vocabulary test p.29 wb

Synonym for "vow"?

• pledge

• mortgage

• toast

• bounty

Explain the meaning of the following sentence (paraphrase): "Maintained well into adulthood, this policy turned reading the first page of any volume into a miniature death sentence"

whim is ...?

• an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions

• having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant or painful to listen to

• not kind or showing sympathy; not willing to accept other people's mistakes or failures

• an odd or capricious notion or desire; a sudden or freakish fancy

Synonym for "inane"?

• spacious

• blank

• senseless

• crowded

Dive a definition for the word: "immature" (in English).

loathing (synonym)?

After a bitter discussion they went ______ each other.

• to

• off

• at

• over

councillor (synonym)...?

despising (translation)...?

Explain: "I reject this fury out go hand" ...?