1W-General English

Question 0

Hoax (n)

Answer 0

Something intended to deceive of defraud

Exp: The piltdown man was a scientific hoax

Synonyms: deception, fraud, fake

Question 1

To pretend (v)

Answer 1

To appear falsely, as to deceive

Exp: He pretended to go to sleep

Synonyms: simulate, fake

Question 2

Fictitious (adj)

Answer 2

Created, fake

Exp: Fictitious name

Antonym: fact

Question 3

To overhear (v)

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To hear without the speaker’s intention or knowledge

Exp: I accidentally overheard what they were saying

Question 4

To eavesdrop (v)

Answer 4

To listen secretly to a private conversation

Exp: Kubilay likes to eavesdrop his children phone calls

Question 5

Straight arrow (adj)

Answer 5

Honest person

Exp: He was a straight arrow

Question 6

To stir (v/n)

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To change or cause to change position; disturb; to create a problem

Exp: He has caused a stir by taking an public sector unions

Question 7

Quote (v)

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To repeat words from,to use a brief excerpt from

Exp: Most politicians quate Shakespeare badly

Question 8

Gibberish (n)

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Spoken or written rubbish

Exp: Let’s talk science rather than unsupported gibberish

Question 9

Prolific (adj)

Answer 9

Producing in large quantities

Exp: She is a prolific writer

Question 10

Sin (n)

Answer 10

Crime against God

Exp: The old man dies the new man is born free from sin

Question 11

Short shrift (n)

Answer 11

Confession to priest

Exp: He will get short shrift from me if he starts complaining about money

Question 12

To rub (v)

Answer 12

To move two things with pressure

Exp: He rubbed his hands together

Question 13

To put or place paper or card face down or face up

Answer 13

To put or place paper or card face down or face up

Question 14

To wrap something up

Answer 14

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Question 15

Mild climate (n)

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The weather that is not too much hot or cold

Question 16

Mild mannered (adj)

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The person is gentle and does not show extreme emotions

Exp: A mild mannered professor

Question 17

Savvy (adj)

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Clever, practical knowledge (informal)

Exp: A very savvy lady

Question 18

By heart (adv)

Answer 18

Learned in such a way that you can repeat it from memory

Exp: My father can still recite the poems he learned by heart at school

Question 19

To rehearse (v)

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To practice in private prior to public presentation

Exp: Instead, take time to prepare and rehearse before confronting a potentially difficult conversation

Question 20

I am fairly certain

Answer 20

I am sure

Question 21

Prejudice (n)

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An unfavorable opinion

Exp: The campaign aims to dispek the prejudice that Aids is confined to the homosexual community

Question 22

To take stock of (v)

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To think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion about it, so that you can decide what to do

Exp: After two years spent teaching abroad, she returned home for a month to take stock of her life

Question 23

To bribe (v)

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To try to make someone do something for you by giving them money

Exp: He bribed immigration officials and entered the country illegally

Question 24

To pursue (v)

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To follow someone or something, usually try to catch him Exp: Bad luck pursued him

Question 25

To split your sides lauging To be in stitches To get the gigles

Answer 25

To laugh a lot something

Question 26

A tristy or bendy or windy(vayndi) road

Answer 26

The road like ~~~~~

Question 27

To have or suffer stroke (v)

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A sudden change in blood supply to a part of the brain somtimes causing a loss of the ability to move particular parts of body Exp: She had/suffered a stroke that left her unable to speak

Question 28

A hairpin bend (n)

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Bend in the road that is sharp that is almost turns back in the opposite direction in mostly mountain

Question 29

To have a head on collision

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Accident that happens when two vehicle hit each other force Exp: Two drivers were killed in a head on collision between a car and taxi

Question 30

To gulp (v)

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To drinkor eat too much quickly Exp: He gulped down her drink and made a hasty exit

Question 31

To sip (v)

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To drink only a very small amount at a time Exp: This tea is very hot, so sip it carefully