2024 Set 16

Question 1

commendable

Answer 1

worthy of praise or approval / His performance was commendable / louvável

Question 2

To hash out

Answer 2

to discuss in detail to reach an agreement / They hashed out the terms of the contract / discutir

Question 3

To stunt

Answer 3

to hinder growth or development / Smoking can stunt your growth / atrofiar

Question 4

neat

Answer 4

tidy and well-organized / She keeps her room very neat / arrumado

Question 5

To pre-empt

Answer 5

to take action to prevent something / The government pre-empted the strike / antecipar

Question 6

circumstantial

Answer 6

related to circumstances / His guilt is circumstantial / circunstancial

Question 7

strife

Answer 7

conflict or struggle / The country has endured years of strife / conflito

Question 8

dagger

Answer 8

a short knife / He pulled out a dagger / adaga

Question 9

To be at daggers drawn

Answer 9

to be in a state of hostility / They are at daggers drawn since the argument / estar em pé de guerra

Question 10

ignoble

Answer 10

not honorable / His actions were ignoble / ignóbil

Question 11

To drip-feed

Answer 11

to give in small amounts / The information was drip-fed to the media / fornecer aos poucos

Question 12

hoofer

Answer 12

a dancer, especially in musical theater / She started her career as a hoofer on Broadway / dançarino

Question 13

giggly

Answer 13

inclined to giggle / They got giggly after a few drinks / risonho

Question 14

jarring

Answer 14

harsh or shocking / The music was jarring to my ears / chocante

Question 15

pastiche

Answer 15

an imitation that is an homage / The film is a pastiche of classic movies / pastiche

Question 16

zany

Answer 16

eccentric or unconventional / His zany antics entertained the crowd / excêntrico

Question 17

clammy

Answer 17

damp and slightly cool / His hands were clammy with sweat / pegajoso

Question 18

nihilism

Answer 18

belief in the meaningless of life / His views leaned towards nihilism / niilismo

Question 19

incel

Answer 19

a man who is involuntarily celibate / He identified as an incel / incel

Question 20

arsonist

Answer 20

someone who commits arson / The arsonist was caught by the police / incendiário

Question 21

arson

Answer 21

the act of setting fire to property / Arson is a serious crime / incêndio criminoso

Question 22

To belt something out

Answer 22

to sing loudly / She belted out her favorite song / cantar alto

Question 23

To grind on

Answer 23

to continue in a wearying way / The meeting just kept grinding on / persistir

Question 24

rathole

Answer 24

a futile endeavor / It feels like I’m throwing money down a rathole / buraco sem fundo