Quiz 28May

Question 1

to make a picture or idea appear in someone’s mind.

Answer 1

conjure something up

Question 2

extremely optimistic, especially in the face of unrelieved hardship or adversity.

Answer 2

panglossian

Question 3

to make the sound of heavy objects hitting together, or to cause this sound to be made.

Answer 3

clunk

Question 4

helping poor people, especially by giving them money.

Answer 4

philanthropic

Question 5

to examine something very carefully in order to discover information.

Answer 5

scrutinize

Question 6

speech or writing that is nonsense.

Answer 6

guff

Question 7

an expert in a particular subject who gives advice.

Answer 7

guru

Question 8

an activity, group, etc., that has become successful or fashionable and so attracts many new people.

Answer 8

bandwagon

Question 9

always being careful to notice things, especially possible danger.

Answer 9

vigilant

Question 10

collaborations between businesses, civil society and other stakeholders that seek to address issues of mutual concern, including human rights and sustainability.

Answer 10

multi-stakeholder initiatives

Question 11

to make something weaker or worse in quality.

Answer 11

impoverish

Question 12

to make a formal judgment to decide an argument.

Answer 12

arbitrate

Question 13

a way of talking or behaving that is too proud.

Answer 13

hubris

Question 14

to (cause to) move up and down and/or from side to side with small, quick movements.

Answer 14

wiggle

Question 15

a large, heavy book.

Answer 15

tome

Question 16

the first person, company, etc. to do something new.

Answer 16

trailblazer

Question 17

an unpleasant fog that smells bad.

Answer 17

miasma

Question 18

becoming quicker and quicker.

Answer 18

exponential

Question 19

a moth or butterfly at the stage of development when it is covered by a hard case, before it becomes an adult insect with wings, or the case itself.

Answer 19

chrysalis

Question 20

a line on a graph that starts high, gets much lower, and then rises again, giving it the shape of the letter ‘U’. It is also used to refer to situations in which something decreases and then increases again.

Answer 20

u-bend

Question 21

a situation in which two groups agree to help each other by behaving in the same way or by giving each other similar advantages.

Answer 21

reciprocity

Question 22

too long and confused.

Answer 22

rambling

Question 23

a formal statement of a planned new law that is discussed before being voted on.

Answer 23

bill

Question 24

free to do what you like and go where you like because you have no responsibilities.

Answer 24

footloose

Question 25

free to do what you like and go where you like because you have no responsibilities such as a family or a relationship.

Answer 25

fancy-free

Question 26

continuously uncomfortable, worrying, or painful.

Answer 26

gnawing

Question 27

to take control of something, such as another person's plan, a system, or a meeting for your own advantage.

Answer 27

hijack

Question 28

a person skilled in something who gives advice about it.

Answer 28

guru

Question 29

to talk or write a lot without giving any useful information or any clear answers.

Answer 29

waffle

Question 30

a very intelligent person.

Answer 30

brainbox

Question 31

to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting.

Answer 31

lure

Question 32

a lot of activity, worry, or excitement that is unnecessary or greater than the situation deserves.

Answer 32

ado

Question 33

If a company goes bust, it is forced to close because it is financially unsuccessful.

Answer 33

go bust

Question 34

the study of people in a particular area, to discover how many have particular characteristics and to record changes in the number of males, females, births, marriages, deaths, etc..

Answer 34

demography

Question 35

to produce a large quantity of something very quickly

Answer 35

churn something out

Question 36

to make someone excited.

Answer 36

to set the pulse racing

Question 37

something that is extremely large and often extremely powerful.

Answer 37

behemoth

Question 38

to remove someone from a job, usually because they have done something wrong or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing them.

Answer 38

sack

Question 39

the worst moment, or the moment of least hope and least achievement.

Answer 39

nadir

Question 40

to swell up, or to make someone or something swollen.

Answer 40

bloat

Question 41

a practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.

Answer 41

rule of thumb

Question 42

something that is very helpful and improves the quality of life.

Answer 42

boon

Question 43

to jump or move quickly in order to catch or take hold of something.

Answer 43

pounce

Question 44

to buy or get something quickly and enthusiastically because it is cheap or exactly what you want.

Answer 44

snap something up

Question 45

exciting, especially because a lot of people are present and a lot of things are happening.

Answer 45

buzzy

Question 46

a very large amount of something pleasant.

Answer 46

oodles

Question 47

state-owned. (Sovereign wealth fund is a state-owned investment fund that invests in real and financial assets such as stocks, bonds, real estate, precious metals, or in alternative investments such as private equity fund or hedge funds.)

Answer 47

sovereign-wealth

Question 48

to go down in amount or value very quickly and suddenly.

Answer 48

tumble

Question 49

likely to change often or suddenly and unexpectedly.

Answer 49

volatile

Question 50

to make a judgment about something.

Answer 50

gauge

Question 51

to compete with other people to achieve or get something.

Answer 51

vie

Question 52

loyal, especially for a long time; able to be trusted.

Answer 52

stalwart

Question 53

short form of cryptocurrency. a digital currency.

Answer 53

crypto

Question 54

the state of being serious and calm.

Answer 54

sobriety

Question 55

a torrid period of time is full of difficult problems.

Answer 55

torrid

Question 56

to be a perfect example of a quality or type of thing.

Answer 56

epitomize

Question 57

just beginning.

Answer 57

incipient

Question 58

companies With Market Caps Above $200 Billion.

Answer 58

mega-cap

Question 59

to increase in amount over a period of time.

Answer 59

accrue

Question 60

used to describe something, especially a piece of technology, that is new and clever, and that works well.

Answer 60

whizzy

Question 61

the amount that someone has invested in a company, often expressed as a percentage of the total share capital.

Answer 61

stake

Question 62

very large.

Answer 62

gargantuan

Question 63

a person or business that holds a particular position in a company, market, industry, etc. at the present time.

Answer 63

incumbent

Question 64

to avoid something intentionally, or to give something up.

Answer 64

eschew

Question 65

to use something or someone, especially in order to achieve a particular effect.

Answer 65

deploy

Question 66

an opportunity for a business to offer a product or service that is not offered by other businesses.

Answer 66

niche