Month 8

Question 1

obesity

Answer 1

the fact of being extremely fat, in a way that is dangerous for health

Question 2

explosive adj.

Answer 2

exploding or able to explode easily

Question 3

explosive n.

Answer 3

a substance or piece of equipment that can cause explosions

Question 4

disrupt

Answer 4

to prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected

Question 5

disruption

Answer 5

the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected

Question 6

countless

Answer 6

very many, or too many to be counted

Question 7

governor

Answer 7

a person in charge of a particular political unit

Question 8

nod

Answer 8

to move your head down and then up, sometimes several times, especially to show agreement, approval, or greeting, or to show something by doing this

Question 9

strive

Answer 9

to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties

Question 10

warehouse

Answer 10

a large building for storing things before they are sold, used, or sent out to shops, or

Question 11

reside

Answer 11

to live, have your home, or stay in a place

Question 12

residue

Answer 12

the part that is left after the main part has gone or been taken away, or a substance that remains after a chemical process such as evaporation

Question 13

massacre

Answer 13

an act of killing a lot of people

Question 14

junction

Answer 14

a place where things, especially roads or railways, come together

Question 15

grid

Answer 15

a pattern or structure made from horizontal and vertical lines crossing each other to form squares

Question 16

grind

Answer 16

to make something into small pieces or a powder by pressing between hard surfaces

Question 17

trace v.

Answer 17

to find someone or something that was lost

Question 18

trace n.

Answer 18

a sign that something has happened or existed

Question 19

odds

Answer 19

the probability (= how likely it is) that a particular thing will or will not happen

Question 20

hail

Answer 20

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

Question 21

fare

Answer 21

the money that you pay for a journey in a vehicle such as a bus or train

Question 22

patch

Answer 22

a small area that is different in some way from the area that surrounds it

Question 23

leaflet

Answer 23

a piece of paper that gives you information or advertises something

Question 24

premise

Answer 24

an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based

Question 25

secular

Answer 25

not having any connection with religion

Question 26

toss

Answer 26

to throw something carelessly

Question 27

ruling

Answer 27

a decision

Question 28

specimen

Answer 28

something shown or examined as an example; a typical example

Question 29

warrant n.

Answer 29

an official document, signed by a judge or other person in authority, that gives the police permission to search someone's home, arrest a person, or take some other action

Question 30

warrant v.

Answer 30

to make a particular activity necessary

Question 31

intent

Answer 31

giving all your attention to something

Question 32

contemplate

Answer 32

to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way

Question 33

expenditure

Answer 33

the total amount of money that a government or person spends

Question 34

imagery

Answer 34

the use of words or pictures in books, films, paintings, etc. to describe ideas or situations

Question 35

mill

Answer 35

a building where grain is crushed into flour

Question 36

incentive

Answer 36

something that encourages a person to do something

Question 37

faction

Answer 37

a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group

Question 38

deficiency

Answer 38

the state of not having, or not having enough, of something that is needed

Question 39

deficit

Answer 39

the total amount by which money spent is more than money received, or the state of having spent more money than has been received

Question 40

embark

Answer 40

to go onto a ship

Question 41

lad

Answer 41

a boy or young man

Question 42

deteriorate

Answer 42

to become worse

Question 43

trophy

Answer 43

a prize, such as a gold or silver cup, that is given to the winner of a competition or race, and often returned after a year to be given to the winner of the competition in the following year

Question 44

regime

Answer 44

a particular government or a system or method of government

Question 45

prominent

Answer 45

very well known and important

Question 46

fleet

Answer 46

a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy

Question 47

enrich

Answer 47

to improve the quality of something by adding something else

Question 48

discard

Answer 48

to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it

Question 49

ton

Answer 49

a unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms

Question 50

tonne

Answer 50

a unit of weight in the metric system, equal to 1,000 kilograms

Question 51

rifle

Answer 51

a type of gun with a long barrel (= part shaped like a tube), fired from the shoulder and designed to be accurate at long distances