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Question 1

Dilapidated

Answer 1

Adj: old and in poor condition

Example:
-The hotel we stayed in was really dilapidated.
-a dilapidated old car/shed

Question 2

Scroll

Answer 2

V: to move text or other information on a computer screen in order to see a different part of it

Example:
Scroll to the end of the document.

Question 3

Out of nowhere

Answer 3

Idiom: very suddenly and unexpectedly

Example:She said her attacker seemed to come out of nowhere.

Question 4

Peculiar

Answer 4

Adj: unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way

Example:She has the most peculiar ideas.

Question 5

Tartan

Answer 5

N: a pattern of different colored straight lines crossing each other at 90 degree angles, or a cloth with this pattern

Example: a tartan kilt

Question 6

Gangly

Answer 6

Adj: A person, usually a boy or young man, who is very tall and thin and moves awkwardly

Example:a gangly youth

Question 7

Gear

Answer 7

N: equipment or clothes used for a particular activity

Example:
-camping gear
-sports gear

Question 8

Juxtaposition

Answer 8

N: the fact of putting things that are not similar next to each other.

Example: the juxtaposition of two very different cultures

Question 9

Slovenly

Answer 9

Adj: untidy and dirty

Example: a slovenly appearance

Question 10

Existential

Answer 10

Adj: relating to a philosophy (= system of ideas) according to which the world has no meaning and each person is alone and completely responsible for his or her own actions

Example: an existential argument/philosopher

Question 11

Wave

Answer 11

V: to raise your hand and move it from side to side as a way of greeting someone, telling someone to do something, or adding emphasis to an expression

Example:
wave to/at: I waved to/at him from the window but he didn’t see me.

Question 12

Tense

Answer 12

Adj: nervous and worried and unable to relax

Example: She was very tense as she waited for the interview.

Question 13

Breezy

Answer 13

Adj: happy, confident, and enthusiastic

Example: He had the breezy manner of a salesman.

Question 14

Trivial

Answer 14

Adj: having little value or importance

Example:
I don’t know why he gets so upset about something so trivial.

Question 15

Perturbed

Answer 15

Adj: worried

Example:
He didn’t seem overly perturbed by the news.

Question 16

Tabby

Answer 16

N: a cat that has dark-colored marks on grey or brown fur

Example:
One of the cats is black and the other is a tabby.

Question 17

Slab

Answer 17

N: a thick, flat piece of a solid substance, such as stone, wood, metal, food, etc., that is usually square or rectangular

Example:
-a concrete/marble slab
-He ate a whole slab of chocolate.

Question 18

Tarmac

Answer 18

N: a brand name for a black material used for building roads, etc., that consists of tar mixed with small stones, or an area covered with this material

Question 19

Tarmac

Answer 19

N: a brand name for a black material used for building roads, etc., that consists of tar mixed with small stones, or an area covered with this material

Question 20

Kerb

Answer 20

N: the edge of a raised path nearest the road

Question 21

Graze

Answer 21

V: to break the surface of the skin by rubbing against something rough

Example:He fell down and grazed his knee.

Question 22

Feline

Answer 22

Adj: belonging or relating to the cat family

Question 23

Brew

Answer 23

V: If an unpleasant situation or a storm is brewing, you feel that it is about to happen

Example:
-It was too quiet - I felt that trouble was brewing.
-A storm was brewing in the distance.