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Question 1

Scruffy

Answer 1

Adj: untidy and looking a little dirty

Example:
They live in a scruffy part of town.

Question 2

Flat

Answer 2

N: apartment

Example: a furnished/unfurnished flat

Question 3

Makeshift

Answer 3

Adj: temporary and of low quality, but used because of a sudden need

Example:
Thousands of refugees are living in makeshift camps.

Question 4

Ponytail

Answer 4

N: a hairstyle in which the hair is tied up high at the back of the head so that it hangs down like a horse’s tail

Question 5

Corduroy

Answer 5

N: a thick cotton material with soft raised parallel lines, used especially for making clothes

Question 6

Pinafore

Answer 6

N: a dress that does not cover the arms and is usually worn over another piece of clothing that does cover the arms

Question 7

Despair

Answer 7

N: the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation

Example:
mood/sense of despair: Hope began to fade, leaving a mood/sense of despair.

Question 8

Steeple

Answer 8

N: a pointed structure on the top of a church tower, or the tower and the pointed structure considered as one unit

Example:a church steeple

Question 9

Index finger

Answer 9

N: forefinger; the finger next to the thumb

Question 10

Contemplate

Answer 10

V: to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way

Example:
I’m contemplating going abroad for a year.

Question 11

Unstuck

Answer 11

Adj: no longer stuck

Example:
come unstuck: The packing tape on the box came unstuck and some of the contents fell out.

Question 12

Flop

Answer 12

V: to fall or drop heavily

Example:
flop down: When she gets home from school, she’s so tired all she can do is flop down in front of the television.

Question 13

Aficionado

Answer 13

N: someone who is very interested in and enthusiastic about a particular subject

Example:
-a club for model railway aficionados
-an aficionado of French cinema

Question 14

Cracking

Answer 14

Adj: extremely good

Example:
He scored with a cracking shot into the back of the goal.

Question 15

Apart from

Answer 15

Phrase: except for or not considering

Example:
He works until nine o’clock every evening, and that’s quite apart from the work he does over the weekend.

Question 16

Ominous

Answer 16

Adj: suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen

Example:
-There was an ominous silence when I asked whether my contract was going to be renewed.
-The engine had been making an ominous sound all the way from my parents’ house.
-ominous dark clouds

Question 17

Have a lot going for you

Answer 17

Idiom: to have a talent, skill, etc., that helps one.

Example:
-She’s not as young as some of the other athletes, but experience helps, and she has that going for her.
-You should be more confident in yourself. You have a lot going for you!

Question 18

Brush

Answer 18

V: to move something somewhere using a brush or your hand

Example:
Jackie brushed the hair out of her eyes.

Question 19

Crumb

Answer 19

N: a very small piece of bread, cake, or biscuit

Question 20

Breaststroke

Answer 20

N: a way of swimming in which both arms are moved together forward from your chest under the water and then pulled back toward either side

Question 21

Podium

Answer 21

N: a raised area on which a person stands to speak to a large number of people, to conduct music, or to receive a prize in a sports competition

Example:
Tears ran down her face as she stood on the winner’s podium.

Question 22

Stray

Answer 22

Adj: Stray things have moved apart from similar things and are not in their expected or intended place

Example:
There are still a few stray spots of paint on the window pane.

Question 23

Strand

Answer 23

N: a thin thread of something, often one of a few, twisted around each other to make a string or rope

Example:
She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.