English nouns (mastered 24.10)

Question 1

English speaking nations, especially those who had historical/political links w/ the UK

Answer 1

Anglosphere

Question 2

A space (on social media) where a person only hears or reads opinions and beliefs which support their own

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Echo chamber

Question 3

When sby expresses their opinion w/ the intention of demonstrating how morally correct/superior they are

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Virtue signalling

Question 4

Intermediary

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Middle-man

Question 5

Nonsense, rubbish (2)

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Codswallop (slang), malarky (old-fashioned)

Question 6

sth that you cannot remember the name of

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thingamajig

Question 7

deep feeling of sadness (art, music…)

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Melancholia

Question 8

a strong desire to travel

Answer 8

wanderlust

Question 9

commotion, disorder, fuss

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Kerfuffle

Question 10

Not monotheist/christian person

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A heathen

Question 11

Ancestor

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Forebearer

Question 12

A person who is rejected

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Outcast

Question 13

Savoir (noun)

Answer 13

Knowledge

Question 14

Sby who works for the state (2)

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Civil servant (old)/state employee

Question 15

to live or stay somewhere/to accept or obey an agreement, decision, or rule

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To abide/to abide by sth
To abide by the law (an abiding referendum)

Question 16

to live or stay somewhere/to accept or obey an agreement, decision, or rule

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To abide/to abide by sth
To abide by the law (an abiding referendum)

Question 17

To stop doing a job voluntarily, of your own free will.

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To resign

Question 18

To fall dramatically

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To plummet

Question 19

To make more fragile

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To weaken

Question 20

natural tendency, as to do or behave in a certain way; predisposition

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proclivity

Question 21

anything whatever; any part

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Aught
For aught I know, it may be true.

Question 22

A sudden and surprising moment of understanding

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Epiphany

Question 23

A feeling of great worry abt your situation/life

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Angst (teenage angst)

Question 24

The perfect example of sth

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Quintessence

Question 25

An amount that is greater than needed or than what can be used

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Plethora

Question 26

anything that is a burden or that causes or symbolizes enslavement, bondage, oppression, subjection, etc.

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A yoke

Question 27

a promise, especially that you will tell the truth in a law court

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an oath

Question 28

a person or group of people with less power, money, etc. than the rest of society

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the underdog

Question 29

a wall built across a river that stops the river’s flow and collects the water, especially to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake) that provides water for an area

Answer 29

a dam

Question 30

a situation from which large profits are made

Answer 30

a bonanza