Unit 3. 71 - 150

Question 1

a drop, a reduction

Answer 1

plunge

Question 2

a difficult or unpleasant situation

Answer 2

ordeal

Question 3

a quarrel

Answer 3

row

Question 4

to promise, undertake

Answer 4

pledge

Question 5

as many ppl as a place can hold

Answer 5

capacity

Question 6

occurring twice a year

Answer 6

biannual

Question 7

every two weeks

Answer 7

fortnightly

Question 8

a magazine for fan of a particular person or football team

Answer 8

fanzine

Question 9

a small sheet of paper advertising a product or event

Answer 9

flyer

Question 10

to introduce a TV show and talk to guests who appear on it

Answer 10

host

Question 11

to present

Answer 11

feature

Question 12

a disagreement

Answer 12

dispute

Question 13

to become less intense

Answer 13

die down

Question 14

throughout the night

Answer 14

overnight

Question 15

to go on for a long time tediously

Answer 15

drag on

Question 16

to encourage sb to do sth

Answer 16

egg on

Question 17

sth one uses when everything else has failed, the last resort

Answer 17

sth to fall back on

Question 18

to equip the office with the necessary machinery to function properly

Answer 18

get the office fitted out

Question 19

sb who checks and changes the text of the newspaper before it is printed

Answer 19

sub-editor

Question 20

to continue with sth until it is finished

Answer 20

follow things through

Question 21

continuing sth even though it is difficult

Answer 21

perseverance

Question 22

to condemn

Answer 22

doom

Question 23

to drive back, push away

Answer 23

repel

Question 24

partial, unfair, supporting one group as opposed to another

Answer 24

biased

Question 25

an indirect reference to sth unpleasant

Answer 25

innuendo

Question 26

measuring or storing large amount of information by using physical quantities such as voltage

Answer 26

analogue

Question 27

to refer to sth, mention in an indirect way

Answer 27

allude

Question 28

a break in a programme for advertisements to be shown

Answer 28

commercial break

Question 29

tough, unpleasant, showing sth in a realistic way

Answer 29

gritty

Question 30

making a harsh noise

Answer 30

grinding

Question 31

extremely exciting

Answer 31

gripping

Question 32

greedy for money and unwilling to spend it

Answer 32

grasping

Question 33

annoying, bothering

Answer 33

grating

Question 34

a person who describes an event or broadcasts it over the radio or TV

Answer 34

commentator

Question 35

in some ways

Answer 35

in some respects

Question 36

within a short space of time

Answer 36

at short notice

Question 37

an effort, attempt

Answer 37

endeavour

Question 38

sb who knows a lot about sth and is often asked for their opinion

Answer 38

pundit

Question 39

vital, very important

Answer 39

crucial

Question 40

sporting events which take place at a particular time and place

Answer 40

fixtures

Question 41

continued watching of sb or sth

Answer 41

surveillance

Question 42

infested, tormented by sth

Answer 42

plagued

Question 43

a situation comedy, an amusing TV series about a group of people

Answer 43

sitcom

Question 44

a meeting of experts in a particular field

Answer 44

convention

Question 45

to involve, include

Answer 45

entail

Question 46

searching the Internet

Answer 46

web browsing

Question 47

to gradually stop using sth

Answer 47

phase out

Question 48

to transfer data to/from a computer via a communication link or computer network

Answer 48

download

Question 49

a record of the numbers of people watching particular programmes on TV

Answer 49

ratings

Question 50

kind and fair

Answer 50

benevolent

Question 51

to be the first person to start using an expression or word

Answer 51

coin

Question 52

occurring only in stories, plays and films and not actually true

Answer 52

fictional

Question 53

having an unfounded like or dislike for sb based on a general belief about a group of ppl

Answer 53

prejudiced

Question 54

close examination or observation

Answer 54

scrutiny

Question 55

completely, totally, immediately

Answer 55

outright

Question 56

an occasion of seeing sth strange and unusual

Answer 56

sighting

Question 57

to make or do sth with whatever is available

Answer 57

improvise

Question 58

first, marking the beginning of sth important

Answer 58

inaugural

Question 59

a set of ideas or plans that is used for making decisions

Answer 59

policy

Question 60

formal, unnatural

Answer 60

stilted

Question 61

sth ppl worry about, usually without reason

Answer 61

bogey

Question 62

morally bad or evil

Answer 62

depraved

Question 63

cheerful, feeling positive about sth

Answer 63

uplifted

Question 64

harmless, inoffensive

Answer 64

innocuous

Question 65

land between the borders of two states of armies that is not controlled by either of them

Answer 65

no-man’s-land

Question 66

to do away with, to get rid of

Answer 66

abolish

Question 67

unusual, strange, unreasonable

Answer 67

outlandish

Question 68

an end, downfall, death

Answer 68

demise

Question 69

a type of advertising which uses a storyline to sell a product

Answer 69

ad mag

Question 70

an owner

Answer 70

proprietor

Question 71

an association of similar companies which act as one

Answer 71

cartel

Question 72

means by which sth can be broadcast

Answer 72

outlets

Question 73

to reintroduce sth

Answer 73

reinstate

Question 74

an unexpected ending or turn in a story

Answer 74

twist

Question 75

to make sth more active and cheerful

Answer 75

liven up

Question 76

shine, attractiveness

Answer 76

gloss

Question 77

available broadcasting time

Answer 77

slot

Question 78

slightly stinging, exciting

Answer 78

tingling

Question 79

characterised by sudden, sharp movements or changes

Answer 79

jerky

Question 80

words written underneath a picture explaining what it is about

Answer 80

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