11B

Question 1

revulsion

Answer 1

a strong, often sudden, feeling that something is extremely unpleasant

Question 2

screw (sth) up

Answer 2

to make a mistake, or to spoil something

Question 3

strain

Answer 3

an injury to a muscle or similar soft part of the body caused by using that part too much

Question 4

sham

Answer 4

something that is not what it seems to be and is intended to deceive people, or someone who pretends to be something they are not

Question 5

petrol bomb

Answer 5

= Molotov cocktail, a bottle filled with petrol or other liquid fuel, with a piece of cloth in its top, that is set on fire and thrown

Question 6

base rate

Answer 6

a rate (= level of interest) decided by the Bank of England that banks use when deciding how much to charge for lending money

Question 7

be on good

Answer 7

to be feeling or performing well

Question 8

keep up with something

Answer 8

to continue to be informed about something

Question 9

overseas

Answer 9

in, from, or to other countries

Question 10

rolling 24h news

Answer 10

channels that present only news (all day)

Question 11

get hooked on

Answer 11

get addicted to

Question 12

content (accent on 2nd part)

Answer 12

pleased with your situation and not hoping for change or improvement

Question 13

content (accent on 1nd part)

Answer 13

everything that is contained within something

Question 14

ignorance is bliss

Answer 14

said to emphasize that sometimes it is better for you if you do not know all the facts about a situation

Question 15

botch

Answer 15

to spoil something by doing it badly

Question 16

plead

Answer 16

1-to beg, to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something
2-to say in a court of law if you are guilty or not guilty of something that you have been accused of

Question 17

subversive

Answer 17

trying to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system

Question 18

slander

Answer 18

a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation, or the making of such a statement

Question 19

libel

Answer 19

to write or publish something which makes false or unfair statements that are likely to damage the reputation of a person or organization

Question 20

hike

Answer 20

to increase the cost of something

Question 21

reiterate

Answer 21

to repeat, to say something again, once or several times

Question 22

confide

Answer 22

to tell something secret or personal to someone who you trust not to tell anyone else

Question 23

heed

Answer 23

to pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning

Question 24

discourage

Answer 24

+from, to make someone feel less confident, enthusiastic, and positive about something, or less willing to do something

Question 25

bodge

Answer 25

to spoil something by doing it badly

Question 26

stalemate

Answer 26

a situation in which neither group involved in an argument can win or get an advantage and no action can be taken

Question 27

warn sme

Answer 27

against +ing, to make someone realize a possible danger or problem, especially one in the future

Question 28

threaten

be threatened

Answer 28

+to
+with
->to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want

Question 29

sack

Answer 29

to remove someone from a job, usually because they have done something wrong or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing them

Question 30

come in for sth (ex. widespread criticism)

Answer 30

to receive blame or criticism

Question 31

lucrative

Answer 31

(especially of a business, job, or activity) producing a lot of money

Question 32

point-blank

Answer 32

1-aimed or fired directly at from a close position

2-saying something very clearly in very few words, without trying to be polite or pleasant

Question 33

grudgingly

Answer 33

in a way that involves someone doing something they do not want to do, unwillingly

Question 34

barge

Answer 34

to hurry somewhere or through a place in a rude and forceful way

Question 35

outright

Answer 35

construction in sentences:v erb + rest of the sentence -> outright at the end
completely or immediately

Question 36

bid

Answer 36

to offer a particular amount of money for something that is for sale and compete against other people to buy it, especially at a public sale of goods or property

Question 37

vehemently

Answer 37

in a strong and emotional way

Question 38

roundly

Answer 38

severely

Question 39

wouldn’t touch sth with a barge pole

Answer 39

used to mean that you certainly do not want to buy something or be involved with something

Question 40

bidder

Answer 40

someone who offers to pay a particular amount of money for something

Question 41

downturn

Answer 41

a reduction in the amount or success of something, such as a country’s economic activity