Vocabulary 4-The Fun They Had

Question 1

small room in a house directly under the roof

Answer 1

attic

Question 2

showing that you don’t approve or don’t respect something

Answer 2

scornful

Question 3

very

Answer 3

awfully

Question 4

having to do with machines

Answer 4

mechanical

Question 5

having many wrinkles, not smooth

Answer 5

crinkly

Question 6

small thin opening where you put something

Answer 6

slot

Question 7

small part of a larger thing

Answer 7

sector

Question 8

sadly

Answer 8

sorrowfully

Question 9

touched in a light way, usually showing affection (liking)

Answer 9

patted

Question 10

small object that controls an electrical device

Answer 10

dial

Question 11

better than another

Answer 11

superior

Question 12

100 years

Answer 12

century

Question 13

argument or fight

Answer 13

dispute

Question 14

shut down, went off

Answer 14

blanked out

Question 15

saying something like you are smarter than someone you are talking to

Answer 15

loftily

Question 16

to push a loose end into something else to hold it (pt)

Answer 16

tucked

Question 17

to do without caring, looking like you don’t care

Answer 17

nonchalantly

Question 18

to put in

Answer 18

insert

Question 19

to take a deep breath and let it out so that others can hear it

Answer 19

sigh

Question 20

to make a conclusion based on facts or observations

Answer 20

inference

Question 21

going on and off

Answer 21

flickering

Question 22

to move in a slow way because you are tired or sad

Answer 22

mope

Question 23

to delay or put something off until later

Answer 23

postone

Question 24

something that you have that helps you

Answer 24

advantage

Question 25

a complete search through many confused objects (pt)

Answer 25

rummaged