Deck 8

Question 1

misconduct

Answer 1

n. unacceptable or bad behaviour by someone in a position of authority or responsibility
v. to manage the activities of an organization badly

Question 2

campaign

Answer 2

n. a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim
v. to organize a series of activities to try to achieve something

Question 3

trump

Answer 3

n. a card that belongs to the group of cards that has been chosen to have the highest value in a particular game
v. to beat someone or something by doing or producing something better

Question 4

correspondence

Answer 4

1) letters, especially official or business letters

2) the action of writing, receiving, and reading letters, especially between two people

Question 5

allowance

Answer 5

1) money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a particular thing
2) an amount of something that you are allowed

Question 6

exhort

Answer 6

to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something

Question 7

convent/monastery

Answer 7

a building in which nuns live/a building in which monks live and worship

Question 8

wander

Answer 8

to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction

Question 9

thou

Answer 9

you, used when speaking to one person

Question 10

rafter

Answer 10

any of the large, sloping pieces of wood that support a roof

Question 11

crave

Answer 11

• to have a very strong feeling of wanting something

* to desire something strongly

Question 12

cessation

Answer 12

ending or stopping

Question 13

livelihood

Answer 13

the money people need to pay for food, a place to live, clothing, etc.

Question 14

fetter

Answer 14

• to tie someone to a place by putting chains around their ankles
• to keep someone within limits or stop them from making progress

Question 15

gumption

Answer 15

the ability to decide what is the best thing to do in a particular situation, and to do it with energy and determination

Question 16

cave

Answer 16

v. to agree to something that you would not agree to before, after someone has persuaded you or threatened you
n. a large hole in the side of a hill, cliff, or mountain, or one that is underground

Question 17

humdrum

Answer 17

lacking excitement and interest; ordinary

Question 18

freak

Answer 18

a thing, person, animal, or event that is extremely unusual or unlikely, and not like any other of its type

Question 19

malady

Answer 19

​a disease

Question 20

quotation

Answer 20

• the price that a person or company says they will charge to do a piece of work
• a phrase or short piece of writing taken from a longer work of literature, poetry, etc. or what someone else has said

Question 21

psychic

Answer 21

• having a special mental ability, for example so that you are able to know what will happen in the future or know what people are thinking
• (especially of an illness) of the mind rather than the body

Question 22

notary

Answer 22

an official who has the legal authority to say that documents are correctly signed or true or to make an oath (= promise) official