Day 3

Question 1

serenity

Answer 1

/səˈrenəti/ noun of serene
Serene: very calm and peaceful, a serene mountain

Question 2

Hapless

Answer 2

very unlucky

Question 3

Swerve

Answer 3

1. to make a sudden sideway movement to avoid hitting something, e.g., The car swerved sharply to avoid the dog.
2. to change from an idea, course of action

Question 4

cement

Answer 4

noun, it is the concrete
verb, build firm and strong relationship, e.g., They want to cement a good working relationship between the government and trade unions

Question 5

pinch

Answer 5

Verb.
1. to press a part of someone’s skin very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts
2. to steal something, especially something small or not very valuable
3. to press something between your finger and thumb

Noun. a gesture or an amount of pinch

Question 6

quaintly

Answer 6

the Adv of Quaint
Quaint: unusual and attractive, especially in an old-fashioned way

Question 7

hallucinate

Answer 7

/həˈluːsəneɪt/
= imagine, to sea or hear sth. that doesn’t exit

Question 8

ravage

Answer 8

to damage sth. very badly, a country ravaged by civil war

Question 9

dystopia

Answer 9

an imaginary place where life is extremely difficult and a lot of unfair or immoral things happen
Opposite of “utopia”

Question 10

ubiquitous

Answer 10

be seen everywhere
e.g., coffee shops are ubiquitous these days

Question 11

Mishap

Answer 11

a small accident or mistake that does not have very serious results
e.g., a series of mishaps

Question 12

en masse

Answer 12

if people do something en masse, they do it together
e.g., The management team resigned en masse.

Question 13

whisker

Answer 13

mustache; hair on the face

Question 14

slew

Answer 14

To turn or slide into a direction suddenly

Question 15

a slew of sth

Answer 15

informal way to say a large number of sth

Question 16

resurrect

Answer 16

to bring back an old activity, belief, idea etc that has not existed for a long time

Question 17

dubious

Answer 17

= doubtful
probably not honest

Question 18

glamour

Answer 18

the attractive and exciting quality of being connected with wealth and success

Question 19

a moth sees in a flame

Answer 19

moth: insect that flies mainly at night and is attracted to lights.

Question 20

defunct

Answer 20

not useful anymore

Question 21

go bust

Answer 21

the company cannot continue operating

Question 22

sparse

Answer 22

only exist in a few amount

Question 23

daunting

Answer 23

frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident

Question 24

transatlantic

Answer 24

cross the Atlantic ocean