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Question 1

Coexist

Answer 1

to live or exist together at the same time or in the same place:
He does not believe that modern medicine can co-exist with faith-healing.

Question 2

Desist

Answer 2

to stop doing something, especially something that someone else does not want you to do:
The soldiers have been ordered to desist from firing their guns

Question 3

Concern

Answer 3

to be important to someone or to involve someone directly:
Matters of pollution and the environment concern us all.

Question 4

Pack off

Answer 4

to send someone to another place:
We’ve packed the kids off for the weekend.

Question 5

Mop

Answer 5

Швабра
a stick with soft material attached to one end, especially used for washing floors:
a floor mop

to use a mop to wash something:
He mopped the bathroom floor.

Question 6

Break into

Answer 6

to force your way into something:
He’s had his apartment broken into twice.

Question 7

Overlook

Answer 7

to provide a view of, especially from above:
our hotel room overlooked the harbour.

to fail to notice or consider something or someone:
I think there is one key fact that you have overlooked.

Question 8

Scrub up well

Answer 8

said about someone when they have made an effort to look nice:
Mary scrubs up well.

Question 9

Omen

Answer 9

something that is considered to be a sign of how a future event will take place:
The team’s final victory of the season is a good omen for the playoffs, which start next week.

Предзнаменование

Question 10

Stalk

Answer 10

the main stem of a plant, or the narrow stem that joins leaves, flowers, or fruit to the main stem of a plant:
She trimmed the stalks of the tulips before putting them in a vase.

Question 11

Slurp

Answer 11

to drink a liquid noisily as a result of sucking air into the mouth at the same time as the liquid:
Try not to slurp.

Question 12

Juvenile

Answer 12

relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult:
juvenile crime/offenders

silly and typical of a child:
juvenile behaviour

Question 13

Slate

Answer 13

a dark grey rock that can be easily divided into thin pieces, or a small, thin piece of this used to cover a roof

a list of people who are being considered for a particular job or position, especially in politics:
Is there anyone in the current slate of candidates who could defeat the president?

Question 14

Dwell dwet

Answer 14

to live in a place or in a particular way:
She dwelt in remote parts of Asia for many years.

Question 15

Mutually

Answer 15

felt or done by two or more people or groups in the same way:
It will be a mutually beneficial project.

Question 16

Mutual

Answer 16

of two or more people or groups) feeling the same emotion, or doing the same thing to or for each other:
Theirs was a partnership based on mutual respect, trust and understanding.

Взаимный

Question 17

Track

Answer 17

the pair of long metal bars fixed on the ground at an equal distance from each other, along which trains travel:
a ten-mile stretch of track

Жд

a path or rough road that is made of soil rather than having a surface covered with stone or other material:
The house is at the end of a dirt/an unmade track.

to follow a person or animal by looking for proof that they have been somewhere, or by using electronic equipment:
It’s difficult to track an animal over stony ground.

Question 18

Trek

Answer 18

to walk a long distance, usually over land such as hills, mountains, or forests:
We spent the day trekking through forests and over mountains.
informal I trekked (= walked a long and tiring distance) all the way into town to meet him and he didn’t even turn up.

Question 19

Scowl

Answer 19

to look at someone or something with a very annoyed expression:
The boy scowled at her and reluctantly followed her back into school.

Question 20

Cove

Answer 20

a curved part of a coast that partly encloses an area of water; a small bay

Question 21

Roller

Answer 21

a heavy machine used to make surfaces smooth and flat:
The men used a roller to flatten the tarmac.

a cylinder used for shaping something, or for spreading something over a surface:
hair rollers
a paint roller

Question 22

Loiter

Answer 22

to stay in a public place without an obvious reason to be there:
A group of teenagers were loitering outside the store.

Question 23

Downturn

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Grumble

Answer 24

to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way:
She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job.

Question 25

Acclimate

Answer 25

to change to suit different conditions of life, weather, etc., or to make someone or something do this:
Teachers begin acclimating young students to new learning technologies in a simple way.

Question 26

Rival

Answer 26

a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area:
He beat his closest/nearest rival by 20 marks.

Question 27

Outsmart

Answer 27

to obtain an advantage over someone by using your intelligence and often by using a trick; to outwit:
You think you can outsmart me?

Question 28

Rephrase

Answer 28

Reword
Say something in your own words

Question 29

Fantasize

Answer 29

to think about something very pleasant that is unlikely to happen:
He fantasized about winning the Nobel Prize.

Question 30

Blip

Answer 30

an unexpected and unusual condition that is usually temporary:
The drop in sales last month was just a blip, nothing to worry about

Question 31

Sob

Answer 31

to cry noisily, taking in deep breaths:
I found her sobbing in the bedroom because she’d broken her favourite doll.

Question 32

Surplus

Answer 32

an amount that is) more than is needed:
The world is now producing large food surpluses.

Question 33

Pretend

Answer 33

to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game:
[ + (that) ] He pretended (that) he didn’t mind, but I knew that he did.

Question 34

Stun gun

Answer 34

Шокер

Question 35

Head up

Answer 35

to lead or control a group, part of a company, etc.:
He headed up a Miami-based legal team.

Question 36

Stun

Answer 36

to shock or surprise someone very much:
News of the disaster stunned people throughout the world.

Question 37

Recorse

Answer 37

using something or someone as a way of getting help, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation:
It is hoped that the dispute will be settled without recourse to litigation.

Question 38

Arson

Answer 38

the crime of intentionally starting a fire in order to damage or destroy something, especially a building:
A cinema was burned out in north London last night. Police suspect arson.

Поджог

Question 39

Depreciate

Answer 39

to (cause something to) lose value, especially over time:
Our car depreciated (by) $1,500 in the first year we owned it.

Question 40

Spring srpung

Answer 40

to move quickly and suddenly towards a particular place:
I sprang out of bed to answer the door.
The organization is ready to spring into action (= start taking action) the moment it receives its funding.

Выскочит. Поскочить

Question 41

Funnel

Answer 41

an object that has a wide round opening at the top, sloping sides, and a narrow tube at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into containers with narrow necks:
After you grind the coffee, use a funnel to pour it into the jar.

Лейка воронка

to put something, or to travel, through a funnel or something that acts like a funnel:
The wind funnels down these narrow streets.

If you funnel money, goods, or information from one place or group to another, you cause it to be sent there as it becomes available.

guide or channel (something) through or as if through a funnel.
“some $12.8 billion was funnelled through the Marshall Plan”

Question 42

Sigh

Answer 42

to breathe out slowly and noisily, expressing tiredness, sadness, pleasure, etc.:
She sighed deeply and sat down.

Question 43

Abduct

Answer 43

to force someone to go somewhere with you, often using threats or violence:
The company director was abducted from his car by terrorists.

to take a person away by force:
Kidnappers abducted the child from the playground.

Question 44

Fade out

Answer 44

If the picture or sound of a film or recording fades out or someone fades it out, it becomes gradually weaker.

Question 45

Blare

Answer 45

to make an unpleasantly loud noise:
The loudspeakers blared across the square.

Question 46

Root for someone

Answer 46

to show support for someone who is doing something difficult:
Good luck! We’re all rooting for you.

Question 47

Outfox

Answer 47

to get an advantage over someone by acting more cleverly than them:
He tried to use facts and figures to outfox his opponents.

Outwit outsmart

Question 48

Ought to

Answer 48

used to show when it is necessary or would be a good thing to perform the activity referred to by the following verb:
[ + infinitive ] You ought to be kinder to him.

Question 49

Redundant

Answer 49

(especially of a word, phrase, etc.) unnecessary because it is more than is needed:
In the sentence “She is a single unmarried woman”, the word “unmarried” is redundant

Question 50

Hammer

Answer 50

to hit something with a hammer:
Can you hold this nail in position while I hammer it into the door?