Day 2

Question 1

Indulgent

Answer 1

willing to allow someone, especially a child, to do or have whatever they want, even if this is not good for them

Question 2

condiments

Answer 2

a powder or liquid, such as salt or ketchup, that you use to give a special taste to food

Question 3

hover around

Question 4

immobiliser

Answer 4

an equipment or device to stop a car moving when it is stolen

Question 5

Abrogate

Answer 5

to officially end a legal agreement, practice etc

Question 6

Candidacy

Answer 6

the position of being one of the people who are competing in an election

Question 7

Fraught

Answer 7

1 → fraught with problems/difficulties/danger etc
2 full of anxiety or worry SYN tense
a fraught atmosphere
a fraught situation
Julie sounded rather fraught.

Question 8

Castigate

Answer 8

To criticize some one severely

Question 9

Propaganda

Answer 9

information which is false or which emphasizes just one part of a situation, used by a government or political group to make people agree with them
the spreading of political propaganda
Nazi/Communist etc propaganda
propaganda exercise/campaign

Question 10

avert

Answer 10

prevent something unpleasant from happening

Question 11

annihilation

Answer 11

1.to destroy something or someone completely
Just one of these bombs could annihilate a city the size of New York.
2 to defeat someone easily and completely in a game or competition
Tyson annihilated his opponent in the first round.

Question 12

snooty

Answer 12

rude and unfriendly

Question 12

emblematic

Answer 12

seem to represent or be a sign of sth

Question 12

misfire

Answer 12

1. if a plan or joke misfires, it goes wrong and does not have the result that you intended
2. the bullet does not come out

Question 13

singger

Answer 13

to laugh quietly in a way that is not nice at something which is not supposed to be funny

Question 14

elude

Answer 14

1. to escape from someone or something, especially by tricking them
2. if something that you want eludes you, you fail to find or achieve it
3. if a fact or the answer to a problem eludes you, you cannot remember or solve it

Question 15

money-spinner

Answer 15

money maker

Question 16

flop

Answer 16

1. [informal] if something (e.g., a product) flop, it means it is not successful because people do not like it
2. sit or lie in the chair relaxingly

Question 17

teeter

Answer 17

to stand or walk moving from side to side, as if you are going to fall

Question 18

villain

Answer 18

the bad guy in the show

Question 19

exploit

Answer 19

to try to get something as much as you can even unfairly

Question 20

duopoly

Answer 20

a market in which there are only two producers or sellers

Question 21

take (a) hold

Answer 21

start to have a definte effect
eg., the fever starts to take hold