Vocab Ch 66-70

Question 1

to tear

Answer 1

going very quick (vehicle or on foot)

Question 2

to nip

Answer 2

going a short distance quickly (similar to, to pop)

Question 3

to dart

Answer 3

quick sudden movement (animal)

Question 4

to zip

Answer 4

quick vehicle (last)

Question 5

to whizz

Answer 5

quick vehicle (first)

Question 6

to career

Answer 6

moving rapidly and out of control

Question 7

to scamper

Answer 7

small rapid steps (first)

Question 8

to scuttle

Answer 8

small rapid steps (last)

Question 9

to slump

Answer 9

downward movement in financial context (first)

Question 10

to tumble

Answer 10

downward movement in financial context (last)

Question 11

to totter

Answer 11

slow, unsteady movement

Question 12

to sidle

Answer 12

to walk anxiously and nervously

Question 13

to dawdle

Answer 13

to move more slowly than is necessary

Question 14

to percipiate

Answer 14

to quickly and suddenly cause

Question 15

affinity

Answer 15

closeness/similarity between things/people

Question 16

akin to

Answer 16

similar in spirit/feel

Question 17

to use analogy

Answer 17

see similarities that helps us understand something

Question 18

equate

Answer 18

consider as the same

Question 19

to be tantamount to

Answer 19

to be the equivalent of (negative)

Question 20

disparate

Answer 20

used for different types within a group

Question 21

to diversify

Answer 21

to become or make more varied

Question 22

a snag

Answer 22

small difficulty (last)

Question 23

a hitch

Answer 23

small difficulty (first)

Question 24

pitfall

Answer 24

unexpected difficulty

Question 25

impediment

Answer 25

something that prevents free action, progress or movement

Question 26

ordeal

Answer 26

severe experience

Question 27

abstruse

Answer 27

difficult to understand

Question 28

arduous

Answer 28

difficult, tiring, needing much effort

Question 29

convoluted

Answer 29

unreasonably long and hard to follow

Question 30

gruelling

Answer 30

extremely tiring and difficult

Question 31

wayward

Answer 31

difficult to control or predict

Question 32

hassling

Answer 32

asking again and again

Question 33

to slog (your guts out)

Answer 33

to work hard (animal)

Question 34

to graft

Answer 34

to work hard (elden ring)

Question 35

to flog yourself to death

Answer 35

to work hard (xo)

Question 36

in a fix

Answer 36

in a difficult situation (f)

Question 37

in a spot

Answer 37

in a difficult situation (s)

Question 38

in a hole

Answer 38

in a difficult situation (h)

Question 39

up against it

Answer 39

in a difficult situation (u.a)

Question 40

up to your neck

Answer 40

in a difficult situation (u.n)

Question 41

in all probability

Answer 41

it is very likely

Question 42

compulsory

Answer 42

obligatory

Question 43

aspirations

Answer 43

ambitions