13/07/2020

Question 1

propel

verb [ T ]

Answer 1

to push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force:

a rocket propelled through space
The Kon-Tiki sailed across the Pacific Ocean propelled by wind power.

Question 2

turbulent

adjective

Answer 2

involving a lot of sudden changes, arguments, or violence:

a turbulent marriage
This has been a turbulent week for the administration.

Question 3

anarchic

adjective

Answer 3

not showing respect for official or accepted rules, behaviour, organizations, leaders, etc.:

Milligan’s anarchic humour has always had the power to offend as well as entertain.

Question 4

nuisance

noun [ C or U ]

Answer 4

something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you:

I’ve forgotten my umbrella - what a nuisance!
[ + -ing verb ] It’s such a nuisance having to rewrite those letters.
I hate to be a nuisance, but could you help me?
Local residents claimed that the noise was causing a public nuisance.

Question 5

bob

verb

Answer 5

1.to move up and down quickly and gently, especially on the surface of water:

In the harbour, the boats bobbed gently up and down on the water.

2.to move quickly in a particular direction:

I dropped the bottle into the water and watched it bob up to the surface a moment later.
Suddenly a head bobbed up from behind the hedge.
She bobbed a curtsy (= bent down from the knees briefly as a sign of respect) to the Queen.

Question 6

interstitial

adjective

Answer 6

relating to spaces between cells, tissues, or organs in the body:

Deficiencies of sodium and water can cause shrinkage of the interstitial space.

Question 7

wield

verb [ T ]

Answer 7

to hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it:

She was confronted by a man wielding a knife.

Question 8

clout

noun

Answer 8

power and influence over other people or events:

The Queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout.

Question 9

invade

verb

Answer 9

to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers in order to take possession of it:

Concentrations of troops near the border look set to invade within the next few days.

Question 10

pest

noun [ C ]

Answer 10

an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops:

common pests such as rats, mice, or cockroaches

Question 11

weed

noun

Answer 11

any wild plant that grows in an unwanted place, especially in a garden or field where it prevents the cultivated plants from growing freely

Question 12

rampant

adjective

Answer 12

(of something bad) getting worse quickly and in an uncontrolled way:

rampant corruption
Rampant inflation means that our wage increases soon become worth nothing.
He said that he had encountered rampant prejudice in his attempts to get a job.
Disease is rampant in the overcrowded city.

Question 13

proliferation

noun [ U ] formal

Answer 13

the fact of something increasing a lot and suddenly in number or amount:

The past two years have seen the proliferation of TV channels.
nuclear weapons proliferation

Question 14

coincide

verb [ I ]

Answer 14

to happen at or near the same time:

I timed my holiday to coincide with the children’s.
If the heavy rain had coincided with an extreme high tide, serious flooding would have resulted.

Question 15

resilient

adjective

Answer 15

able to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened:

She’s a resilient girl - she won’t be unhappy for long.
Optimists argue that the economy may prove more resilient.

Question 16

dilute

verb [ T ]

Answer 16

to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else:

Dilute the juice (with water) before you drink it.

Question 17

livestock

noun [ plural ]

Answer 17

animals and birds that are kept on a farm, such as cows, sheep, or chickens

Question 18

ragwort

noun [ C or U ]

Answer 18

a plant of the daisy family that has groups of small yellow flowers. It is poisonous to horses and cows. There are several species (= types) of ragwort.

Question 19

clover

noun [ U ]

Answer 19

a small plant with three round leaves on each stem, often fed to cows

Question 20

pasture

noun [ C or U ]

Answer 20

grass or similar plants suitable for animals such as cows and sheep to eat, or an area of land covered in this:

The sheep were grazing on the lush green pastures.
Some fields are planted with crops for several years, and then returned to pasture for the cattle.

Question 21

fatality

noun [ C ]

Answer 21

a death caused by an accident or by violence, or someone who has died in either of these ways:

There are thousands of traffic fatalities (= deaths in traffic accidents) every year.
The first fatalities of the war were civilians.

Question 22

underreport

verb (also under-report)

Answer 22

to say that you have done, earned, sold, etc., less than you really have:

Some of the companies clearly underreport.
They underreported revenues to secure public money for new stadiums.

Question 23

clunky

adjective disapproving

Answer 23

heavy and solid in an ugly way:

The clunky handsets looked old-fashioned as soon as they were launched.
He wore a clunky gold ring.

Question 24

quaint

adjective

Answer 24

attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned:

a quaint old cottage

Question 25

dubious

adjective

Answer 25

thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted:

These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven.
He has been associated with some dubious characters.
Ruth Ellis has the dubious (= bad) distinction of being the last woman to be hanged in Britain.

Question 26

exert

verb

Answer 26

to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen:

If you were to exert your influence they might change their decision.
Some managers exert considerable pressure on their staff to work extra hours without being paid.

Question 27

transplant

verb [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]

Answer 27

to move something, or to be moved, from one place or person to another:

The plants should be grown indoors until spring, when they can be transplanted outside.