Reading Exams

Question 1

to allure sb.

Answer 1

powerfully attract sb.

allurement

Question 2

flair (n)

Answer 2

a special abilty for doing sth. well

Question 3

amid

Answer 3

surrounded by

our dreamhouse set amid rolling countryside

Question 4

sprawl

Answer 4

Ausbreitung

Question 5

winsome (adj)

Answer 5

attractive, appealing

Question 6

to embet

Answer 6

einbeten

verankern (in memory)

Question 7

contrive (v)

Answer 7

create sth by deliberate use of skills

contrivance

Question 8

marginalise

Answer 8

treat a person/group as insignificant

marginalisation

Question 9

relentless

Answer 9

erbarmungslos, unerbittlich

Question 10

to blush

Answer 10

show shyness, embarrassment

Question 11

foster (v)

Answer 11

encourage the development of sth

Question 12

emulate (v)

Answer 12

match or surpass a person by imitation

Question 13

cogently

Answer 13

clear, logical and convincing

Question 14

credentials

Answer 14

qualification, quality, achievement of a person’s background when used to indicate their suitability.

• a document proving a person’s identity

Question 15

innate (adj)

Answer 15

inborn, natural

Question 16

contempt (n)

Answer 16

disrespect, scorn

Question 17

concede

Answer 17

admit

Question 18

demeanour

Answer 18

behaviour, manner

Question 19

anguish

Answer 19

mental pain, distress

Question 20

fleeting signal

Answer 20

very quick

flüchtig

Question 21

conducive

Answer 21

making a certain situation likely or possible

Question 22

liable to

Answer 22

likely to do/be/happen

Question 23

to stall

Answer 23

stop

Question 24

precedence

Answer 24

the condition of being considered more important than someone else

Question 25

demean

Answer 25

1. cause a severe loss in respect for s.o. | 2. conduct oneself in a particular way

Question 26

booth

Answer 26

Stand

Question 27

dilate

Answer 27

make or become larger wider | eyes

Question 28

apparent

Answer 28

clearly visible or understood, obvious

Question 29

affront

Answer 29

beleidigung

Question 30

deviation

Answer 30

Abweichung | from a norm

Question 31

concede

Answer 31

admit that sth is true after first denying it

Question 32

evocation

Answer 32

hervorrufung

Question 33

peasant

Answer 33

bäuerlich

Question 34

agitate

Answer 34

make so. troubled or nervous

Question 35

nicety

Answer 35

accuracy or precision

Question 36

cited

Answer 36

refer to a passage/book as evidence

Question 37

ardent

Answer 37

very enthusiastic or passionate

Question 38

whodunnit

Answer 38

a story about a murder