BBC words

Question 1

Condemn

Answer 1

express complete disapproval of

sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, especially death

Pasmerkti/nuteisti

Question 2

Meddling

Answer 2

• intrusive or unwarranted interference
• the act of trying to change or have an influence on things that are not your responsibility, especially by criticizing in a damaging or annoying way

Įsikišimas

Question 3

Undue influence

Answer 3

A situation in which someone uses their power or authority in an unfair way in order to influence a legal decision

Neteisėta įtaka

Question 4

Conservatorship

Answer 4

A legal order for the finances or property of a person, organization, or company to be controlled by another person or organization

Konservatorystė

Question 5

Provocative

Answer 5

Causing thought about interesting subject

Provokuojantis

Question 6

In jeopardy

Answer 6

In danger of being damaged or destroyed

Pavojuje

Question 7

Denigrate

Answer 7

To say false and/or negative facts about a person or thing

Sumenkinti

Question 8

Mandatory

Answer 8

Something required by a law or rule

Privalomas

Question 9

Divert

Answer 9

• to cause something or someone to change direction
• to take someone’s attention away from something

Nukreipti

Question 10

Dismiss

Answer 10

• to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering
• to remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong

Atleisti/Pašalinti

Question 11

Convict

Answer 11

to find or prove to be guilty (to decide officially in a law court that someone is guilty of a crime)

Nuteisti

Question 12

Extradite

Answer 12

hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the foreign state in which the crime was committed

Išduoti

Question 13

Prohibit

Answer 13

Formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority

Uždrausti

Question 14

Coersion

Answer 14

The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats

Prievarta

Question 15

Supplements

Answer 15

A thing added to something else in order to complete or enhance it

Papildai

Question 16

Detainee

Answer 16

A person held in custody, especially for political reasons

Suimtasis

Question 17

Inquiry

Answer 17

An act of asking for information

Pasiteiravimas

Question 18

To vet

Answer 18

Make a careful and critical examination of something

Tikrinti

Question 19

Precaution

Answer 19

A measure/action taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening

Atsargumo priemonė

Question 20

Indefinitely

Answer 20

For an unlimited or unspecified period of time

Neribotam laikui

Question 21

Casualties

Answer 21

A person injured or killed in a serious accident or war

Serious or fatal accident

Nuostoliai

Question 22

Wounded

Answer 22

Injured, hurt by, or suffering from something

Sužeistas

Question 23

Summit

Answer 23

A conference of highest-level officials (such as heads of government)

Viršūnių susitikimas

Question 24

Tarnish

Answer 24

To bring disgrace on

Suteršti

Question 25

Restrictions

Answer 25

an official limit on something Apribojimai/Suvaržymai

Question 26

Accuse

Answer 26

to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind Apkaltinti/kaltinti/pakaltinti

Question 27

Treasury

Answer 27

the government department responsible for financial matters such as spending and taxes Iždas/ Vyriausybės departamentas, atsakingas už tai

Question 28

Flashpoint

Answer 28

a place or stage at which violence might be expected to begin Židinys, vieta, įvykis ar laikas, kai įsiliepsnoja smurtas ar priešiškumas

Question 29

Prosecute

Answer 29

To officially accuse someone of commiting a crime in a law court Patraukti baudžiamojon atsakomybėn

Question 30

Scorching

Answer 30

Very hot Deginantis

Question 31

Illicit

Answer 31

Not legally permitted or authorized Neteisėtas

Question 32

Multilateral

Answer 32

Participated in by more than two nations, parties Daugiašalis

Question 33

Plaintiff

Answer 33

A person who brings legal action against another in a court of law Ieškovas

Question 34

Municipality

Answer 34

A city or town that has corporate status and logical government Savivaldybė

Question 35

To urge

Answer 35

To try persistently to persuade someone to do something Raginti

Question 36

Fraction

Answer 36

A small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something Dalelė

Question 37

Contempt

Answer 37

• The feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration • Disregard for something that should be considered • The offence of being disobedient to or disrespectful of a court of law and its officers (a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something) Panieka

Question 38

Oversee

Answer 38

Supervise (a person or their work), especially in an official capacity Prižiūrėti, sekti

Question 39

Multiracial

Answer 39

Made up of or relating to people of many races (involving people of several different races) Daugiarasis

Question 40

Desperately

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* In a way that shows despair * Used to emphasize the extreme degree of something Beviltiškai

Question 41

Steep

Answer 41

* Rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular * Not reasonable; excessive * (n) A steep mountain slope Per didelis/perdėtas

Question 42

Blast

Answer 42

* (n) A destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outwards from an explosion * (n) A strong gust of wind or air * (v) Blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives * (v) Be very loud; make a loud noise A strong movement of air, an explosion Sprogmenys/smarkus vėjo gūsis

Question 43

Surge

Answer 43

a sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the tide. (of a crowd or a natural force) move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward. Augimas/Kilimas/Antplūdis

Question 44

Envoy

Answer 44

a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission. Atstovas