Random Walk Down Wall Street

Question 1

Craze for smth

fitness craze

Answer 1

frenzy of activity, Fashion, vogue for (voʊɡ), мания, повальное увлечение (kreɪz)

Question 2

succinct

Answer 2

concise (kənˈsaɪs), краткий (səkˈsɪŋkt)

Question 3

He hurled a brick through the window

Answer 3

throw smth violently (hɜːrl)

Question 4

obfuscate

Answer 4

obscure, make difficult to understand (ˈɑːbfʌskeɪt)

Question 5

blunder

Answer 5

stupid or careless mistake (ˈblʌndər)

Question 6

fiendishly clever/complicated

Answer 6

very; extremely, nefarious (nɪˈferiəs), cruel, wicked (ˈfiːndɪʃ)

Question 7

under the aegis of somebody/something

Answer 7

with the protection or support of a particular organization or person (ˈiːdʒɪs)

Question 8

a disciple of Keynes

Answer 8

follower (dɪˈsaɪpl)

Question 9

toil many weary hours in office

men toiled for years at building the pyramid

Answer 9

strive, grind усиленно трудиться много утомительных часов

Question 10

stroll down the street

Answer 10

walk, roam, wander (stroʊl)

Question 11

a frenzy of activity/excitement/violence

Answer 11

craze, mania (ˈfrenzi)

Question 12

fickle crowd, weather

Answer 12

Changeable, volatile, capricious (ˈfɪkl)

Question 13

tumble down

Answer 13

to fall suddenly and in a dramatic way

Question 14

staid old England

Answer 14

boring, old-fashioned (steɪd)

Question 15

watch with chagrin

To her chagrin, neither of her sons became doctors

Answer 15

Disappointment, dismay, annoyance (ʃəˈɡrɪn)

Question 16

shopping/spending spree

Answer 16

binge, активность (spriː)

Question 17

confer with his colleagues

Answer 17

discuss (kənˈfɜːr)

Question 18

confer something (on/upon somebody)

Answer 18

give somebody an award or right (kənˈfɜːr)

Question 19

She was indicted on charges of embezzlement

Answer 19

peculations, pilfer, fraud, растрата, хищение (ɪmˈbezlmənt)

Question 20

She was indicted for peculation

Answer 20

embezzlement, graft, pilfer, fraud, растрата, хищение

Question 21

Avaricious speculators

Answer 21

ravenous (ˈrævənəs), greedy, rapacious (rəˈpeɪʃəs), voracious (vəˈreɪʃəs) (ˌævəˈrɪʃəs)

Question 22

What’s for lunch? I’m absolutely ravenous

Answer 22

starving, greedy, rapacious (rəˈpeɪʃəs), voracious (vəˈreɪʃəs), avaricious (ˌævəˈrɪʃəs), (ˈrævənəs)

Question 23

Life is often likened to a journey

Answer 23

compare with (ˈlaɪkən)

Question 24

Crimes allegedly committed during the war

Answer 24

purportedly (pərˈpɔːrtɪdli), supposedly (səˈpoʊzɪdli), будто бы, якобы (əˈledʒɪdli)

Question 25

veritable theatre of absurd

Answer 25

actual (ˈverɪtəbl)

Question 26

a call option confers on the holder the right to buy

Answer 26

give a right, provide, grant, bestow on (bɪˈstoʊ)

Question 27

I have no apt answer

Babies are apt to put objects into their mouths

Answer 27

suitable or appropriate

prone, inclined (æpt)

Question 28

Rational arguments no longer hold sway

Rebel forces still hold sway in the country

Answer 28

to have great influence;

control, dominate (sweɪ)

Question 29

The change of management ushered in fresh ideas

new tax regime will also usher in changes

Answer 29

herald, greet, initiate (ˈʌʃər)

Question 30

She felt daunted by the task ahead

The prospect of going in a helicopter daunts me

Answer 30

intimidate, hector, terrify (dɔːnt)

Question 31

She honed her debating skills at college

It was a finely honed piece of writing

Answer 31

sharpen, master, improve (hoʊn)

Question 32

exhortation

Answer 32

urging, encouragement, призыв (ˌeɡzɔːrˈteɪʃn)

Question 33

unwary investors

The stock market is full of traps for the unwary

Answer 33

heedless, careless, credulous (ʌnˈweri)

Question 34

the British were ripe for change

ripe for revolution

Answer 34

ready (raɪp)

Question 35

He abetted the thief in robbing the bank

Answer 35

incite, instigate, provoke, help in wrongdoing (əˈbet)

Question 36

binge eating
I had a shopping binge
to go on a binge

Answer 36

spree

Question 37

Singapore is preparing for the deluge of passengers

Answer 37

flood, inundation, torrent (ˈtɔːrənt), avalanche

barrage (bəˈrɑːʒ) (ˈdeljuːdʒ)