The Pelica Brief Vocabulary Test | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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to mug

to attack somebody violently in order to steal their money, jewellery, etc., especially in a public place

ordinary

not unusual or different in any way

lawyer

advocate

shore

the land along the edge of the sea, the ocean or a lake

brief

a written summary of the facts

lock-box

a box that locks, usually for storing money or other valuable things

to fail

not to be successful in achieving something

suspect

a person who is suspected of a crime or of having done something wrong

engine

motor

to allow

to permit

awful

very bad or unpleasant

liberal

willing to understand and respect other people’s behaviour, opinions, etc.

moustache

a line of hair that a man allows to grow on his upper lip

to apologize

to say that you are sorry for doing something wrong or causing a problem

to approach

to come closer

to bet

to risk money on a race or an event by trying to predict the result

to print

to produce books, newspapers, etc. by printing them in large quantities

to shave

to cut hair from the skin

to trace

to find or discover somebody/something by looking carefully for them/it

to reply

to say or write something as an answer

revenge

something that you do in order to make somebody suffer because they have made you suffer

silencer

a device that is fixed to the end of a gun in order to reduce the amount of noise that it makes when it is fired

to deny

to say that something is not true

to investigate

to carefully examine the facts of a situation, an event, a crime

phone book

a book that lists the names, addresses and phone numbers of people in a particular area