Do you know what it means?
Are you ready for a vocabulary challenge?
In her book Bernie's Quest: A Feathery Tale, the author uses several words that we don't necessarily use every day.
Match each of the following words used in Bernie’s Quest: A Feathery Tale to its definition below.
absent-minded acquaintance although decreed drizzle dwell exhaustion flotilla gobbledygook |
Kazabazua motto mouser oblivious Parliament patchwork scissors slightly
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smitten superstitious suspicious swaying swiftly twinkle worldliness zillions |
1. A very large number |
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2. The state of being very tired |
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3. A person that you know but is not a close friend |
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4. A thing that is made up of many different pieces or parts |
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5. To be moving slowing from side to side |
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6. Light rain |
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7. Name of a village in Québec (Canada) |
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8. Suddenly feeling that you are in love with somebody |
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9. But, however |
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10. An expression in your eyes that shows you are happy about something |
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11. Complicated language that is difficult to understand |
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12. The buildings where the Prime minister, its ministers and the Senate work |
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13. Not willing or able to trust someone or something |
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14. Tool for cutting paper or cloth |
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15. Short sentence that expresses the aims and beliefs of a person, a group or an institution |
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16. Forgetful |
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17. Group of boats or small ships sailing together |
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18. Not aware of something |
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19. Cat that catches mice |
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20. To think or talk a lot about something |
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21. Moving very quickly |
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22. Someone who believe that particular events bring good or bad luck |
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23. Decided, judged or ordered something officially |
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24. The fact of being connected with the world or having a lot of experience in life |
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25. A little |
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For the answers to this challenge, click on this link: http://angepoilu.canalblog.com/archives/2014/08/26/30837606.html