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Question 1

You sold it to me, so if it breaks I’ll hold you responsible (= consider you to blame).

a legal decision that we hold to be unconstitutional…

Legend holds that coffee was discovered in western countries…

Answer 1

Hold: to believe an idea or opinion

Question 2

Tourism has acted as a stimulant to the country’s economy.
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Today caffeine is the most widly used brain stimulant in the world.

Caffeine, which is found in coffee and tea, is a mild stimulant.

Answer 2

Stimulant, stimulate:
something that makes or causes something else to grow or develop.

a substance, such as a drug, that makes the mind or body more active.

Question 3

We need to take vitamin B to boost our body receptors.

Answer 3

Receptors: a nerve that sends messages to the brain.

Question 4

This chemical substance goes into overdrive…

Answer 4

Goes into: to change to a different state.

Question 5

He put the car into overdrive.

His acting career is in overdrive.

The reporters went into overdrive to finish their stories on time.

The official propaganda machine went into overdrive when war broke out.

Answer 5

Overdrive: a state of great activity, effort, or hard work.

Question 6

She couldn’t suppress her anger/annoyance/delight.

So actually coffee doesn’t stimulate yur brain it just suppresses the part that makes you drowsy.

Answer 6

Suppress: to prevent sth from developing or working.

Drowsy: groggy: feeling sleepy.

Question 7

Stopping cold is hard if you are addicted to coffee.

Answer 7

Stopping cold: to halt suddenly

Question 8

While the equivalent of a hundred cups of coffee can kill you …

There’s a general equivalence between the two concepts.

She’s doing the equivalent job in the new company but for more money.

Answer 8

Equivalent(adj and n) Sth equal or simiar to sth.

Equivalence: n

Question 9

Drinking coffee in moderation can be good for you.

Answer 9

In moderation: in a way that is not excessive.

Question 10

I have a craving for chocolate.

Answer 10

Craving: a strong feeling of wanting something.

Question 11

Going out to eat is not generally an every day occurrence.

Answer 11

Occurrence: sth that happens everyday.

Question 12

The factory explosion in the city made headlines.

Answer 12

Headline: a major story in news

Question 13

The accident serves as a reminder to always wear your seatbelt.

Answer 13

Serve: to be used as a particular purpose.

Question 14

A government think tank said we should cut taxes.

Answer 14

Think tank: a group of people who generates new ideas.
a group of experts brought together, usually by a government, to develop ideas on a particular subject and to make suggestions for action

Question 15

He made the fatal mistake/error of believing what they told him.

It just shows how you should never say how well things are going for you - it’s fatal (= it causes bad things to happen).

Answer 15

Fatal, fatally

very serious and having an important bad effect in the future.

Question 16

This illness is fatal in almost all cases.

the fatal shooting of an unarmed 15-year-old.

A man fatally stabbed 2 women …

Answer 16

Fatal: A fatal illness, accident, etc. causes death.

Question 17

She embezzled thousands of dollars from the charity.

Answer 17

Embezzle: ​

to secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for.

Question 18

His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed.

The escalating rate of inflation will almost certainly bring escalating prices.

Answer 18

Escalate: to become or make something become greater or more serious

Question 19

Chile’s constitutional court approved a law that partially lifts the country’s ban on abortion. In the case that the mother’s life is at risk and when the pregnancy is the result of rape!

Answer 19

Abort, abortion:

to stop the development of a baby that has not been born, usually by having a medical operation.

Question 20

an irresistible offer

She gave me one of those irresistible smiles and I just had to agree.

Less than a decade ago Islamic parties were an irresistble force in the Middle East.

Answer 20

Irresistable:

impossible to refuse, oppose, or avoid because it is too pleasant, attractive, or strong.

Question 21

The bomb, which killed 15 people, was the worst of a series of terrorist outrages.

It’s an outrage (= it is shocking and morally unacceptable) that so much public money should have been wasted in this way.

Answer 21

Outrage: a shocking, morally unacceptable, and usually violent action.

Question 22

A proposed five percent cut in pay has outraged staff at the warehouse.

Answer 22

Outrage:(especially of an unfair action or statement) to cause someone to feel very angry, shocked, or upset.

Question 23

Primary health care is not flashy, but it works.

flashy clothes
a flashy car
flashy gold jewellery

Answer 23

Flashy: ​

looking too bright, big, and in a way that is intended to get attention and admiration.

Question 24

Infectious laugh

Infectious disease

Answer 24

Infectious: able to be passed by one person to another.

Question 25

the mortality rate

Infant mortality is much higher in the poorest areas of the city.

Answer 25

Mortality:

the number of deaths within a particular society and within a particular period of time.

Question 26

His experience makes him eminently suitable for this role.

An eminent historian.

Answer 26

Eminent: famous, respected, importan

Question 27

an immaculate garden/room.

The pianist gave an absolutely immaculate performance of the piece..

Answer 27

Immaculate:

perfectly clean and tidy or in perfect condition , perfectly correct

Question 28

Be careful what you say - he’s rather irritable today.

“Don’t disturb me again,” she said in an irritable (= angry) voice.

Answer 28

Irritable: becoming annoyed very easily.

Question 29

The most quintessential part of human’s life must be hope.

Answer 29

Quintessential: being the most typical example or most important part of something.

Question 30

The prime minister is to meet his European counterparts to discuss the war against drugs.

Answer 30

Counterpart :

A person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization .

Question 31

a self-deprecating manner/remark

Answer 31

Self-deprecating: trying to make yourself, your abilities, or your achievements seem less important.

Question 32

You must learn to prioritize your work.

Answer 32

Prioritize:

to decide which of a group of things are the most important so that you can deal with them first.

Question 33

The blue light emitted by mobile phones inhibits the output of a sleep-including hormone.

Answer 33

Output: an amount of something produced by a person, machine, factory, country, etc.

Question 34

This offbeat tips may help improve the quality of your slumber

Answer 34

Offbeat:​
unusual and strange and therefore surprising or noticeable
Slumber: sleep

Question 35

Chronic sleep deprivation isn’t just making us groggy ; it can harm our health.

They used sleep deprivation as a form of torture.

There were food shortages and other deprivations during the Civil War.

Answer 35

Deprivation: a situation in which you do not have things or conditions that are usually considered necessary for a pleasant life.

Question 36

I walked at a brisk speed because it started to rain.

Answer 36

Brisk: in a quick and active manner.

Question 37

an engaging smile/manner/person

Answer 37

Engaging: pleasant, attractive, and charming

Question 38

He told one or two amusing anecdotes about his years as a policeman.

Answer 38

Anecdote: a short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done.

Question 39

I’m taking $400 - I think that should suffice.

Answer 39

Suffice : to be enough