Unit 1-3 Vocabulary

My brother could have possibly saved so much money from his allowance alone, so I

began to question him on where it came from.

• candy corn

• barren

• interrogate

• question

She was not only a great chef, but also a savvy businessperson whose new restaurant

was booked months in advance.

• candy corn

• interrogate

• luster

• entrepreneur

3. The director’s decision to conclude the movie with a cliffhanger suggests that there is a

sequel already in production.

• verify

• costumes

• vicious

• culminate

When my friend asked what was bothering me, I realized I was not hiding my grumpy

mood as well as I thought.

• sullen

• pumpkin

• insinuate

• seethe

While I understand why the character in the novel seeks revenge on those who wronged

him, I do not think his enemies’ actions warrant such malicious paybac

• vicious

• verify

• Vlad the Impaler

• dissuade

On Halloween, you dress up in a ____________

• costume

• corndog

• cabbage

• culminate

A traditional activity at Halloween in America is to carve a jack-o-lantern out of a _________.

• squash

• pumpkin

• peanut

• cornstalk

In hispanic culture, a traditional celebration is

• Samhain

• Halloween

• Day of the Dead

• Guy Fawkes Day

The short comedy sketch released by the writers of the new series offers an exciting

preview of what the show will be like.

• renovate

• mutual

• foretaste

• mask

I scrubbed the kitchen until every surface sparkled with a sheen.

• luster

• wax candle

• downright

• cater