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Streets of Gold
Ch. 4,5,6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| of your voice : to produce sound in an unsteady way especially because you are afraid or nervous: tremble | quaver |
| to separate and go in different directions | scatter |
| to produce a clear liquid from your skin when you are hot or nervous : sweat | perspire |
| to quickly eat all of (something) especially in a way that shows that you are very hungry | devour |
| to hit against (something) repeatedly | pelt |
| to go forward quickly without control | careen |
| to hit the side of a vehicle with the side of another vehicle | side-swipe |
| A thin, sharp piece of something such as wood, glass, etc.) that has broken off a larger piece : sliver | splinter |
| to push or drive (someone or something) forward or in a particular direction | propel |
| the section on a passenger ship in the past where passengers who had the cheapest tickets would stay | steerage |
| to have pock-marks, small permanent circular scars on the skin, especially one left by smallpox, chickenpox, or acne | pock-marked |
| to hold tight, as by grasping or embracing | cling |
| to go, run, or glide lightly or rapidly | skitter |
| a series of steps between one floor or landing of a building and the next floor | flight |
| a dirty mark or smear | smudge |
| an untrained or inexperienced person | greenhorn |
| decrease the noise made by (something) | muffle |
| inflamed or made raw, as a part of the body | irritated |
| extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture:emaciated | gaunt |
| a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a city | tenement |
| having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information | naive |
| common and in some cases deadly infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria that mainly affects the lungs; (old-fashioned) consumption | tuberculosis |
| a very tall building in a city | skyscraper |