Day 4

Question 1

absurd

Answer 1

stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way

Question 2

endeavour

Answer 2

try to do sth

Question 4

assimilate

Answer 4

to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part of a group, country, society, etc.

Question 5

intricate

Answer 5

having a lot of small parts that are arranged in a complicated or delicate way:

= complex

Question 7

erratic

Answer 7

moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected

Question 8

probe

Answer 8

to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know, by asking questions carefully and not directly:

= analyse = investigate

Question 9

dissect

Answer 9

to cut open something, especially a dead body or a plant, and study its structure:

to examine or consider something in detail:

Question 10

repel

Answer 10

to force someone or something to stop moving towards you or attacking you:

It is not true that eating garlic repels mosquitoes.

Question 11

refine

Answer 11

to make something pure or improve something, especially by removing unwanted material:

Question 12

caliber

Answer 12

the quality of someone or something, especially someone’s ability

Question 13

chiefly

Answer 13

mainly

Question 14

intrusive

Answer 14

affecting someone in a way that annoys them and makes them feel uncomfortable:

= annoying = irritating

Question 15

erode

Answer 15

ăn mòn

to rub or be rubbed away gradually:

= rub

Question 16

frail

Answer 16

weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed:

= feeble = weak

Question 17

scatter

Answer 17

to (cause to) move far apart in different directions:

= distribute

Question 18

archaic

Answer 18

belonging to an ancient period in history:

= ancient

Question 19

debilitating

Answer 19

making someone or something physically weak

= weaken

Question 20

dim

Answer 20

mờ

not giving or having much light

Question 21

enlighten

Answer 21

provide someone with information and understanding, or to explain the true facts about something to someone

Question 22

worthwhile

Answer 22

useful, important, or good enough to be a suitable reward for the money or time spent or the effort made:

If you need him on this project, you’ve got to make it financially worthwhile for him (= you will have to pay him a suitable amount of money for the amount of work involved).

Question 23

gratify

Answer 23

to please someone, or to satisfy a wish or need

Question 24

haphazard

Answer 24

not having an obvious order or plan

= abitrary = coincidental = inadvertent

Question 24

prominent

Answer 24

well-known