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chapter 1-9 the family under bridge vocab

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of a building, typically acting as a spout to carry water clear of a wall.

a)

street urchin

b)

louver

c)

gargoyles

d)

quay

2.

a child who spends most of his time in the streeys especially in slum areas.

a)

street urchin

b)

gargoyles

c)

braizer

d)

reverently

3.

following of a course

a)

mazzanine

b)

meandered

c)

quay

d)

loitering

4.

a domed structure on a roof, with side openings for ventation.

a)

loitering

b)

louver

c)

seine

d)

maneuvard

5.

a low story between two others in a building, typically between the ground and first floors.

a)

poverty

b)

reverently

c)

mezzanine

d)

coax

6.

a concrete, stone, or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships.

a)

louver

b)

seine

c)

francs

d)

quay

7.

stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose.

a)

loitering

b)

louver

c)

poverty

d)

vendors

8.

a fishing net which hangs vertically in the water with floats at the top and weights at the bottom edge, the ends being drawn together to encircle the fish

a)

gargoyles

b)

francs

c)

seine

d)

brazier

9.

the basic monetary unite of Switzerland and several other countries.

a)

gargoyles

b)

francs

c)

quay

d)

coax

10.

gently and persistently persuade someone to do something

a)

reverently

b)

poverty

c)

vendors

d)

coax

11.

a portable heater consisting of a pan or stand for holding lighted coals

a)

reverently

b)

coax

c)

braizer

d)

canvas

12.

the state of being very poor

a)

seine

b)

loitering

c)

vendors

d)

poverty

13.

more skillfully or carefully

a)

manvered

b)

coax

c)

canvas

d)

mazzanine

14.

people or company offering something for sale, especially a trader in the street.

a)

reverently

b)

braizer

c)

vendors

d)

francs

15.

with deep and solemn respect (respect)

a)

canvas

b)

poverty

c)

reverently

d)

gargolyles

16.

a strong course unbleached cloth made from hemp, flax, cotton, or a similar, yarn, used to make items such as sail and tents and as a surface for oil peinting.

a)

street urchin

b)

louver

c)

braizer

d)

canvas

17.

money or food given to poor people (called this in olden times)

a)

coax

b)

meandered

c)

alms

d)

forlorn

18.

pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely

a)

brazier

b)

poverty

c)

alms

d)

forlorn

19.

having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something

a)

coax

b)

suspicious

c)

canvas

d)

laments

20.

a passionate expression of grief or sorrow

a)

lamets

b)

beret

c)

suspicious

d)

alms

21.

a round flattish cap of felt or cloth

a)

lamets

b)

beret

c)

suspicious

d)

coax

22.

a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass

a)

poverty

b)

mosaic

c)

wholesale

d)

beret

23.

looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar

a)

mosiac

b)

outlandish

c)

suspicious

d)

wholesale

24.

the state of having, owning, or controlling something.

a)

alms

b)

forlorn

c)

possessions

d)

nestling

25.

the selling if goods in large quantities to be retailed by others

a)

beret

b)

lamets

c)

outlandish

d)

wholesale

26.

in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect

a)

mosaic

b)

dilapidated

c)

nestling

d)

braizer

27.

a bird that is too young to leave its nest.

a)

nestling

b)

poverty

c)

meanered

d)

mezzaine

28.

the complete loss or absence of hope

a)

humble

b)

bewildered

c)

despair

d)

mass

29.

having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance

a)

courteous

b)

humble

c)

idly

d)

scowl

30.

causing dislike or disgust;offensive; unpleasant.

a)

despair

b)

humble

c)

distasteful

d)

courteous

31.

polite, espectful, or considerate in manner,

a)

humble

b)

distasteful

c)

mass

d)

courteous

32.

the central act of worship in the life of a catholic

a)

distasteful

b)

mass

c)

courteous

d)

pilgramage

33.

journey to a sacred place

a)

mass

b)

pilgrimage

c)

gypsy

d)

distinguished

34.

a member of a people originating in South Asia and traditionally having an itinerant way of life, living widely dispersed across Europe and North and South America and speaking a language (Romani) that is related to Hindi; a Romani person.

a)

pilgrimage

b)

monument

c)

idly

d)

gypsy

35.

successful and having dignity

a)

courteous

b)

idly

c)

distinguished

d)

hesitate

36.

a statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a famous or notable person or event

a)

tenant

b)

mass

c)

monument

d)

traipsing

37.

perplexed and ocnfused ; very puzzled

a)

bewildered

b)

despair

c)

distinguished

d)

hesitate

38.

with no particular purpose, reason, or foundation

a)

bewildered

b)

despair

c)

idly

d)

scowl

39.

tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others

a)

bewildered

b)

tenant

c)

confide

d)

respectable

40.

an angry or bad-tempered expression

a)

bewildered

b)

idly

c)

tenant

d)

scowl

41.

walk or move wearily or reluctantly

a)

scowl

b)

traipsing

c)

hesitate

d)

respectable

42.

a person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord

a)

confide

b)

tenant

c)

respectable

d)

courteous

43.

pause before saying or doing something, especially through uncertainty

a)

despair

b)

tenant

c)

hesitate

d)

respectable

44.

regarded by society to be good, proper, or correct

a)

respectable

b)

admiringly

c)

astonishment

d)

idly

45.

great surprise

a)

traipsing

b)

astonishment

c)

bewildered

d)

despair

46.

in a way that shows respect or warm approval

a)

idly

b)

astonishment

c)

scowl

d)

admiringly