21/11/2015 morning

Question 1

condemn

Answer 1

1. To express strong disapproval of: I condemn what he did
2. To pronounce judgment against; sentence: condemn you to 15 years
3. To to be unfit for use:
   condemn an old building.

Question 2

employ

Answer 2

employ

1 make use of:
the methods they have employed to collect the data.

Question 3

neat

Answer 3

neat(1)

1 arranged in a tidy way;
her daughter was always neat and clean.

2 done with or demonstrating skill or efficiency:
a neat bit of deduction.

3 (of liquid, especially spirits) not diluted or mixed with anything else:
he drank neat Scotch.

Question 4

prohibit

Answer 4

1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters.
2. To prevent; preclude: Modesty prohibits me from saying what happened.

Question 5

diluted

Answer 5

1. you get cordial then add water so it has been diluted it becomes weaker and thinner because you have added water. Encourage your child to drink diluted fruit juice.
2. If someone or something dilutes a belief, quality, or value, they make it weaker and less effective. There was a clear intention to dilute black voting power.

Question 6

prompt

Answer 6

1. Being on time; punctual. he is always very prompt
2. To move to act: A noise prompted the guard to go back and investigate.

4.To inspire:
The accident prompted a review of school safety policy.

Question 7

avowed

Answer 7

assert or confess openly:
[with clause] he avowed that he had voted Labour in every election
[with obj.] he avowed his change of faith.

Question 8

quaint

Answer 8

Something that is quaint is attractive because it is old-fashioned. …a small, quaint town with narrow streets and traditional half-timbered houses.

Question 9

queer

Answer 9

1. strange; odd:
   she had a queer feeling that they were being watched.
   slightly ill:
   he was feeling rather queer.
2. spoil or ruin (an agreement, event, or situation):
   Reg didn’t want someone meddling and queering the deal at the last minute.