VOC-5

Question 1

pensions

Answer 1

A regular payment made by the state to people of or above the official retirement age and to some widows and disabled people.

Question 2

ambivalence

Answer 2

he state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Question 3

reining/rein

Answer 3

A long, narrow strap attached at one end to a horse’s bit, typically used in pairs to guide or check a horse in riding or driving. // heck or guide (a horse) by pulling on its reins.

Question 4

bedevilled

Answer 4

(of something bad) cause great and continual trouble to… (of a person) torment or harass.

Question 5

entangled

Answer 5

Cause to become twisted together with or caught in. // Involve (someone) in difficulties or complicated circumstances from which it is difficult to escape.

Question 6

pitted

Answer 6

Having a hollow or indentation on the surface. / marcada

Question 7

rekindle

Answer 7

Relight (a fire); revive

Question 8

rectitude

Answer 8

Morally correct behaviour or thinking; righteousness.

Question 9

acolyte

Answer 9

A person assisting a priest in a religious service or procession. ; an assistant or follower

Question 10

put on hold

Answer 10

Waiting to be connected while making a telephone call. ; Temporarily not being dealt with or pursued.

Question 11

pummeled

Answer 11

Strike repeatedly with the fists.

Question 12

hit a snag

Answer 12

To encounter an issue, drawback, or challenge

Question 13

lavish

Answer 13

Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious

Question 14

bountiful

Answer 14

Large in quantity; abundant.

Question 15

outsize

Answer 15

Exceptionally large.

Question 16

swell

Answer 16

become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid. /

Question 17

exacerbate

Answer 17

Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

Question 18

bounce

Answer 18

move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it.

Question 19

dilute

Answer 19

Make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.

Question 20

corral

Answer 20

Gather together and confine (a group of people or things) // A pen for livestock, especially cattle or horses, on a farm or ranch

Question 21

caucus

Answer 21

a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention. / A conference of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party or faction.

Question 22

unpalatable

Answer 22

Not pleasant to taste. / Difficult to put up with or accept.

Question 23

bear on

Answer 23

Be relevant to (something)