Vocabulary - The Twits Book

Question 1

Pond

Answer 1

Lake

Question 2

Tummy

Answer 2

Belly

Question 3

Ladder

Answer 3

a piece of equipment consisting of a series of bars or steps between two upright lengths of wood, metal, or rope, used for climbing up or down something.

Question 4

Branch

Answer 4

a part of a tree which grows out from the trunk or from a bough.

Question 5

Crept

Answer 5

Past tense of the verb creep

move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.

Question 6

They explored further into the garden

Answer 6

Further = at, to, or by a greater distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing or person is or becomes distant from another).

In this context = avançar ainda mais

Question 7

Grinning

Answer 7

Smiling widely and openly

Question 8

Cage

Answer 8

a structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined.

Question 9

Although

Answer 9

Embora

Question 10

Silly

Answer 10

having or showing a lack of common sense or judgement; absurd and foolish

(Bobagem)

Question 11

Giddy

Answer 11

having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy.

(Vertigem)

Question 12

Faint

Answer 12

lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain.

(Desmaiar)

Question 13

Longed

Answer 13

(Past tense and past participle of LONG)

have a strong wish or desire.

Question 14

Feathers

Answer 14

Penas

Question 15

Crouched

Answer 15

adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, typically in order to avoid detection or to defend oneself.

Question 16

Perched

Answer 16

(of a bird) alight or rest on something.

Question 17

Wring

Answer 17

squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from

Question 18

Clamber

Answer 18

climb or move in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet.

Question 19

Maggoty

Answer 19

a soft-bodied legless larva of a fly or other insect, found in decaying matter.

(Verme)

Question 20

Scampered off

Answer 20

to run quickly and with small steps, like a child or a small animal

Question 21

Mat

Answer 21

a piece of coarse material placed on a floor for people to wipe their feet on.

(Esteira, tapete)

Question 22

Claw

Answer 22

a curved pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals.

(Garras)

Question 23

Shudders

Answer 23

of a person) tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion

(Estremecer)

Question 24

Snap

Answer 24

break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound.

Question 25

Batty, Screwy, Wacky

Answer 25

Maluco

Question 26

Nitwit

Answer 26

a silly or foolish person (often as a general term of abuse).

Question 27

Rushing

Answer 27

moving with urgent haste.

Question 28

Ashtray

Answer 28

Cinzeiro

Question 29

Bare

Answer 29

(of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered

Question 30

Crack

Answer 30

a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

(Rachadura)

Question 31

Glimpse

Answer 31

a momentary or partial view.

(Vislumbre)

Question 32

Shrink

Answer 32

become or make smaller in size or amount

Question 33

Sink

Answer 33

go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged.