Week Twelve

Question 1

Convulse

Answer 1

V: to shake violently, or to cause someone to shake without control

Example:
The audience convulsed with laughter.

Question 2

Launch into something

Answer 2

Phrasal verb: to start saying something or criticizing something with a lot of energy or anger

Example:
He launched into a verbal attack on her handling of the finances.

Question 3

Diatribe

Answer 3

N: an angry speech or piece of writing that severely criticizes something or someone; bitter criticism

Example:
launch into a diatribe against: He launched into a long diatribe against the lack of action in Congress.

Question 4

Inhibition

Answer 4

N: a feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you from saying or doing what you want; restraint

Example:
-lose your inhibition: After a couple of drinks he lost his inhibition and started talking and laughing loudly.
-She was determined to shed her inhibitions and have a good time.

Question 5

Fortuitous

Answer 5

Adj: (of something that is to your advantage) not planned, happening by chance; accidental

Example:
-The timing of the meeting is certainly fortuitous.
-The collapse of its rivals was a fortuitous opportunity for the company.

Question 6

Storm out

Answer 6

Phrasal verb: to leave a place quickly when you are angry or upset about something

example
storm out: My girlfriend stormed out and slammed the door behind her.

Question 7

Incoherent

Answer 7

Adj: expressing yourself in a way that is not clear

Example:
He was confused and incoherent and I didn’t get much sense out of him.

Question 8

İlk

Answer 8

N: a particular type; kind; sort

Example:
-of someone’s ilk: The worst of her criticism was reserved for journalists, photographers, and others of their ilk.
-of that ilk:They do not give children chicken nuggets, potato smiley faces, or processed foods of that ilk.

Question 9

Expenditure

Answer 9

N: the total amount of money that a government or person spends

Example:
expenditure on: The government’s annual expenditure on arms has been reduced.

Question 10

Imminent

Answer 10

Adj: coming or likely to happen very soon

Example:
-imminent disaster/danger
-A strike is imminent.

Question 11

Construe

Answer 11

V: to understand the meaning of something in a particular way

Example:
That comment could be construed in either of two ways.

Question 12

Clandestine

Answer 12

Adj: planned or done in secret

Example:
a clandestine meeting

Question 13

All-round

Answer 13

Adj: used to say that a person has many different types of skills and abilities

Example:
She’s a fantastic all-round sportswoman.

Question 14

Come about

Answer 14

Phrasal verb: to happen, or start to happen

Example:
How did the problem come about in the first place?

Question 15

Prestigious

Answer 15

Adj: very much respected and admired, usually because of being important

Example:
-a prestigious literary award
-a prestigious university

Question 16

Apprentice

Answer 16

N: someone who works for an expert to learn a particular skill or job

Example:
He worked for two years as a plumber’s apprentice

Question 17

Integral

Answer 17

Adj: necessary and important as a part of a whole; essential

Example:
integral part: He’s an integral part of the team and we can’t do without him.
integral to: Bars and terrace cafés are integral to the social life of the city.

Question 18

Remuneration

Answer 18

N: payment for work or services

Example:
-They demanded adequate remuneration for their work.
-In return for some caretaking duties, we are offering a free apartment and a small remuneration.
-a remuneration package

Question 19

Nominal

Answer 19

Adj: A nominal amount of money is very small compared to an expected price or value

Example:
-a nominal sum/charge
-For a nominal fee, they will deliver orders to customers’ homes.

Question 20

Loot

Answer 20

V: (usually of large numbers of people during a violent event) to steal from shops and houses

Example:
During the riot shops were looted and cars damaged or set on fire.

Question 21

Ledger

Answer 21

N: a book in which items are regularly recorded, esp. business activities and money received or paid

Question 22

Script

Answer 22

N:
1.the words of a film, play, broadcast, or speech

Example:
script for:Bruce Robinson wrote the script for “The Killing Fields”.

2. an answer paper written by a student in an exam

Example:
Don’t forget to write your name at the top of your script.

Question 23

Perspire

Answer 23

V: or polite word for sweat (= to pass liquid through the skin)

Example:He was perspiring in his thick woollen suit.

Question 24

Expunge

Answer 24

V: to cause something to be forgotten; to erase

Example:
expunge something from your memory: She has been unable to expunge the details of the accident from her memory.

Question 25

Debit

Answer 25

N: (a record of) money taken out of a bank account Example: Debits are shown in the left-hand column.

Question 26

Flamboyant

Answer 26

Adj: brightly colored and easily noticed Example: His clothes were rather flamboyant for such a serious occasion.

Question 27

Anathema

Answer 27

N: something that is strongly disliked or disapproved of Example: -Credit controls are anathema to the government. -For older employees, the new system is an anathema.

Question 28

Schism

Answer 28

N: a division of a group into two opposing groups, esp. in a church; split

Question 29

Widen

Answer 29

V: to become, or to make something greater in width Example: As it approaches the sea, the river begins to widen (out).

Question 30

Pernicious

Answer 30

Adj: having a very harmful effect or influence Example: The book focuses on the pernicious effects of slavery.

Question 31

Corrupt

Answer 31

Adj: dishonest and willing to use your position or power to your own advantage, esp. for money Example: It’s been called the most politically corrupt city in the nation.

Question 32

Irony

Answer 32

N: a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very different result Example: The irony (of it) is that the new tax system will burden those it was intended to help.

Question 33

Timorous

Answer 33

Adj: nervous and without much confidence; fearful

Question 34

Truncate

Answer 34

V: to make something shorter or quicker, especially by removing the end of it Example: Television coverage of the event was truncated by a technical fault.

Question 35

Jaunty

Answer 35

Adj: showing that you are happy and confident; sprightly Example: -a jaunty grin/step -When he came back his hat was at a jaunty angle and he was smiling.

Question 36

Tryout

Answer 36

N: a competition for a position on a team or a part in a play Example: Tryouts for the team will be held next week.

Question 37

Fractious

Answer 37

Adj: easily upset or annoyed, and often complaining; quarrelsome Example: a fractious child

Question 38

Assign

Answer 38

V: to give a particular job or piece of work to someone Example: -UN troops were assigned the task of rebuilding the hospital. -The case has been assigned to our most senior officer.

Question 39

Ostentatious

Answer 39

Adj: intended to attract admiration or notice; showy Example: -ostentatious jewelry -ostentatious gestures

Question 40

Stage-struck

Answer 40

Adj: If you are stage-struck, you are extremely interested in the theatre and want to become an actor.

Question 41

Strut

Answer 41

V: to walk in a proud way trying to look important Example:The boys strutted around trying to get the attention of a group of girls who were nearby.

Question 42

Compound

Answer 42

V: to make a problem or difficult situation worse Example: -Her terror was compounded by the feeling that she was being watched. -His financial problems were compounded when he unexpectedly lost his job.