Words

Question 0

Yardstick

Answer 0

Masura, etalon, criteriu

“There is currently a worldwide debate on poverty yardsticks to identify the poor.”

Question 1

Hone in

Answer 1

to move toward or focus attention on an objective <a>
“We now need to hone in on our unique strategy.”
“Obama homes in on our economy.”</a>

Question 2

Make off

Answer 2

A o sterge, a o lua la sanatoasa

Question 3

Make off with

Answer 3

A o sterge cu; a fura

“Make sure that scruffy guy isn’t trying to make off with the crockery.”

Question 4

To parse

Answer 4

A face analiza gramaticala, a analiza

“It is the scientists’ job to parse out exactly what is the relevance of our work to the public.”

Question 5

Puny

Answer 5

Mic, slab
Anemic, plapand
“Puny humans”

Question 6

Impish

Answer 6

Poznas, malitios; dracesc

“Impish grin”

Question 7

Dour

Answer 7

Aspru, dur

“Dour young man who displays all the symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder.”

Question 8

Skewer

Answer 8

Frigaruie

Question 9

Moniker

Answer 9

Nume, porecla

Question 10

Debauchery

Answer 10

Desfrau, destrabalare; lacomie

“He returned to Rome, where he abandoned himself to all kinds of debauchery and excess.”

Question 11

Lambaste

Answer 11

A dojeni cu asprime

“Old hand Kevin Spacey has lambasted audience members in character.”

Question 12

To scoff

Answer 12

A dispretui; a-si bate joc

“A rider scoffed at Mayor de Blasio’s planned vacation.”

Question 13

To irk

Answer 13

A obosi, a plictisi

“Broken ticket machines, unforgiving conductors still irk riders even if new equipment is available.”

Question 14

To renege

Answer 14

A nu se tine de cuvant

“Now the railroad threatened to renege on its most basic promise.”

Question 15

To weather

Answer 15

to deal with or experience (something dangerous or unpleasant) without being harmed or damaged too much
“Some riders planned to weather the strike by taking a few extra vacation days at home.”

Question 16

Harried

Answer 16

Hartuit, chinuit

“Harried riders swarmed out of the train and onto the platform.”

Question 17

To dwarf

Answer 17

A se micsora, a pali

“The inconvenience of getting off a train two stops early was dwarfed by a strike.”

Question 18

Poised

Answer 18

: not moving but ready to move
: ready or prepared for something
: in a state, place, or situation that is between two different or opposite things
“He stands to the left of the train door, poised to dash out as soon as it begins to slide open.”

Question 19

To stave off

Answer 19

A opri, a ingradi, a restrange

“He staved off gloom by muttering a prayer.”

Question 20

To roil

Answer 20

A tulbura; a supara, a necaji

“Eastern Ukraine has been roiled for months by an uprising.”

Question 21

Airborne

Answer 21

: in the air : moving or being carried through the air
of soldiers : specially trained to jump from airplanes into enemy territory for battle ; also : of or relating to airborne soldiers
“Flights already airborne are being routed around the area by traffic controllers.”

Question 22

To ramp up

Answer 22

to increase, expand, or decrease especially quickly or at a constant rate — with up or down

Question 23

Jaw-dropping

Answer 23

: causing great surprise or astonishment

Question 24

Germane

Answer 24

Inrudit, corespunzator; care are legatura cu | synonyms relevant

Question 25

To be down on your luck

Answer 25

to be experiencing a bad situation or to have very little money : "Mr. Taylor was perpetually down on his luck, living in an abandoned house and looking for odd jobs."

Question 26

To err on the side of something

Answer 26

To choose an action that may be too extreme | "If we're not sure what to do, let's err on the side of being prepared."

Question 27

To garble

Answer 27

to cause (a word, name, message, etc.) to be unclear or confusing

Question 28

Rattle

Answer 28

4 : to upset especially to the point of loss of poise and composure : disturb "He seemed unusually rattled, so they sat on the porch and performed breathing exercises."

Question 29

Etch

Answer 29

to delineate or impress clearly | "A dance routine as sharply etched as a tango"

Question 30

Face off

Answer 30

to be in or come into opposition or competition

Question 31

To taunt

Answer 31

synonyms ridicule | "A taunting seduction"

Question 32

To jeer

Answer 32

to shout insulting words at someone : to laugh at or criticize someone in a loud and angry way

Question 33

Trite

Answer 33

not interesting or effective because of being used too often : not fresh or original

Question 34

Tarring and feathering

Answer 34

a form of public humiliation, used to enforce unofficial justice or revenge

Question 35

To manhandle

Answer 35

A brutaliza

Question 36

To walk on eggshells

Answer 36

to try very hard not to upset someone or something | "We've been walking on eggshells with this child from the beginning"

Question 37

To withhold consent

Answer 37

A nu-si da consimtamantul

Question 38

Look before you leap

Answer 38

Think carefully before you are about to do sth

Question 39

Blank slate

Answer 39

Tabula rasa

Question 40

Bad blood

Answer 40

feelings of dislike between two people or groups

Question 41

One-note actor

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Actor manierist

Question 42

Galore

Answer 42

abundant, plentiful — used postpositively

Question 43

Debacle

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a great disaster or complete failure | "The financial debacle that was the stock market crash of 1929"

Question 44

To hinge

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to be contingent on a single consideration or point — used with on or upon "Everything hinges on the ending."

Question 45

To get a go ahead

Answer 45

A permission to proceed

Question 46

Head start

Answer 46

: an advantage given to a someone at the beginning of a race | : an advantage that you have or get when you are starting to do something

Question 47

Scourge

Answer 47

1 : whip; especially : one used to inflict pain or punishment 2 : an instrument of punishment or criticism 3 : a cause of wide or great affliction a city ravaged by the scourge of unemployment/poverty

Question 48

Underhanded

Answer 48

: done in a secret and dishonest way : intended to deceive or trick someone "Much of what Cornelia does is underhanded."

Question 49

Tally

Answer 49

a recorded reckoning or account (as of items or charges) | "Mounting tally of fatalities due to ebola"

Question 50

To tamp

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to put a check on : reduce, lessen | "Governments sought to tamp down the worries"

Question 51

To play down

Answer 51

to attach little importance to : minimize | "The Transport Association also played down the hazards outside the affected region of West Africa."

Question 52

Slapstick

Answer 52

A boisterous form of comedy marked by chases, collisions, and crude practical jokes.

Question 53

To spike

Answer 53

4 a : to add an alcoholic beverage to (a drink) b : to add a foreign substance to d : to add vitality, zest, or spice to : liven 6 : to undergo a sudden sharp increase in (temperature or fever) intransitive verb : to increase sharply

Question 54

To scour

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: to move about quickly especially in search

Question 55

To zero in

Answer 55

to close in on or focus attention on an objective — usually used with in

Question 56

Caveat

Answer 56

: an explanation or warning that should be remembered when you are doing or thinking about something

Question 57

Bootless

Answer 57

Useless, unprofitable | The international alliance that won the Cold War has been bootless in the case of Syria.

Question 58

Tantrum

Answer 58

: an uncontrolled expression of childish anger : an angry outburst by a child or by someone who is behaving like a child

Question 59

To tap into sth

Answer 59

to manage to use something in a way that brings good results: If only we could tap into all that energy and creativity.

Question 60

Finicky

Answer 60

1 : extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards 2 : requiring much care, precision, or attentive effort

Question 61

At the hands of

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because of someone's actions | James Foley lost his life at the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq

Question 62

In retaliation for

Answer 62

As payback

Question 63

To spiral

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: to greatly increase, decrease, or get worse in a continuous and usually fast and uncontrolled way "Everything spiraled into civil war"

Question 64

Cue

Answer 64

1 a : a signal (as a word, phrase, or bit of stage business) to a performer to begin a specific speech or action b : something serving a comparable purpose : hint "When Jim was not answering his phone - this was the cue that something had gone terribly wrong"

Question 65

Foreboding

Answer 65

: a feeling that something bad is going to happen | "Balboni, reached for his Blackberry and had a terrible sense of foreboding"

Question 66

Sizable

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: fairly large | "governments paid sizable ransoms"

Question 67

Stint

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b : a period of time spent at a particular activity | "GlobalPost brought him back to Boston, where he spent a stint as an editor, but it did not last long"

Question 68

Staunch

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: very devoted or loyal to a person, belief, or cause | "Staunch supporter of the law"

Question 69

To coddle

Answer 69

treat (someone) in an indulgent or overprotective way. | "Audience coddling"

Question 70

To dote on

Answer 70

to love someone or something a lot, sometimes foolishly or too much "Doting on a pet"

Question 71

Throe

Answer 71

a hard or painful struggle | "She grew up poor in Soweto, began studying law in the throes of apartheid"

Question 72

To retch

Answer 72

to vomit or feel as if you are about to vomit | "he sobbed uncontrollably and retched at times"

Question 73

Scrum

Answer 73

A usually tightly packed or disorderly crowd : throng | "Mr. Pistorius made his way through the scrum of reporters and onlookers"

Question 74

To segue

Answer 74

to make a transition without interruption from one activity, topic, scene, or part to another "Mad Men is a show segued into a parlor game of reading signs"

Question 75

Curmudgeon

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``` A person (especially an old man) who is easily annoyed or angered and who often complains "only a curmudgeon would object to the nursing home's holiday decorations" ```

Question 76

Dud

Answer 76

one that is ineffectual; also : failure | A bomb or missile that fails to explode

Question 77

Back to back

Answer 77

Consecutive | "Back-to-back executions"

Question 78

Hard line

Answer 78

Uncompromising, strict | "Hard line policy"

Question 79

To cavort

Answer 79

1 : to leap or dance about in a lively manner 2 : to engage in extravagant behavior "His nubile young friends, men and women, cavorting unclothed outdoors"

Question 80

To dovetail

Answer 80

1 a : to join by means of dovetails b : to cut to a dovetail 2 a : to fit skillfully to form a whole b : to fit together withintransitive verb : to fit together into a whole "The exhibition dovetails neatly with a capitalist economy that turns the right kind of bodies into visual commodities"

Question 81

To haze

Answer 81

1 a : to harass by exacting unnecessary or disagreeable work b : to harass by banter, ridicule, or criticism "He is hazed, manipulated, spectacularly insulted by his perfectionist instructor."

Question 82

Whopping

Answer 82

: very large, impressive, etc. | "The series was a whopping 21%, making it the most influential in the world."