New words #2

Question 1

beseech

Answer 1

implore, beg; ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat.

“they beseeched him to stay”

Question 2

attributed

Answer 2

V: accredit, regard something as being caused by (someone or something).

“he attributed the firm’s success to the efforts of the managing director”

Question 3

Ornithology

Answer 3

N: the study of birds

Question 4

macerate

Answer 4

(especially with reference to food) soften or become softened by soaking in a liquid.

“macerate the mustard seeds in vinegar”

Question 5

botch

Answer 5

V/N: carry out (a task) badly or carelessly; mess up

“the ability to take on any task without botching it”

“I’ve probably made a botch of things”

Question 6

shirk

Answer 6

dodge, avoid; avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).

“their sole motive is to shirk responsibility and rip off the company”

Question 7

heed

Answer 7

V/N: pay attention to; take notice of.

“he should have heeded the warnings”

“if he heard, he paid no heed”

Question 8

sage

Answer 8

N: a profoundly wise man

A: showing profound wisdom

Question 9

insinuate

Answer 9

imply, suggest; suggest or hint (something bad or reprehensible) in an indirect and unpleasant way.
2. slide (oneself or a thing) slowly and smoothly into a position.

“he was insinuating that I had no self-control”
2. “the bugs insinuate themselves between one’s skin and clothes”

Question 10

stifle

Answer 10

V: make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.
2. withhold, smother; restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion).

“those in the streets were stifled by the fumes”
2. “she stifled a giggle”

Question 11

procure

Answer 11

V: obtain (something), especially with care or effort.
2. persuade or cause (someone) to do something.

“food procured for the rebels”
2. “he procured his wife to sign the agreement”