Week One Assessment Three

Question 1

scoundrel (n)

Answer 1

a person, especially a man, who treats other people very badly and has no moral principles

• He was, she said, a heartless scoundrel who had stripped her of everything she owned.
• Why let yourself be led away with that kind of scoundrel?

Question 2

exploit (n)

Answer 2

a brave, interesting, unusual or brilliant act

• She was telling me about her exploits while travelling around Africa.
• daredevil exploits

Question 3

alias (n)

Answer 3

a false name, especially one used by a criminal

• He travels under ( = using) an alias.
• He admitted that the name Rupert Sharp was an alias.

Question 4

to perpetrate

Answer 4

to commit a crime or a violent or harmful act

• In this country, half of all violent crime is perpetrated by people who have been drinking alcohol.
• We will find the person who perpetrated this crime.

Question 5

gullible (adj)

Answer 5

easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say

• There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough to buy them.
• a gullible young man

Question 6

to establish

Answer 6

to discover or get proof of something

• Before we take any action we must establish the facts/truth.
• We have established that Mr Tan was born in 1500.

Question 7

credibility (n)

Answer 7

the fact that someone can be believed or trusted

• A mistake like that will do his credibility a lot of harm.
• With five consecutive defeats, the manager has lost all credibility.

Question 8

testimonial (n)

Answer 8

a statement about the character or qualities of someone or something

Question 9

chagrin (n)

Answer 9

disappointment or anger, especially when caused by a failure or mistake

• My children have never shown any interest in music, much to my chagrin.
• To his chagrin, only a small crowd turned out to watch him.