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Question 1

sour

Answer 1

Something that is sour has a sharp, unpleasant taste like the taste of a lemon:

♦ The stewed apple was sour even with honey.
♦ I love the sour taste of limes.

Question 2

indulgent

Answer 2

If you are indulgent, you treat a person with special kindness, often in a way that is not good for them:

♦ His indulgent mother was willing to let him do anything he wanted.
♦ I was indulgent so I took a day off of work, went to a spa and got a massage.

Question 3

hit the road

Answer 3

to leave, especially in a car:

After cleaning the room we are going to hit the road.

Question 4

tighten your belt (idiom)

Answer 4

When you tighten your belt, it means that you spend less money in order to save up to buy something huge and expensive.

For example, if you’ve decided to tighten your belt you will possibly stop going to a coffee shop several times a week. So that extra money will go into your savings.

Question 5

mundane

Answer 5

Something that is mundane is very ordinary and not at all interesting or unusual:

◊ Mundane matters such as paying bills and shopping for food do not interest her.
◊ The worst part about these tourists is that they always take photos of quite literally everything, even the most mundane objects.
◊ The show was just another mundane family sitcom.

Question 6

strive

Answer 6

to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties:

◊ He strives hard to keep himself very fit.
◊ She strove to read the name on the stone pillar.
◊ In her writing she strove for a balance between innovation and familiar prose forms.
◊ The region must now strive for economic development as well as peace.

Question 7

pillar

Answer 7

1) a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building:

◊ A row of reinforced concrete pillars supports the bridge.

2) pillar of something - a very important member or part of a group, organization, system, etc.:

◊ Mrs Maple is a pillar of the local church.
◊ The pillar of her economic policy was keeping tight control over money supply.
◊ My father had been a pillar of the community.

Question 8

spit

Answer 8

1) Spit is the watery liquid produced in your mouth:

◊ She used a little spit on a tissue to wipe the mirror clean.

2) If someone spits, they force an amount of liquid out of their mouth, often to show hatred or contempt:

◊ Bob Ewell spat contemptuously right in the lawyer’s face.
◊ He spat the meat out in disgust.
◊ I don’t like their lack of manners, being loud, spitting and littering like they were at home.

3) If something such as a machine or food that is cooking spits, it sends out small amounts of something, making a series of short, sharp noises:

◊ The engine spat and banged.
◊ The fire where kebabs were sizzling and spitting.

4) If someone spits an insult or comment, they say it in an angry or hostile way:

◊ ‘Wait a minute,’ Mindy spat. ‘You can’t stay overnight.’
◊ He appeared to be angry, spitting out disconnected words.

5) If it is spitting, it is raining very lightly:

◊ If it’s only spitting, perhaps we don’t need waterproofs.

6) A spit is a long rod which is pushed through a piece of meat and hung over an open fire to cook the meat:

◊ Roast the lamb on a spit.

7) A spit of land is a long, flat, narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea.

Question 9

hatred

Answer 9

Hatred is a noun and means extremely strong feeling of dislike for someone or something:

◊ Her hatred of them would never lead her to murder.
◊ She gave me a look of intense hatred.
◊ The fighting between the different social groups has become a terrifying spiral of death and hatred.

Question 10

contempt

Answer 10

If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant:

◊ At school she had complete contempt for all her teachers.
◊ He has contempt for those beyond his immediate family circle.

Question 11

giddy

Answer 11

1) If you feel giddy, you feel unsteady and think that you are about to fall over, usually because you are not well:

◊ He felt giddy and light-headed.
◊ When she got off the roller coaster, she felt giddy and lightheaded.

2) If you feel giddy with delight or excitement, you feel so happy or excited that you find it hard to think or act normally:

◊ She was giddy with excitement.
◊ I was giddy that I was fortunate enough to live in such a lovely place and share its beauty with a complete stranger for a moment!

Question 12

deception

Answer 12

Deception is the act of deceiving (hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage) someone or the state of being deceived by someone:

● He was found guilty of obtaining money by deception.
● He was arrested on charges of attempted deception when he tried to use a stolen credit card.
● Her husband was a practised liar, capable of extraordinary deception.

Question 13

detain

Answer 13

When the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control:

● The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours.
● He was arrested and detained for questioning.
● Thank you. We won’t detain you any further.

Question 14

exaggerate

/ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt/

Answer 14

to make something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is:

● The threat of attack has been greatly exaggerated.
● Don’t exaggerate - it wasn’t that expensive.
● I’m not exaggerating - it was the worst meal I’ve ever eaten in my life.

Question 15

parole

Answer 15

If a prisoner is given parole, he or she is released before the official end of their prison sentence and has to promise to behave well:

● Although sentenced to life, he will become eligible for parole after serving 10 years.
● He’s been released on parole.

Question 16

spiteful

Answer 16

Someone who is spiteful does cruel things to hurt people they dislike:

● And he began describing how spiteful and uncertain she was, how if you were only a day late with your interest the pledge was lost.

Question 17

chatter

Question 18

relish

Answer 18

If you relish something, you get a lot of enjoyment from it or look forward to it very much:

● I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.
● Jacqueline is not relishing the prospect of another spell in prison.

Relish is also a noun:

● She ate her cake slowly and with relish.
● I have no relish for hunting and killing animals.

Question 19

mend

Answer 19

1) If you mend something that is broken or not working, you repair it, so that it works properly or can be used:

● They took a long time to mend the roof.
● Could you mend this hole in my shirt?
● He can mend anything - he’s so good with his hands.

2) If a person or a part of their body mends or is mended, they get better after they have been ill or have had an injury:

● You’ll mend. The X-rays show that your arm will heal all right.
● I’m feeling a good bit better. The cut aches, but it’s mending.

3) If you try to mend divisions between people, you try to end the disagreements or quarrels between them:

● The country’s president is seeking to mend relations with the United States.

Question 20

sew

Answer 20

When you sew something such as clothes, you make them or repair them by joining pieces of cloth together by passing thread through them with a needle:

● She sewed the dresses on the sewing machine.
● I made this skirt just by sewing two pieces of material together.

Question 21

assembly

Answer 21

1) a group of people, especially one that meets regularly for a particular purpose, such as government, or, more generally, the process of coming together, or the state of being together:

● the United Nations General Assembly
● The U.S. Constitution guarantees free speech, freedom of assembly and equal protection.
● He waited until complete quiet settled on the assembly.

2) In a school, assembly is a gathering of all the teachers and pupils at the beginning of the school day:

● All pupils are expected to attend school assembly.

3) The assembly of a machine, device, or object is the process of fitting its different parts together:

● For the rest of the day, he worked on the assembly of an explosive device.
● car assembly
● The assembly of the circuit boards is done in China.

Question 22

prick

Answer 22

1) If something sharp pricks you or if you prick yourself with something sharp, it sticks into you or presses your skin and causes you pain:

● She had just pricked her finger with the needle.

If you prick something or prick holes in it, you make small holes in it with a sharp object such as a pin:

● She pricked the balloon with a pin and it burst with a loud bang.

2) If tears prick your eyes, you feel as if you are about to cry:

● Davydd felt tears prick his eyes.

3) If something pricks your conscience, you suddenly feel guilty about it. If you are pricked by an emotion, you suddenly experience that emotion:

● I was pricked by the needle of curiosity.

an unpleasant emotion that is felt for a short time:

● With the thought came a tiny prick of fear.
● Her thoughts returned with a prick of concern to Emily and her imminent dental appointment.
● He felt in spite of himself a prick of jealousy.

Question 23

thorny

Answer 23

1) A thorny plant or tree is covered with thorns:

● a thorny rose bush

2) A thorny problem or subject is difficult to deal with:

● the thorny issue of immigration policy
● the thorny issue of taxation

Question 24

will (noun)

Answer 24

1) Will is the determination to do something:

● He was said to have lost his will to live.

2) If something is the will of a person or group of people with authority, they want it to happen:

● Democracy responds and adjusts to the will of the people.
● The parliament didn’t deserve to represent the nation’s will.

3) If you will something to happen, you try to make it happen by using mental effort rather than physical effort:

● I looked at the phone, willing it to ring.
● He was watching her fixedly, willing her to look at him.

Question 25

in perpetuity

/ˌpɝː.pəˈtuː.ə.t̬i/

Answer 25

forever:

Wildlife areas have to be maintained in perpetuity.

Question 26

uncouth

Answer 26

If you describe a person as uncouth, you mean that their behaviour is rude, noisy, and unpleasant.

Question 27

hideous

Answer 27

If you say that someone or something is hideous, you mean that they are very ugly or unattractive:

● She saw a hideous face at the window and screamed.
● They’ve just built some hideous new apartment blocks on the seafront.
● She wears the most hideous colour combinations you could ever imagine.
● The bathroom was pink and green and silver – it was absolutely hideous.

You can describe an event, experience, or action as hideous when you mean that it is very unpleasant, painful, or difficult to bear:

● His family was subjected to a hideous attack by the gang.
● It’s been a perfectly hideous day.

Question 28

shudder

Answer 28

1) If you shudder, you shake with fear, horror, or disgust, or because you are cold:

● The sight of so much blood made him shudder.
● (as a noun) She recoiled with a shudder.

2) If something such as a machine or vehicle shudders, it shakes suddenly and violently:

● The train began to pull out of the station–then suddenly shuddered to a halt.
● I heard a massive explosion and the ground shuddered beneath me.

Question 29

conscience

Answer 29

Conscience is doing what you believe is right even though it might be unpopular, difficult, or dangerous.

Перевод на русский - совесть

● He’s been so kind and generous towards me recently - I think he’s got a guilty conscience (= feels guilty).
● This is a matter of conscience - it’s a moral issue, not a political one.
● My conscience would really bother me if I wore a fur coat.
● You didn’t do anything wrong - you should have a clear conscience (= not feel guilty).

Question 30

horrid

Answer 30

unpleasant or unkind:

● What a horrid smell!
● I love both my parents, but they’re horrid to each other.

Question 31

thump

Answer 31

1) If you thump something, you hit it hard, usually with your fist:

● He thumped my shoulder affectionately, nearly knocking me over.
● I heard you thumping on the door.

2) If you thump someone, you attack them and hit them with your fist:

● Don’t say it serves me right or I’ll thump you.

3) If you thump something somewhere or if it thumps there, it makes a loud, dull sound:

● Where’s that thumping noise coming from?
● (as a noun) She fell to the floor with a thump.
● Their houses have vibrated to the thumping noise of music.

Question 32

rummage

/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/

Answer 32

If you rummage through something, you search for something you want by moving things around in a careless or hurried way:

● They rummaged through piles of second-hand clothes for something that fits.
● He rummaged through his pockets, looking for his keys.

A rummage is a search for something that is difficult to find among other things:

● A brief rummage will provide several pairs of gloves.
● I had a rummage around the house, but I couldn’t find my certificate anywhere.
● Her mother was away, and he was bored, so he had a nosy rummage in her desk.

Question 33

tear (crying)

/tɪr/

Answer 33

Tears are the drops of salty liquid that come out of your eyes when you are crying:

● Her eyes filled with tears.
● I just broke down and wept with tears of joy.

Question 34

tear (damaging or moving)

/ter/

past simple form: torn

Answer 34

1) If you tear paper, cloth, or another material, or if it tears, you pull it into two pieces or you pull it so that a hole appears in it:

● She very nearly tore my overcoat.
● The dog’s claws tore her dress.
● Mary Ann tore the edge off her napkin.
● He took a small notebook from his jacket pocket and tore out a page.

2) To tear something from somewhere means to remove it roughly and violently:

● She tore the windscreen wipers from his car.
● He tore down the girl’s photograph, and crumpled it into a ball.

3) A tear in paper, cloth, or another material is a hole that has been made in it:

● I peered through a tear in the van’s curtains.

4) If you tear one of your muscles or ligaments, or if it tears, you injure it by accidentally moving it in the wrong way:

● If the muscle is stretched again, it could even tear.

Question 35

flesh

Answer 35

Flesh is the soft part of a person’s or animal’s body between the bones and the skin.

Перевод на русский: плоть

…maggots which eat away dead flesh
…the pale pink flesh of trout and salmon

Question 36

claw

Answer 36

1) One of the sharp curved nails at the end of each of the toes of some animals and birds:

● Our cat likes to sharpen her claws on the legs of the dining table.
● The dog’s claws tore her dress.

2) The claws of a lobster, crab, or scorpion are the two pointed parts at the end of its legs which are used for holding things (клешня краба):

● Keep your fingers away from the crab’s claws when you pick it up.

3) To claw is to use claws to tear something or someone:

● He was seriously injured when one of the lions clawed his back.
● His fingers clawed at Blake’s wrist.

Question 37

strip

Answer 37

1) a long, flat, narrow piece:

● a narrow strip of land
● He didn’t have a bandage, so he ripped up his shirt into thin strips.
● Protect the magnetic strip on your credit card from scratches, heat, or other damage.
● a short boat ride across a narrow strip of water

A strip is a long street in a city or town, where there are a lot of stores, restaurants, and hotels:

● She owns a hotel-restaurant in the commercial strip on the mainland.

2) If you strip, you take off your clothes:

● They stripped completely, and lay in the damp grass.
● The residents stripped naked in protest.

3) To strip something means to remove everything that covers it.

● Because of the pollution, the trees are almost completely stripped of bark.
● The paintwork was so bad that we decided to strip off all the paint and start again.

Also to strip is to remove something from somewhere:

● When you strip the word from its context, it loses its meaning.
● She said that these processed foods have been stripped of most of their nutrients.

Question 38

bark

Question 39

fold

Answer 39

1) If you fold something such as a piece of paper or cloth, you bend it so that one part covers another part, often pressing the edge so that it stays in place:

● Usually you can’t fold a paper more than 7 times.
● I folded the letter in half and put it in an envelope.

2) A fold is a line or mark where paper, cloth, etc. was or is folded:

● Make a fold across the centre of the card.

3) The folds in a piece of cloth are the curved shapes which are formed when it is not hanging or lying flat:

● The priest fumbled in the folds of his gown.

4) If a piece of furniture or equipment folds or if you can fold it, you can make it smaller by bending or closing parts of it:

● The table folds up when not in use.

Question 40

ingenious

Answer 40

(of a person) very intelligent and skilful, or (of a thing) skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods:

● an ingenious idea/method/solution
● Johnny is so ingenious - he can make the most remarkable sculptures from the most ordinary materials.

Question 41

intend

Answer 41

to have as a plan or purpose:

● She intends to do A levels and go to university.
● Somehow I offended him, which wasn’t what I’d intended.
● This money is intended for the development of the tourist industry.
● The course is intended for intermediate-level students.
● It was intended as a compliment, honestly!
● I spent much more than I intended to.

Question 42

intentional

Answer 42

planned, intended or deliberate:

● How can I blame him? It wasn’t intentional.
● Did you leave his name out by accident or was it intentional?

Question 43

intentionally

Answer 43

in a planned or intended way:

● I’ve never intentionally hurt anyone.
● I didn’t ignore her intentionally - I just didn’t recognize her.

Question 44

draw up

Answer 44

1) If you draw up a document, list, or plan, you prepare it and write it out:

● They agreed to draw up a formal agreement.
● I’ve drawn up a list of candidates that I’d like to interview.
● Her will was drawn up by a solicitor and witnessed by two colleagues.
● The architect showed us the house plans that she had drawn up.

2) If you draw up a chair, you move it nearer to a person or place, for example so that you can watch something or join in with something:

● He drew up a chair and sat down.

3) If you draw yourself up, you make your back very straight:

● Then he looked about him for the last time, pulled himself together, drew himself up, and once more tried the axe in the noose.
● Like a lot of short men, he tends to draw himself up to his full height in public.

Question 45

keen

Answer 45

1) very interested, eager, or wanting (to do) something very much:

● You’re not keen on going, are you?
● I’m very keen that the European Union should be as open as possible to trade from outside the EU.
● I got quite keen on the idea.
● Joan wanted to go to a movie but I wasn’t keen (= I didn’t want to go).
● They were very keen to start work as soon as possible.
● Many people are taking a keen interest (= a very great interest) in the result of the vote.

2) You use keen to indicate that someone has a lot of enthusiasm for a particular activity and spends a lot of time doing it:

● She was a keen amateur photographer.
● He’s a very keen student and works very hard.

3) If you have a keen eye or ear, you are able to notice things that are difficult to detect:

● an amateur artist with a keen eye for detail

Question 46

cunning

Answer 46

Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose:

● a cunning little child/puppy/kitten
● I have a cunning ploy that’s guaranteed to succeed.
● One important detail was missing from her cunning plan.
● a cunning scheme

Question 48

latch

Answer 48

A latch is a fastening on a door or gate. It consists of a metal bar which you lift in order to open the door:

● You left the latch off the gate and the dog escaped.
● Make sure the cabinet door is latched so the cat can’t get in.

Question 49

fasten

Answer 49

to (cause something to) become firmly fixed together, or in position, or closed:

● Make sure your seat belt is securely fastened.
● I fastened the sticker to the windscreen.
● Her long fair hair was fastened at the nape of her neck by an elastic band.
● The door was securely fastened.

Question 50

unfasten

Answer 50

to release or open something that is fixed or closed:

● I can’t unfasten this button/belt.
● This blouse unfastens (= can be unfastened) at the back.
● Reaching down, he unfastened the latch on the gate.

Question 51

crack

Answer 51

1) If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface:

● A stone hit the window and cracked the glass.
● I cracked my tooth as I fell.
● The walls cracked and the roof collapsed in the earthquake.

2) to break something open, especially in order to reach or use what is inside:

● Crack three eggs into a bowl and mix them together.
● He cracked the nuts with his hands.

3) to fail as a result of problems:

● Their relationship began to crack after their child died.

4) to become mentally and physically weak:

● Stress and overwork are causing teachers to crack.