Correct answers to the vocabulary challenge (Bernie's Quest: A Feathery Tale)
1. A very large number |
zillions |
2. The state of being very tired |
exhaustion |
3. A person that you know but is not a close friend |
acquaintance |
4. A thing that is made up of many different pieces or parts |
patchwork |
5. To be moving slowing from side to side |
swaying |
6. Light rain |
drizzle |
7. Name of a village in Québec (Canada) |
Kazabazua |
8. Suddenly feeling that you are in love with somebody |
smitten |
9. But, however |
although |
10. An expression in your eyes that shows you are happy about something |
twinkle |
11. Complicated language that is difficult to understand |
gobbledygook |
12. The buildings where the Prime minister, its ministers and the Senate work |
Parliament |
13. Not willing or able to trust someone or something |
suspicious |
14. Tool for cutting paper or cloth |
scissors |
15. Short sentence that expresses the aims and beliefs of a person, a group or an institution |
motto |
16. Forgetful |
absent-minded |
17. Group of boats or small ships sailing together |
flotilla |
18. Not aware of something |
oblivious |
19. Cat that catches mice |
mouser |
20. To think or talk a lot about something |
dwell |
21. Moving very quickly |
swiftly |
22. Someone who believe that particular events bring good or bad luck |
superstitious |
23. Decided, judged or ordered something officially |
decreed |
24. The fact of being connected with the world or having a lot of experience in life |
worldliness |
25. A little |
slightly |