Deck 13

Question 1

helmsmanship (n)

/ˈhɛlmzmənʃɪp/

Answer 1

The action or skill of steering a ship or boat.

Question 2

dissuade (v)

/dɪˈsweɪd/

Answer 2

Persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.

Question 3

melancholy

/ˈmɛlənkəli/

Answer 3

1. (n) A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
2. (adj) Having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive.
   Causing or expressing sadness; depressing.

Question 4

enrapture (v)

/ɪnˈraptʃə/

Answer 4

Give intense pleasure or joy to.

Question 5

unflappable (adj)

/ʌnˈflapəb(ə)l

Answer 5

Having or showing calmness in a crisis.

Question 6

premeditate (v)

/priːˈmɛdɪteɪt/

Answer 6

Think out or plan (an action, especially a crime) beforehand.

Question 7

typify (v)

/ˈtɪpɪfʌɪ/

Answer 7

1. Be characteristic or a representative example of.

2. Represent; symbolize.

Question 8

saccharine (adj)

/ˈsakərʌɪn/

Answer 8

1. Excessively sweet or sentimental.

2. Relating to or containing sugar; sugary.

Question 9

dally (v)

/ˈdali/

Answer 9

1. Act or move slowly.
2. Have a casual romantic or sexual liaison with.
   Show a casual interest in.

Question 10

lurk (v)

/ləːk/

Answer 10

Be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something.
(of an unpleasant quality) be present in a latent or barely discernible state, although still presenting a threat.

Question 11

bask (v)

/bɑːsk/

Answer 11

Lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure.
Revel in and make the most of (something pleasing)

Question 12

revel

/ˈrɛv(ə)l/

Answer 12

1. (v) Enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing.
   Gain great pleasure from (a situation)
2. (n) Lively and noisy enjoyment, especially with drinking and dancing.

Question 13

lounge

/laʊn(d)ʒ/

Answer 13

1. (v) Lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way.
2. (n) A public room in a hotel, theatre, or club in which to sit and relax.
   A seating area in an airport for waiting passengers.

Question 14

dissonance (n)

/ˈdɪs(ə)nəns/

Answer 14

Lack of harmony among musical notes.

Lack of agreement or harmony between people or things.

Question 15

tonality (n)

/tə(ʊ)ˈnalɪti/

Answer 15

1. (music) giọng

2. The colour scheme or range of tones used in a picture.

Question 16

barbarous (adj)

/ˈbɑːb(ə)rəs/

Answer 16

1. Extremely brutal.
2. Primitive and uncivilized.
   (of language) coarse and unrefined.