2021/02/20-2021/03/27

Question 1

nomad

Answer 1

a member of a group of people who move from one place to another rather than living in one place all of the time:
a tribe of Somalian desert nomads

Question 2

confabulation

Answer 2

conversation or discussion about something:
They were seen in close confabulation over a drink.
Work involved endless meetings, confabulations, and discussions about the law.

Question 3

leukemia

Answer 3

a serious disease in which the body produces too many white blood cells

Question 4

chromosome

Answer 4

any of the rod-like structures found in all living cells, containing the chemical patterns that control what an animal or plant is like:
X and Y chromosomes
sex chromosomes

Question 5

gland

Answer 5

an organ of the body or of a plant that secretes (= produces) liquid chemicals that have various purposes:
The glands in my neck are a little bit swollen.

Question 6

esophagus

Answer 6

the tube in the body that carries food from the mouth to the stomach

Question 7

muscular

Answer 7

related to muscles:
muscular contractions
muscular pain

Question 8

intestine

Answer 8

(either of the two parts of) a long tube through which food travels from the stomach and out of the body while it is being digested:
Antibodies from the mother’s milk line the baby’s intestines and prevent infection.

Question 9

doctorate

Answer 9

the highest degree from a university:

She has a doctorate in physics from Yale.

Question 10

cosmology

Answer 10

the study of the nature and origin of the universe

Question 11

transcribe

Answer 11

to record something written, spoken, or played by writing it down:
Recordings of conversations are transcribed and entered into the database.

Question 12

stylus

Answer 12

a small, pointed device on a record player that picks up the sound signals stored on a record

Question 13

cylinder

Answer 13

a solid or hollow tube with long straight sides and two circular ends the same size, or an object shaped like this, often used as a container:
Deep-sea divers carry cylinders of oxygen on their backs.

Question 14

tin

Answer 14

a chemical element that is a silver-coloured metal, often combined with other metals or used to cover and protect other metals

Question 15

revocation

Answer 15

the act of saying officially that an agreement, law, etc. is no longer in effect:
The complaint against the bar could lead to revocation of its licence.
They were working to reduce probation and parole revocations for offenders.

Question 16

clause

Answer 16

a particular part of a written legal document, for example a law passed by Parliament or a contract (= an agreement):
They have added/deleted/amended a clause in the contract which says the company can make people redundant for economic reasons.
Clause 4 of the constitution is thought to be the most important section.

Question 17

synopsis

Answer 17

a short description of the contents of something such as a film or book

Question 18

fob

Answer 18

a piece of leather or other material to which a group of keys is fastened:
There are big fobs on hotel keys so guests don’t take them home.

Question 19

scar

Answer 19

a mark left on part of the body after an injury, such as a cut, has healed:
a prominent/a noticeable/an ugly scar
That burn will leave a bad scar.
scar tissue

Question 20

scrupulous

Answer 20

extremely honest :

A scrupulous politician would not lie about her business interests.

Question 21

erratic

Answer 21

moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected:
He drove in an erratic course down the road.
She can be very erratic; one day she is friendly and the next she’ll hardly speak to you.

Question 22

callously

Answer 22

in a way that is unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people:
She was callously indifferent to the suffering of those she made jobless.
He callously uses the people around him.

Question 23

Guinea Pigs

Answer 23

a small animal covered in fur with rounded ears, short legs, and no tail, often kept as a pet by children

Question 24

squirt

Answer 24

(to force a liquid) to flow out through a narrow opening in a fast stream:
He squirted some tomato sauce on his burger.
There was a leak in one of the pipes and water was squirting out all over the kitchen floor.

Question 25

umpteenth

Answer 25

used to say that something happened or came after many other similar things:
I drank my umpteenth cup of coffee.
For the umpteenth time, Anthony, knives and forks go in the middle drawer!

Question 26

ritual

Answer 26

a set of fixed actions and sometimes words performed regularly, especially as part of a ceremony:
Coffee and the newspaper are part of my morning ritual.
The birds were performing a complex mating ritual.

Question 27

jiffy

Answer 27

a very short time:
I’ll be with you in a jiffy.
I’ve just got to fetch some books from upstairs - I won’t be a jiffy (= I’ll be very quick).

Question 28

midair

Answer 28

a point in the air, not on the ground:

She caught the ball in midair.

Question 29

flounder

Answer 29

to experience great difficulties or be completely unable to decide what to do or say next:
He lost the next page of his speech and floundered around/about for a few seconds.
Although his business was a success, his marriage was floundering.
Richardson resigned as chairman, leaving the company floundering.

Question 30

spiteful

Answer 30

wanting to annoy, upset, or hurt another person, especially in a small way, because you feel angry towards them:
a spiteful child
That was a spiteful thing to say!

Question 31

unbecoming

Answer 31

Unbecoming clothes do not look attractive on a particular person.

Unbecoming behaviour is not correct or not acceptable:
He was charged with conduct unbecoming (to) an officer.

Question 32

fluffy

Answer 32

light and full of air:

Beat the eggs and sugar together until they are fluffy.

Question 33

snooty

Answer 33

behaving in an unfriendly way because you believe you are better than other people:
She was one of those really snooty sales assistants that you often find in expensive shops.

Question 34

rowdy

Answer 34

noisy and possibly violent:
a rowdy party
rowdy behaviour
Synonyms
raucousunruly

Question 35

sly

Answer 35

deceiving people in a clever way in order to get what you want:
He’s a sly old devil - I wouldn’t trust him with my money.

Question 36

peep

Answer 36

to secretly look at something for a short time, usually through a hole:
I saw her peeping through the curtains/into the room.

Question 37

scatterbrained

Answer 37

often forgetting or losing things, or not thinking seriously about things:
My husband is scatterbrained and I have always run the house financially.

Question 38

dishearten

Answer 38

to make a person lose confidence, hope, and energy

Question 39

smug

Answer 39

too pleased or satisfied about something you have achieved or something you know:
a smug grin
She deserved her promotion, but I wish she wasn’t so smug about it.
There was a hint of smug self-satisfaction in her voice.
He’s been unbearably smug since he gave up smoking.
Synonyms
proud (FEELING IMPORTANT) disapprovingself-satisfied disapproving

Question 40

sarcastic

Answer 40

using remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what you say, in order to hurt someone’s feelings or to humorously criticize something:
a sarcastic comment/remark
Are you being sarcastic?

Question 41

unkempt

Answer 41

untidy; not cared for:

an unkempt lawn

Question 42

ginormous

Answer 42

extremely large:

Billie ate his way through a ginormous ice cream sundae.

Question 43

sulk

Answer 43

to be silent and refuse to smile or be pleasant to people because you are angry about something that they have done:
He’s sulking in his room because I wouldn’t let him have any more chocolate.

Question 44

coronation

Answer 44

a ceremony at which a person is made king or queen:

He was present at the coronation of Queen Victoria.

Question 45

meddler

Answer 45

a person who tries to change or have an influence on things that are not their responsibility:
Critics of the war are hypocritical meddlers.
He is a troublemaker, an unwelcome meddler.

Question 46

intrude

Answer 46

to go into a place or situation in which you are not wanted or not expected to be:
I didn’t realize your husband was here, Dr Jones - I hope I’m not intruding.
Newspaper editors are being urged not to intrude on/into the grief of the families of missing servicemen.

Question 47

timidly

Answer 47

in a shy or nervous way:
“Um, excuse me,” he said timidly.
People peered timidly from their windows to assess the damage.

Question 48

stick-in-the-mud

Answer 48

someone who is old-fashioned and too serious and avoids enjoyable activities:
My dad’s a real stick-in-the-mud.

Question 49

discretionary

Answer 49

decided by officials and not fixed by rules:
a discretionary grant
Judges have great discretionary powers.

Question 50

grudgingly

Answer 50

unwillingly:
She grudgingly admitted that she had been wrong to criticize him.
He grudgingly accepted that he would retire after the general election.