Vocabulary

Question 1

tossed

Answer 1

verb [transitive] to throw something, especially something light, with a quick gentle movement of your hand. / That is when Mr. Carnegie tossed it to me so quietly, without giving me its specific name.

Question 2

meager

Answer 2

adj. A meager amount of food, money etc is too small and is much less than you need, substantial. / …bargain with life on their own terms, even if their schooling has been meager.

Question 3

sly

Answer 3

adj. Deceiving people in a cleaver way in order to get what you want. / It has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door…

Question 4

budge

Answer 4

verb [intransitive, transitive usually in negatives] to move, or to make someone or something move. / The little girl said, “Yes, sir,” but she did not budge an inch.

Question 5

awe

Answer 5

noun. a feeling of great respect and liking for someone or something. / He was pondering, with awe, on the whipping he had just taken.