2

Question 1

never having happened or existed in the past

Answer 1

unprecedented

Question 2

• to give something to someone as their share of a total amount to use in a particular way.
• to decide officially that something should be given to a particular person
• to give a particular amount of time, money etc. to someone or something so that it can be used in a particular way.

Answer 2

allocate

Question 3

• communication between people or groups who work with each other.
• someone who helps groups to work effectively with each other.

Answer 3

liaison

Question 4

• to become smaller in size or amount or fewer in number.

Answer 4

dwindle

Question 5

• very excited and happy

Answer 5

exhilarated

Question 6

• to decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime
• Ex: She was ** of all the charges against her.

Answer 6

acquit

Question 7

• to say something again, once or several times.

* Ex: she ** that she had never seen him before.

Answer 7

reiterate

Question 8

• seeming likely to be true or able to be believed
  ex: a ** explanation/excuse.
• a ** person appears to be honest and telling the truth, even if they are not. ex: a ** salesman.

Answer 8

plausible

Question 9

• having a very harmful effect or influence.

ex: the book focuses on the ** effects of slavery

Answer 9

pernicious

Question 10

• decided or controlled by law

Answer 10

statutory

Question 11

• something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you.

Ex: I hate to be a **, but could you help me?

Answer 11

nuisance

Question 12

• to take upon oneself, set about

* to put oneself under obligation to perform

Answer 12

undertake

Question 13

full of danger or risk

Answer 13

perilous

Question 14

• so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing
• stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at. ex: He looked ** in that suit!

(löjlig, orimlig)

Answer 14

ludicrous

Question 15

to make something that is already bad even worse. ex: her allergy was ** by the dust

Answer 15

exacerbate

Question 16

• a small amount of money for someone who has provided you with a service, in addition to the official amount and for their personal use. / tip
• a large amount of money given to someone on leaving their job.

Answer 16

gratuity

Question 17

• a person who has very strong opinions about something, and tries to make other people have them too.
  Ex: a religious **

Answer 17

zealot

Question 18

• interesting or attractive, but perhaps not to be trusted. ex: that’s a ** argument, but I’m not convinced by it.

Answer 18

beguiling

Question 19

• confused and uncertain
• ex:
  arriving in a strange city at night, I felt alone and **.
  I came out of the movie a bit **, but I enjoyed it.

Answer 19

bewildered

Question 20

• in a way that is pleasant and kind or not harmful

ex: the head teacher presides ** over her school

Answer 20

benignly

Question 21

• the act of saying that you approve of or support something or someone
  Ex: he hoped to secure quick ** of the plan from the president
• the fact of a famous person appearing in an advertisement saying that they use and like a product.
• a mark on a driving licence that shows the driver is guilty of driving in an illegal way
• the act of making a public statement of your support for something or someone.

Answer 21

endorsement

Question 22

to behave in an annoying manner towards someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly
ex: He has been ** her to go out with him all month

Answer 22

pester