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Vocabulary 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| happening suddenly, without warning | abrupt |
| to do what one sets out to do | achieve |
| to try: to make an effort | attempt |
| a feeling that someone or something is bad or unworthy | contempt |
| to interest and amuse | entertain |
| to get a quick look at | glimpse |
| something done that takes skill or effort | achievement |
| to have guests | entertain |
| a quick or hasty look | glimpse |
| to make fun of | mock |
| to keep on doing or trying | persist |
| to win someone over by arguing or asking | persuade |
| a stage in a series of changes | phase |
| odd or unusual in a pleasing or old-fashioned way | quaint |
| to remember | recall |
| to have in mind | entertain |
| sticking to something; not giving up | persistence |
| to call or take back | recall |
| to refuse to accept or use | reject |
| to go over carefully in order to correct or improve | revise |
| quick to notice or feel | sensitive |
| something that falls short of what is acceptable | reject |
| to change in order to bring up to date | revise |
| easily affected by even slight change | sensitive |
| not real; pretend | mock |
| refusing to give up | persistent |