Class02 EIB HW 2

Question 1

Hostile

Answer 1

Showing ill will, especially towards an enemy

Question 2

Bewildered

Answer 2

Completely puzzled or confused

Question 3

Contaminated

Answer 3

Made impure and harmful

Question 4

Beckon

Answer 4

Signal someone with your arm or hand to tell that person to come closer

Question 5

Conspicuous

Answer 5

Standing out

Question 6

Tenement

Answer 6

A large building that has apartments or rooms for rent and that is usually in a poorer part of a city

Question 7

Array

Answer 7

Large group or number of things

Question 8

Obsolete

Answer 8

No longer used by anyone

Question 9

Tentative

Answer 9

Not done with confidence or certainty; hesitant

Question 10

Oblivious

Answer 10

Not conscious of someone or something

Question 11

Hesitant

Answer 11

Tentative unsure or slow in acting or speaking

Question 12

Chic

Answer 12

Elegantly stylish and fashionable

Question 13

Gallivanting

Answer 13

Going around from one place to another in pursuit of pleasure

Question 14

Sophisticated

Answer 14

Having a great deal of knowledge of culture and fashion

Question 15

Quirk

Answer 15

A peculiar aspect of a person’s character

Question 16

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 16

A behaviour peculiar to an individual

Question 17

Tardy

Answer 17

Delaying or delayed beyond the expected time

Question 18

Amateur

Answer 18

A person who engages in an unpaid pursuit

Question 19

Acquaintance

Answer 19

A person one know slightly and who is not a close friend

Question 20

Gruff

Answer 20

Abrupt in manner

Question 21

Ancestors

Answer 21

Older relatives

Question 22

Limbs

Answer 22

Legs and arms

Question 23

Digress

Answer 23

Temporarily move away from a topic

Question 24

Siesta

Answer 24

Short rest in the afternoon

Question 25

Nonchalant

Answer 25

Calm

Question 26

Anxiety

Answer 26

Feel uncomfortable

Question 27

Baffled

Answer 27

Stupefied

Question 28

Beholden

Answer 28

To owed; in debt of someone

Question 29

Quandary

Answer 29

State of uncertainty

Question 30

Adamant

Answer 30

Persisting in an idea

Question 31

Circumstances

Answer 31

Situations

Question 32

Ulterior motive

Answer 32

A secret reason

Question 33

Abrupt

Answer 33

Suddenly/unknowingly

Question 34

Dormitory

Answer 34

Place to live on university/college campus

Question 35

Timid

Answer 35

Shy/scared

Question 36

Unkempt

Answer 36

Being untidy

Question 37

Botanical

Answer 37

Related to the study of plants

Question 38

Plight

Answer 38

Dangerous or unfortunate situation

Question 39

Lamented

Answer 39

To express sorrow or grief

Question 40

Despicable

Answer 40

Cruel/evil

Question 41

Amorous

Answer 41

Something sexual