Vocabulary 4

Question 1

V: Countervailing

Answer 1

Eng: To compensate; counteract
Port: Compensar

Question 2

V: Sputter

Answer 2

Eng: crackle, crepitate, splutter, make a explosive sound
Port: barulho ensurdecedor

Question 3

V: Stumble

Answer 3

Eng: miss a step, fall, stagger, trip
Port: cair, andar cambaleante

Question 4

N: Bribe

Answer 4

Eng: payoff (corruption)
Port: Suborno

Question 5

Tr. V: Aver

Answer 5

Eng: allege, say, affirm, assert, declare, maintain
Port: Alegar, declarar

Question 6

V: Hasten

Answer 6

Eng: move at high speed, festinate, hurry, rush

Question 7

Adj: Gloomy

Answer 7

Eng: gloomful, sulky, depressingly dark

Question 8

V: Shoring up

Answer 8

Eng: Bolstering, support, strengthen
Port: Fornecer suporte a outro.

Question 9

Adj: Brazen

Answer 9

Eng: insolent, bold, audacious, brassy, immodest, unshamed
Port: Descarado, sem vergonha

Question 10

Adj: Boisterous

Answer 10

Eng: lacking in discipline, rambunctious, fiece, rough
Port: tumultuado

Question 11

N: Slate

Answer 11

Eng: A list of candidates proposed or endorsed by a plitical party
Port: Lista de candidatos

Question 12

N: Loftiness

Answer 12

Eng: Highness, impressiveness. stateliness
Port: Grandeloquente, Elevado, Amplo

Question 13

V: Lambaste

Answer 13

Eng: Cane, lambaste, flog - beat with a cane
Reproof, take to task, rebuke
Port: Bater violentamente
Reprovar alguma atitude

Question 14

V: Appeasing

Answer 14

Eng: Placating, Conciliating
Port: Conciliar, apaziguar

Question 15

V: Stoked

Answer 15

Eng: Fueled, Stirred up, Stimulate, Aroused
Port: Estimular

Question 16

V: Boomeranged

Answer 16

Eng: Backfired, rebounded, come home to roost
Port: Produzir efeito contrário, o tiro saiu pela culatra

Question 17

V: Doused

Answer 17

Eng: Put out

Question 18

V: Floundered

Answer 18

Eng: To struggle, move with difficulty
Port: Mover-se com dificuldade

Question 19

V: Flopped

Answer 19

Eng: To fall down heavily, collapse, nosedive, plummet, plunge

Question 20

Adj: Full-Fledged

Answer 20

Eng: Mature, full status
Port: Maduro

Question 21

N: Fringes

Answer 21

Eng: Outskirts, remote from a central district
Port: Periferia, a borda

Question 22

V: Unrelenting

Answer 22

Eng: Unyielding, having uncompromised determination
Port: Inflexível

Question 23

V: Pandered

Answer 23

Eng: give satisfaction, gratify, yield
Port: Estimular

Question 24

V: Catered

Answer 24

Eng: provide for, supply
take into acount, consider
Port: Oferecer

Question 25

V: Extolling

Answer 25

Eng: Praise, Acclaim, Applaud. Celebrate Port: Aclamado

Question 26

Adj: Outright

Answer 26

Eng: Without reservation, Publicly Port: Publicamente

Question 27

V: Decrying

Answer 27

Eng: Condemm Port: Condenar

Question 28

V: Flout

Answer 28

Eng: Defy, ignore, mock, scorn Port: zoar outra pessoa

Question 29

V: Contravene

Answer 29

Eng: Violate Port: Violar

Question 30

V: Tout

Answer 30

Eng: to solicit

Question 31

Adj: Skillfully

Answer 31

Eng: Adroitly, defly, dexterous Port: Competente, com muita destreza

Question 32

Adj: Clumsily

Answer 32

Eng: Inept Port: inepto

Question 33

N: Allegiance

Answer 33

Eng: Loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness

Question 34

N: Duty

Answer 34

Eng: Moral obligation Port: Obrigação moral

Question 35

N: Fickleness

Answer 35

Eng: Faithlessness Port: Deslealdade

Question 36

N: Incitements

Answer 36

Eng: Provocations Port: Provocações

Question 37

V: Echoed

Answer 37

Eng: Reverberated Port: Ecoar

Question 38

V: Eager to

Answer 38

Eng: show intense desire Port: Muito desejo

Question 39

V: Loth to

Answer 39

Eng: Unwilling, reluctant

Question 40

V: Harassing

Answer 40

Eng: irritate, provoke, beset, chevy Port: Irritar persistentemente

Question 41

V: Coddling

Answer 41

Eng: indulge, spoil, pamper, cosset Port: Mimar

Question 42

N: Wave

Answer 42

Eng:: Trend, general tendency Port: Tendência