatic

Answer 14

so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention totally

Question 15

wry

Answer 15

in the face of a bad situation

Question 16

evocative

Answer 16

which arous memories or images

Question 17

eponymous

Answer 17

who has the same name as the title of the book

Question 18

memoir

Answer 18

a written record of person’s own life, typically by a politician or military figure

Question 19

compulsive reading

Answer 19

difficult to stop once you’ve started

Question 20

lightweight book

Answer 20

not complex

Question 21

wholefoods

Answer 21

foods that have not had any of their natural features taken away or any artificial substances added

Question 22

battery-farming

Answer 22

system of producing a large quantity of eggs or meat cheaply by keeping a lot of birds in rows of small cages

Question 23

fair trade products

Answer 23

a way of buying and selling products that makes certain that makes sure that the original producer recieves a fair price

Question 24

to stew

Answer 24

worry or suffer

Question 25

to grill

Answer 25

asking a lot of questions

Question 26

wined and dined

Answer 26

invited out to restaurants

Question 27

courteous

Answer 27

polite

Question 28

overbearing

Answer 28

too confident, too inclined to tell people what to do

Question 29

sullen

Answer 29

bad-tempered, unwilling to smile

Question 30

brusque

Answer 30

quick and rude

Question 31

savoury

Answer 31

salty in flavour, or with herbs

Question 32

fussy eater

Answer 32

picky eater

Question 33

teetotal

Answer 33

never drink alcohol

Question 34

take pot luck

Answer 34

eat what we’re eating, nothing special

Question 35

nibbles

Answer 35

things like nuts, crisps, etc. before a meal

Question 36

jumping a red light

Answer 36

not stopping

Question 37

skidding

Answer 37

aqua-planning