FROM CLASSES

Question 1

very ordinary and therefore not interesting

Answer 1

mundane

Question 2

to reduce the speed that a vehicle is travelling at

Answer 2

decelerate

Question 3

to rain heavily

Answer 3

bucket down/pelt down/rain torrentially

Question 4

wet, partly melted falling snow

Answer 4

sleet

Question 5

rain in very small, light drops

Answer 5

drizzle

Question 6

small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain

Answer 6

hail

Question 7

producing a great number or amount of something

Answer 7

prolific

Question 8

extremely eager or interested

Answer 8

avid

Question 9

very eager for something, especially a lot of food

Answer 9

voracious

Question 10

If something … other things, it has a lot of them

Answer 10

abound in/with something

Question 11

causing harm or damage

Answer 11

detrimental/deleterious/devastating/destructive/pernicious/calamitous

Question 12

extremely bad or unsuccessful

Answer 12

disastrous

Question 13

central and important

Answer 13

pivotal/salient

Question 14

to break the surface of the skin by rubbing against something rough

Answer 14

graze

Question 15

relax

Answer 15

unwind/wind down/ let your hair down/ to put your feet up

Question 16

confused

Answer 16

bamboozled/ baffled/ perplexed/ puzzled/ flabbergasted/ discombobulated/ nonplussed/ mystified/ bemused/ bewildered

Question 17

to confuse someone

Answer 17

befuddle

Question 18

to present a difficult problem, to be problematic or testing

Answer 18

pose a challenge

Question 19

To accept or attempt some particular test, fight, contest, etc., or answer an invitation or call to such.

Answer 19

take up the challenge

Question 20

they act in response to a difficult situation which is new to them and are successful

Answer 20

rise to the challenge

Question 21

to start something new or important

Answer 21

embark on/upon something

Question 22

a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold

Answer 22

commodity

Question 23

to fall quickly and without control/to fall a lot in value in a short time

Answer 23

tumble

Question 24

existing in a particular place or at a particular time, constant, vast

Answer 24

prevailing

Question 25

to fall very quickly and suddenly

Answer 25

plummet

Question 26

to go down to a lower level

Answer 26

dip

Question 27

to fall or to allow something to fall

Answer 27

drop

Question 28

in a way that is too general and that has not been carefully thought about

Answer 28

sweepingly

Question 29

to search in order to find a thing or information

Answer 29

delve into something

Question 30

violent or angry disagreement

Answer 30

strife

Question 31

a sudden illegal, often violent, taking of government power, especially by part of an army

Answer 31

coup

Question 32

a friend, or a person who works for someone in authority, especially one who is willing to give and receive dishonest help

Answer 32

crony

Question 33

to try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or increasing

Answer 33

combat

Question 34

having a very severe effect, or being extremely limiting

Answer 34

stringent

Question 35

having good moral qualities and behaviour

Answer 35

virtuous

Question 36

(of a person or animal) strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail

Answer 36

robust

Question 37

likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly and without a good reason

Answer 37

fickle

Question 38

very successful

Answer 38

roaring/ resounding/ spectacular/ triumphant/ outstanding

Question 39

surprisingly sudden or great

Answer 39

runaway/ overnight/ instant/ immediate

Question 40

uncover

Answer 40

disclose/divulge

Question 41

to make a slight difficulty seem like a serious problem

Answer 41

make a mountain out of a molehill

Question 42

very serious or extreme (poverty)

Answer 42

dire/ grinding/ abject/ tremendous

Question 43

suffering from the effects of being extremely poor

Answer 43

poverty-stricken/ impoverished/ penniless/ broke/ indigent/ destitute/ impecunious

Question 44

to slowly reduce or destroy something

Answer 44

erode

Question 45

a doctor who provides general medical treatment for people who live in a particular area

Answer 45

general practitioner

Question 46

overthrow

Answer 46

topple/ oust

Question 47

to make something happen sooner or more quickly

Answer 47

hasten

Question 48

chaos

Answer 48

mayhem, havoc

Question 49

to cause something to happen in a violent and often uncontrolled way

Answer 49

wreak

Question 50

unaware

Answer 50

incognizant/ oblivious of/to

Question 51

to tell someone what they must have or do, or to make a rule of something

Answer 51

prescribe

Question 52

agree with each other

Answer 52

see eye to eye on sth with sb

Question 53

obey, follow (the law)

Answer 53

stick to/ keep to/ abide by/ comply with/ adhere

Question 54

break, violate (the law)

Answer 54

breach/ disobey/ disrespect/ contravene/ defy

Question 55

illegal

Answer 55

illicit

Question 56

to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false

Answer 56

refute

Question 57

able to be made, done, or achieved

Answer 57

feasible

Question 58

unwilling

Answer 58

reluctant/ disinclined

Question 59

using only a few words or lasting only a short time

Answer 59

brevity

Question 60

to give complete freedom to; indulge freely.

Answer 60

give rein to your imagination

Question 61

something that seems real but is not

Answer 61

a figment of someone's imagination

Question 62

a large amount of money that is demanded in exchange for someone who has been taken prisoner, or sometimes for an animal

Answer 62

ransom

Question 63

little lies

Answer 63

fibs/ stretchers/ dodges/ evasions

Question 64

big lies

Answer 64

whoppers

Question 65

obvious, shameless lie

Answer 65

bold-faced lie

Question 66

in a way that is intentional or shows no care about bad things that might result

Answer 66

wantonly

Question 67

never stopping, becoming weaker, or failing

Answer 67

unremitting

Question 68

as good as or better than all others

Answer 68

second to none

Question 69

having a negative or harmful effect on something

Answer 69

adverse

Question 70

to tell someone about your problems, the things that worry you, etc.

Answer 70

unload

Question 71

moan

Answer 71

whine/ whinge/ grumble

Question 72

take pleasure in

Answer 72

derive pleasure from

Question 73

exhausted

Answer 73

fatigued/ drained/ worn-out/ washed-out/ knackered/ weary

Question 74

extremely dangerous

Answer 74

perilous

Question 75

to disagree

Answer 75

to be at odds/loggerheads with

Question 76

money-oriented

Answer 76

mercenary

Question 77

weak and possibly does not exist

Answer 77

tenuous

Question 78

to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something

Answer 78

plunge

Question 79

a fast and sudden fall to the ground with the front pointing down

Answer 79

nosedive

Question 80

to move in a way that is not regular or normal, especially making sudden movements backwards or forwards or from side to side

Answer 80

lurch

Question 81

complex

Answer 81

multifaceted

Question 82

make ends meet

Answer 82

sustain your livelihood