Vocabulary 3

Question 1

Chialistic

Answer 1

Eng: Millenarium

Question 2

N: Bandwagon

Answer 2

Eng: Vogue, style, trend
Port: Estilo, tendencia

Question 3

V: Stick

Answer 3

Eng: Deposit, wedge, lodge

Insert, pierce, penetrate

Stay, remain, linger, persist

Port: Cravar, enfiar

Meter

Ficar, continuar, persistir

Question 4

V: Chalk

Answer 4

Eng: To mark, draw
Port: Marcar

Question 5

V: Depicts

Answer 5

Eng: Describe, draw, outline, sketch
Port: Retratar, descrever

Question 6

Adj: Relentless

Answer 6

Eng: Inexorable, grim

Persistent, continual, unremitting, unstoppable, unflagging, unfaltering

Port: Implacável

Persistente, contínuo

Question 7

N: Maxim

Answer 7

Eng: Axiom
Port: Máxima

Question 8

N: Outrage

Answer 8

Eng: Indignation

Scandal

Desecrate, profane, violate

Port: Ultraje, ofensa

Question 9

Adj: Quixotic

Answer 9

Eng: Unrealistic, idealistic, romantic, absurd, impractical
Port: Idealizada, não realista

Question 10

V: Hark

Answer 10

Eng: Come back, recall, return
Port: Voltando, relembrando

Question 11

V: Tangle

Answer 11

Eng: Knot, mass, twist, snarl, mesh, ravel

Maze, snarl, confused, jam, mess, shambles, entanglement, imbroglio

Port: Labirinto, bagunça, emaranhado

Confusão

Question 12

Adv: Piecemeal

Answer 12

Eng: Partil, unsystematic, patchy, fragmentary
Port: Pouco a pouco, gradualmente

Piecemeal solution = solução de compromisso

Question 13

V: Bewilder

Answer 13

Eng: Confusing, surprising, amazing, stunning stupefying
Port: Desconcertante

Question 14

V: Fleck

Answer 14

Eng: Dotted, specked, stippled
Port: Atingir

Question 15

V: Alloy

Answer 15

Eng: Blend, combine
Port: Combinar

Question 16

V: Elicit

Answer 16

Eng: Arouse, evoke, raise, kindle

Extract, evoke, wrest, draq out, extort, educe

Port: Suscitar, explicitar, trazer a tona

Question 17

V: Entwine

Answer 17

Eng: Knit

Enlace, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine

Port: Entrelaçar

Question 18

N: Patronage

Answer 18

Eng: 1 – nepotism, bias, favouritism
2 – clientele, business
3 – backing, backup, support, sponsorship, assistance

Port: 1 – nepotismo

2 – clientela

3 – suporte financeiro

Question 19

Tr. V: Foreseen

Answer 19

Port: Previr

Question 20

Tr. V: Thrust

Answer 20

Eng: 1 – push

2 – push up

4 –attack

Port: Empurrar

Colocar pra cima

Atacar

Question 21

Adj: Enmeshed

Answer 21

Eng: Entangled, involved, caught netted, trapped, implicated
Port: Envolvido

Question 22

N: Cobbler

Answer 22

Eng: Shoemaker
Port: Sapateiro

Question 23

Adj: Loosely

Answer 23

Eng: Slackly

2 - broadly

Port: Fruxo

Falar em geral, sem especificidade

Question 24

V: Prevail

Answer 24

Eng: 1 –triumph

2 - dominate, predominante, reign, rule

3 –persist, endure, die hard

Port: Prevalecer, triunfar

Question 25

Adj: Haphazard

Answer 25

Eng: 1 – hit-or-miss, random, chance, accidentl 2 – slapdash, slipshod, disorderly, disorganized, casual Port: 1 – ao azar 2 – descuidado

Question 26

Adj: Dizzy

Answer 26

Eng: 1 – giddy, woozy, vertiginous, confused 2 - airheaded, empty-headed, featherbrained, Port: 1 – se sentir meio tonto (mareado; 2 – vertiginoso, vertiginasamente

Question 27

Adj: Bothersome

Answer 27

Eng: 1 – annoying, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky Port: Incomodo, inoportuno

Question 28

V: Cajole

Answer 28

Eng: Blarney, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle, palaver, persuade, tempt, lure, flatter, manoeuvre, seduce, entie Port: Persuadir

Question 29

N: Maverick

Answer 29

Eng: Unorthodox, dissenter, individualist, eccentric, nonconformist Port: Dissidente, inconformista

Question 30

N: Liability

Answer 30

Eng: Obligation, responsibility, debt Port: Passivo, débito

Question 31

V: Lobbying

Answer 31

Eng: Petitioning Port: peticionando

Question 32

Adj: Grim

Answer 32

Eng: Implacable manner Port: Gravemente, com seriedade

Question 33

V: Rebounded

Answer 33

Eng: set a limit Port: Estabelecer limites

Question 34

V: Retaliated

Answer 34

Eng: Struck back Port: Retaliar

Question 35

V: Stepped down

Answer 35

Eng: Quit Port: Desistiu

Question 36

V: Wield

Answer 36

Eng: brandish, manipulate, use, handle; command, possess, manage Port: Utilizar, exercer

Question 37

Adj: Thrown

Answer 37

Eng: fall to the ground Port: Cair no chão

Question 38

Adj: prompt

Answer 38

Eng: on time, ready, quick, immediate, straightaway Port: rápido, imediato

Question 39

Tr. V: Resemble

Answer 39

Eng: Similarity, likeness

Question 40

N: Plot

Answer 40

Eng: secret plan (illegal, underhand) Port: Plano secreto

Question 41

V: Hoodwink

Answer 41

Eng: Deceive, trick, fool, cheat Port: Enganar

Question 42

N: Ploy

Answer 42

Eng: tatics, move, scheme, maneuver (with bad intentions)

Question 43

N: Myriad

Answer 43

Eng: Large quantity, too numerous Port: Enorme quantidade

Question 44

N: Sparse

Answer 44

Eng: Scarce, Small amount Port: Escasso