Pre Uni Vocabulary List No. 11

Question 1

A protector or defender of something or someone

Answer 1

Guardian

Question 2

A member of a small, irregular armed force or army

Answer 2

Guerrilla

Question 3

To oppose

Answer 3

Resist

Question 4

Of great importance

Answer 4

Significant

Question 5

To do with heat

Answer 5

Thermal

Question 6

Close mass; the compactness of substances

Answer 6

Density

Question 7

By the way of; the way to

Answer 7

Via

Question 8

Something that carries things from one place to another

Answer 8

Conveyor

Question 9

Complicated; composed of many parts

Answer 9

Complex

Question 10

To set off; to cause something to happen

Answer 10

Trigger

Question 11

Being the cause of or basis of something

Answer 11

Underlying

Question 12

Outcomes; results

Answer 12

Consequences

Question 13

Ill; sick

Answer 13

Ailing

Question 14

Compensation to make up for a mistake, etc.

Answer 14

Amends

Question 15

To cherish; to make sacred

Answer 15

Enshrine

Question 16

Happening too early or too soon

Answer 16

Premature

Question 17

A very small amount; hardly enough

Answer 17

Scant

Question 18

Extremely shy

Answer 18

Introverted

Question 19

Changed

Answer 19

Converted

Question 20

Full (of liquid) to the top

Answer 20

Brimming

Question 21

Noisy

Answer 21

Clamorous

Question 22

The time between sunset and night

Answer 22

Twilight

Question 23

Friendly

Answer 23

Companionable

Question 24

Large; wide; covering a large area

Answer 24

Extensive

Question 25

A place of safety

Answer 25

Refuge

Question 26

Exchange of goods not using money

Answer 26

Barter

Question 27

A cow shed or barn

Answer 27

Byre

Question 28

Tormenting; teasing; causing desire

Answer 28

Tantalising

Question 29

A circle of leaves or flowers

Answer 29

Wreath

Question 30

Ornate; over decorated; complicated

Answer 30

Elaborate

Question 31

Corrupt giving; giving to influence someone

Answer 31

Bribery

Question 32

Means of influencing someone through excluding them

Answer 32

Boycott

Question 33

Honest; truthful

Answer 33

Uncorrupted

Question 34

To suggest an idea

Answer 34

Propose

Question 35

To take time to get well after illness

Answer 35

Recuperate

Question 36

Long standing; deplorable

Answer 36

Chronic

Question 37

To cause frustration

Answer 37

Exasperate

Question 38

Hidden away; very private

Answer 38

Secluded

Question 39

Not easily entered; difficult to get to

Answer 39

Inaccessible

Question 40

To do with dogs

Answer 40

Canine