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Question 1

Instinctively

/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvli/
adverb

Answer 1

By using instinct rather than thought or training

ex. He knew instinctively that something was wrong.

Question 2

Obscure

/əbˈskjʊr/
adjective

Answer 2

Unknown/difficult to understand

We want to see one of Shakespeare’s more obscure plays.
I found her lecture very obscure.
For some obscure reason, the question is more difficult to answer.

Question 3

Expenditure

/ɪkˈspendɪtʃər/
noun

Answer 3

Costs/the use of energy, time, materials, etc.

The budget provided for a total expenditure of £27 billion.
This study represents a major expenditure of time and effort.

Question 4

Exceed

/ɪkˈsiːd/
verb

Answer 4

To be greater than a particular number or amount/to do more than the law or an order, etc. allows you to do

The price will not exceed £100.
She was exceeding the speed limit (=
driving faster than is allowed).

Question 5

Outgoings

/ˈaʊtɡəʊɪŋz/
noun

Answer 5

Expenditure

Write down your incomings and outgoings.

Question 6

Respectively

/rɪˈspektɪvli/
adverb

Answer 6

In the same order as the people or things already mentioned

Julie and Mark, aged 17 and 19 respectively.

Question 7

Brochure

/brəʊˈʃʊr/
noun

Answer 7

A small magazine or book containing pictures and information about something or advertising something

A travel brochure

Question 8

Stylish

/ˈstaɪlɪʃ/
adjective

Answer 8

Classy

You look very stylish.
It was a stylish performance by both
artists.

Question 9

Plus

/plʌs/
noun

Answer 9

An advantage; a good thing

Knowledge of French is a plus in her job.

There were a lot of pluses in the
performance.

Question 10

Unrestricted

/ˌʌnrɪˈstrɪktɪd/
adjective

Answer 10

Not limited or controlled in any way, unlimited, opposite = restricted

We have unrestricted access to all the facilities.

Question 11

Expansion

/ɪkˈspænʃn/
noun

Answer 11

Increasing or making something increase in size, amount, or importance

The expansion of higher education will continue.
The book is an expansion of a series of lectures given last year.

Question 12

Outgrow

/ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ/
verb

Answer 12

Stop doing something or lose interest in something as you become older.

He’s outgrown his passion for rock music.

Question 13

Admittedly

/ədˈmɪtɪdli/
adverb

Answer 13

Used, especially at the beginning of a sentence, when you are accepting that something is true

Admittedly, it is rather expensive, but you don’t need to use it much.

Question 14

Cramped

/kræmpt/
adjective

Answer 14

A cramped room, etc. does not have enough space for the people in it

He lived for six months in a cold, cramped attic room.

Question 15

Unfettered

/ʌnˈfetərd/
adjective

Answer 15

Not limited in any way

An unfettered free market

Question 16

Drift

/drɪft/
verb

Answer 16

To move or go somewhere slowly

The crowd drifted away from the scene of the accident.
People began to drift back to their houses.

Question 17

Rural

/ˈrʊrəl/
adjective

Answer 17

Connected with or like the countryside

Rural areas
a rural way of life
a small, quiet, rural village

Question 18

Vast

/væst/
adjective

Answer 18

Extremely large in area, size, amount, etc. synonym = huge

A vast crowd…
In the vast majority of cases, this should not be a problem.
Your help made a vast difference.

Question 19

Quest

/kwest/
noun

Answer 19

A long search for something, especially for some quality such as happiness

Quest for something the quest for happiness/knowledge/truth

He is on an endless quest for knowledge

Question 20

Spring up

phrasal verb

Answer 20

To appear or develop quickly and/or suddenly

Play areas for children are springing up all over the place.
Opposition groups are springing up like mushrooms.

Question 21

Teeming

/ˈtiːmɪŋ/
adjective

Answer 21

Present in large numbers; full of people, animals, etc. that are moving around

Families were attempting to survive on their own on the teeming streets of Manila.

Question 22

Flock

/flɑːk/
verb

Answer 22

To go or gather together somewhere in large numbers

Thousands of people flocked to the beach this weekend.
flock to do something: People flocked to hear him speak.

Question 23

Metropolis

/məˈtrɑːpəlɪs/
noun

Answer 23

a large, important city (often the capital city of a country or region)

Barcelona has all the amenities you would expect to find in a great metropolis.

Question 24

Unprecedented

/ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd/
adjective

Answer 24

that has never happened, been done, or been known before

The situation is unprecedented in modern times.
There were unprecedented scenes of violence in the city’s main square.

Question 25

Flora

/ˈflɔːrə/
noun

Answer 25

the plants of a particular area, type of environment, or period of time

rare species of flora and fauna (= plants and animals)

Question 26

Fauna

/ˈfɔːnə/
noun

Answer 26

all the animals living in an area or in a particular period of history

the local flora and fauna (= plants and animals)

Question 27

Accommodation

/əˌkɑːməˈdeɪʃn/
noun

Answer 27

a place to live, work, or stay in

We may have to provide alternative accommodation for you.
First-class accommodation is available on all flights.

Question 28

Infrastructure

/ˈɪnfrəstrʌktʃər/
noun

Answer 28

the basic systems and services that are necessary for a country or an organization to run smoothly, for example, buildings, transport, and water and power supplies

The war has badly damaged the country’s infrastructure.

Question 29

Hitherto

/ˌhɪðərˈtuː/
adverb

Answer 29

until now; until the particular time you are talking about

Her life hitherto had been devoid of adventure.

Question 30

Hence

/hens/
adverb

Answer 30

for this reason

We suspect they are trying to hide something, hence the need for an independent inquiry.

Question 31

Vie

(present participle = vying)
/vaɪ/
verb

Answer 31

to compete strongly with somebody in order to obtain or achieve something.

The boys would vie with each other to impress her.
They are all vying for a place in the team.