Time - 28/12/15

Question 1

▸ noun informal, chiefly N. Amer. & Austral. act quickly and impetuously; seize an opportunity.

Answer 1

Flynn

/flɪn /

Question 2

noun
(pl. same)
a large deer with palmate antlers and a growth of skin hanging from the neck, native to northern Eurasia and northern North America. Also called elk in Britain.

(Alce)

Answer 2

Moose

Question 3

▸ adjective self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way:

(Impertinente)

Answer 3

brash(1)
/braʃ /
“but they alone will not carry the brash billionaire to the nomination. (Trump has hired a contestant from his former …”

Question 4

adjective impassive or expressionless:
Or
▸ verb

Answer 4

deadpans
/ˈdɛdpan /
“You can’t win if you don’t show up,” a Christie adviser deadpans”

Question 5

noun [mass noun] food, especially dried hay or straw, for cattle and other

Answer 5

Fodder

“His positions, however, offer plenty of fodder for Democrats”

Question 6

verb
[no obj., with adverbial of direction] walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps:
▪ work slowly and perseveringly at a dull task:
a slow, heavy walk:

Answer 6

plod
/plɒd /
▸ verb
(plods, plodding, plodded)

“While his rivals plodded and boasted, Cruz convinced donors early that polls take a backseat to organization and discipline.”

Question 7

verb [with obj.] expose the falseness or hollowness of (an idea or belief):
▪ reduce the inflated reputation of (someone):

(Desacreditar / desmerecer)

Answer 7

debunk
/diːˈbʌŋk /
“A recent British Medical Journal study claims to debunk the assumption in the U.S. that Brits have bad teeth”

Question 8

because of or on account of:

Answer 8

Owing to

“In fact, it suggested the average American is missing more teeth, owing to the high cost of dental insurance.”

–PHRASES
due to
1. caused by or ascribable to:
his death was not due to any lack of care.
2. because of; owing to:
he had to withdraw due to a knee injury. - better to use owing you

Question 9

▸ adjective determined in an obstinate and unthinking way / Stubborn

(Cabeça dura / teimoso)

Answer 9

bullheaded
/bʊlˈhɛdɪd /
“Say what you will about Senator Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who strikes colleagues as bullheaded “

Question 10

▸ noun the start or resumption of a football match

▪ informal the start of an event or activity:

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Kick-off

“On Dec. 17, 2011, protests in Tunisia kicked off what would become known as the Arab Spring”

Question 11

▸ verb [no obj.]

1 [with adverbial] perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period:

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To fare
“Here’s how the key countries are faring half a decade on:”

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Question 12

remove forcibly from power:

▪ put an end to (something) by the use of force:

Answer 12

overthrow
▸ verb /əʊvəˈθrəʊ /
(past overthrew; past participle overthrown)

Question 13

▸ noun [usu. in sing.] a series of severe measures to restrict undesirable or illegal people or behaviour:

(Repressao)

Answer 13

Crackdown on
a crackdown on car crime.
“Since then, the regime of General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has cracked down on political opponents, leaving over 1,000 dead and tens of thousands jailed”

Question 14

▸ verb [with obj.] drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place:

(Expulsar / destituir)

Answer 14

Oust
“After longtime ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down in 2012, his successor Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi was ousted by Houthi rebels in January”

Question 15

▸ noun an act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt:

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uprising
/ˈʌprʌɪzɪŋ /
an armed uprising.
“The Syrian uprising spawned an armed revolt, then civil war”

Question 16

▸ verb [with obj.] expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly:

Answer 16

spew
/spjuː /
“A woman tends her plants as volcanic ash spews from Mount Bromo”
“buses were spewing out black clouds of exhaust.”

Question 17

verb [with obj.] give (someone or oneself) a different appearance in order to conceal one’s identity:
▪ make (something) unrecognizable by altering its appearance, sound, taste, or smell:
does holding a handkerchief over the mouthpiece really disguise your voice?
▪ conceal the nature or existence of (a feeling or situation):

(Disfarçar)

Answer 17

disguise
/dɪsˈgʌɪz /
“Ali started disguising her hijab under a winter hat and scarf”

Question 18

The Islamic sacred book

Answer 18

Quran

Question 19

▸ verb
1 [no obj.] (of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air:

Answer 19

Choke

“An Indiana University student allegedly attacked a Muslim woman at a café, choking her and removing her scarf.”

Question 20

▸ verb [with obj.] spoil the surface or appearance of (something), for example by drawing or writing on it:

Answer 20

Deface

“A Somali restaurant was defaced with a Nazi-style symbol”

Question 21

US informal an arsonist.

▸ verb [with obj.] informal set fire to:

Answer 21

To torch

“A Somali restaurant was defaced with a Nazi-style symbol. Days later it was torched with a Molotov cocktail.”

Question 22

▸ verb [with obj.] prod (someone) gently with one’s elbow in order to attract attention:
▪ touch or push (something) gently or gradually:

(Cutucada/acotuvelar)

Answer 22

nudge
/nʌdʒ /
“But smart folks could use this early warning as a nudge to pay down their balance faster.

..”

Question 23

▸ noun

1 [mass noun] the action of chasing someone or something:

Answer 23

pursuit
/pəˈsjuːt /
“In light of new evidence that happy people don’t live longer than their grumpy peers, one might be tempted to drop the pursuit altogether”

Question 24

▸ noun [mass noun] a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder:

(Temor/admiracao)

Answer 24

awe
“Awe was found in a January 2015 study to reduce compounds that promote inflammation, which is linked to diseases ranging from Type 2 diabetes to arthritis”

Question 25

verb [with obj.]

1 support or strengthen:

Answer 25

Bolster
“To gain an edge, some boomers are bolstering their bona fides through adult internships or embarking on a gap year for grownups”

Question 26

▸ adjective (especially of a person) unfortunate:

Infeliz

Answer 26

Hapless

“This is not some hapless response to an unexpected financial problem. It was their plan all along”

Question 27

▸ verb
(try to gain the love of (a woman), especially with a view to marriage:

(Cortejar)

Answer 27

Woo
“The Peace Corps woos volunteers past age 50 with its Response program, offering shorter commitments for professionals with at least 10 years of experience”

Question 28

▸ adjective sedate, respectable, and unadventurous:

Sobrio

Answer 28

Staid
“At a moment when even staid Europe faces serious security risks, the western hemisphere remains the most peaceful and stable region in the world”

Question 29

▸ adjective
1 (of a cutting implement) not having a sharp edge or point:
▪ having a flat or rounded end:
2 (of a person or remark) uncompromisingly forthright:
▸ verb make or become less sharp:

Answer 29

Blunt
 /blʌnt  /
a blunt knife
the blunt tip of the leaf.
a blunt statement of fact.
wood can blunt your axe
the edge may blunt very rapidly. 
"Obama now relies on sanctions, drones and cybercapabilities to advance U.S. interests--blunt tools that do little to build the consensus needed to solve the world's most complex problems"

Question 30

▸ adjective

2 advocating an aggressive or warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs:

Answer 30

Hawkish
“Few U.S. officials, even the most hawkish, are able to make a clear case for the role they think the U.S. can and should play in a new world”

Question 31

▸ verb [no obj.] (of a person) deal effectively with something difficult:
▪ (of a machine or system) have the capacity to deal successfully with:

Answer 31

Cope with
“Europe can’t help–its leaders are too busy coping with migrants, maneuvering around populist political rivals, working to keep the U.K”

Question 32

▸ noun [mass noun] the killing or wounding of people, typically on a large scale during a conflict:

(Derramamento de sangue)

Answer 32

Bloodshed

“Bloodshed in Yemen–the worst crisis the world isn’t talking about–will continue”

Question 33

In addition

Answer 33

Further

“Further terrorist attacks could expand this trend”

Question 34

▸ adjective (of a person) unable to walk or move properly; disabled:
▪ (of a machine) severely damaged:

Answer 34

Crippled
a crippled old man.(offensive connotation)
“That revenue base will help ISIS survive even if its oil business is crippled”

Question 35

▸ noun a small, pale soft-bodied insect that lives in large colonies with several different castes, typically within a mound of cemented earth. Many kinds feed on wood and can be highly destructive to trees and timber. Also called white ant.

(Cupim)

Answer 35

Termite

Question 36

1 a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy:
Verb. publicly recommend or support:

Answer 36

advocate
/ˈadvəkət /
“In the U.S. and elsewhere, advocates for same-sex marriage told deeply personal stories of the bond between human beings”

Question 37

▸ adjective not showing fear or hesitation in the face of danger or difficulty:

(Inflexivel)

Answer 37

unflinching
/ʌnˈflɪn(t)ʃɪŋ /
“It has moved a nation and is credited with changing laws through its sensitive yet unflinching treatment of some of that country’s most entrenched taboos, from female infanticide to official corruption.

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Question 38

struggle to deal with or overcome (a difficulty or challenge):

Comes from a verb…engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle:

Answer 38

Grappled with
“They challenged their preconceptions about same-sex couples through Modern Family and grappled with the paradoxes of the war on drugs by watching The Wire”

Question 39

Verb
[with obj.]
1plant (seed) by scattering it on or in the earth:
2 disseminate or introduce (something undesirable):

(Semear)

Answer 39

sow(1)
/səʊ /
“Its stories sow the seeds of unspeakable atrocities from Raqqa to Paris”

Question 40

▸ noun a real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment:
▪ an official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair:
▪ a feeling of resentment over something believed to be wrong or unfair:

(Queixa)

Answer 40

grievance
/ˈgriːv(ə)ns /
(Agravo)
“We will have to see if 2016 will be a year in which stories of anger, grievance, resentment and scapegoating of the “other” are ascendant, or whether stories of the power of love, empathy and hope for a better future rule the day.”

Question 41

▸ noun [mass noun] hard menial or dull work:

Labuta

Answer 41

drudgery
/ˈdrʌdʒəri /
“Under our control, it can take the drudgery out of work and free up many more hours for creative pursuits”

Question 42

Adjective

▪ full of substance or interest:

Answer 42

meaty
/ˈmiːti /
“She has given three meaty speeches since the Paris attacks–tough, detailed proposals for fighting ISIS, keeping the heat on Iran and protecting the homeland”

Question 43

verb [with obj.]
1 Medicine damage or remove part of the surface of (the skin):
2 formal criticize (someone) severely:

Answer 43

excoriate
/ɪkˈskɔːrɪeɪt , ɛks-/
“And she’s been quick to excoriate the Republicans for their failure to include gun-control measures in their antiterrorist plan”

Question 44

verb [no obj.] speak or shout at length in an angry, impassioned way:
(Discurso retorico)

Answer 44

rant
/rant /
“And she’s been quick to criticize the Republicans for their failure to include gun-control measures in their antiterrorist rants”

Question 45

adjective
decorated or argument with…
(Cravejado)

Answer 45

studded
/ˈstʌdɪd /
“But the speeches are also studded with passages that would make Bernie Sanders supporters cry”

Question 46

▸ verb
[no obj.] bend one’s head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner:
▪ experience an inward shiver of embarrassment or disgust:

Answer 46

cringe
/krɪn(d)ʒ /
“But the speeches are also full of passages that would make Bernie Sanders supporters cringe”

Question 47

Adjective that comes from a bird that represents peace, meaning…
2 a person who advocates peaceful or conciliatory policies, especially in foreign affairs.

Answer 47

Dovish
“But given the dovish cast of her party, Clinton’s persistent, and intelligent, speeches on national security have been the equivalent of her husband’s Sister Souljah moment in 1992”

Question 48

▸ noun [mass noun] respect and admiration:
▸ verb [with obj.]
1 respect and admire:

(Estima)

Answer 48

esteem

/ɪˈstiːm , ɛ-/

Question 49

▸ noun
1 [mass noun] direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree:
2 Biology a sequence of species each of which is considered to have evolved from its predecessor:

(Linhagem)

Answer 49

lineage

/ˈlɪnɪɪdʒ /

Question 50

▸ verb
1 [no obj.] (of an egg) open and produce a young animal:
▪ [with obj.] incubate (an egg).
▪ (of a young bird, fish, or reptile) emerge from its egg:
2 [with obj.] conspire to devise (a plot or plan):

Answer 50

hatch(2)
/hatʃ /
Fifteen years ago, social media didn’t exist and the most dangerous terrorists hatched elaborate and spectacular plots abroad.

Question 51

▸ noun
1 a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful:
2 the main events of a play, novel, film, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence:

▸ verb
[with obj.]
1 secretly make plans to carry out (an illegal or harmful action):

Answer 51

Plot

Question 52

▸ noun [mass noun] intrusion on a person’s territory, rights, etc.:
▪ a gradual advance beyond usual or acceptable limits:

Answer 52

encroachment
/ɛŋˈkrəʊtʃm(ə)nt /
“Liberals see encroachment on Fourth Amendment protections against unwarranted searches; conservatives see a constant threat to the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms.”

Question 53

▸ noun a humorous or malicious deception:

▸ verb [with obj.] trick or deceive (someone).

Answer 53

hoax
/həʊks /
[as modifier] a hoax 999 call.
“…limited surveillance of even public speech and a rising atmosphere of fear that enables the clumsiest of bomb hoaxes to shut down the entire Los Angeles school system for a day”

Question 54

in state of near collapse or defeat: (comes from boxing)

Answer 54

To be on the ropes

behind the apparent success the company was on the ropes.
In November 2012, with al-Qaeda on the ropes

Question 55

▸ noun
1 a check or restraint on something:
▸ verb [with obj.] restrain or keep in check:

Answer 55

curb
/kəːb /
“Johnson told an audience at Oxford University in England that eventually the war on terrorism would end and its special provisions would need to be curbed”
plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing.
she promised she would curb her

Question 56

▸ verb [no obj.] wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort:
▪ show or feel embarrassment or shame:

(Contorcer-se)

Answer 56

squirm
/skwəːm /
“Johnson squirms a bit when reminded of the speech today. “Clearly, those remarks in 2012 did not contemplate the environment we are in now,” he says.

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Question 57

▸ adjective giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious:

(Sinistramente)

Answer 57

ominous
/ˈɒmɪnəs /
“More ominously, its steady message of a god-sanctioned, apocalyptic confrontation between Islam and the West has given rise to self-radicalized followers in countries around the world”

Question 58

▸ verb [with obj.]
1 twist or pull (something) sharply: (beliscao)
2 informal improve (a mechanism or system) by making fine adjustments to it:
▸ noun
2 informal a fine adjustment to a mechanism or system:

Answer 58

tweak
/twiːk /
“Late in the year, he unveiled a tweak to the terrorist warning system that will provide bulletins on potential threats. “

Question 59

▸ verb
1 [no obj.] come together; assemble or accumulate:
3 [with obj.] increase in (speed, force, etc.):
4 [with obj.] infer; understand:

Answer 59

gather
/ˈgaðə /
“Donors, activists and LGBT elected officials who gathered at the end of the year in Las Vegas to take stock of the movement were surprisingly grim on the prospects for 2016.”
- as soon as a crowd gathered, the police came.
- information that we have gathered about people.
- the destroyer gathered speed.
- I gathered that they were old friends.

Question 60

▸ noun
1 [in sing.] a situation, typically one involving opposing parties, in which no progress can be made:

(estar num impasse)

Answer 60

deadlock
/ˈdɛdlɒk /
“Washington politics remains deadlocked, with Republicans unwilling to back advocates’ next big goal: a law that would make it illegal to fire, evict or expel LGBT individuals because of who they are.”

Question 61

▸ verb [no obj., with adverbial of place] stand or wait around without apparent purpose:
▪ [with adverbial of direction] walk slowly and with no apparent purpose; dawdle:

Answer 61

loiter
/ˈlɔɪtə /
“A campaign featuring the idea of predatory men loitering in women’s bathrooms”

Question 62

1 finish something in a memorable or notable way:

2 US informal fill up a partly full tank with fuel:

Answer 62

To top something off
“To top it off, there are emerging divisions among LGBT leaders on how best to maintain the momentum and who should lead the next stage of the effort.”
- check the fluid reservoir and top it off if necessary.

Question 63

▸ noun - the movement of the tide out to sea:
▸ verb [no obj.]
2 (of an emotion or quality) gradually decrease:

Answer 63

ebb
/ɛb /
“But some now worry that the corporate backing could ebb in the face of renewed efforts to create religious”

Question 64

▸ verb [with obj.] expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law:

(Despejar)

Answer 64

evict
/ɪˈvɪkt /
“Under current laws, many Americans can still be fired from their jobs, evicted from their homes or denied credit because of their sexual identity.”