30/11/2015 morning

Question 1

tenant

Answer 1

someone who pays rent so that they use a property or land

Question 2

tyrant

Answer 2

1 a cruel and oppressive ruler:
the tyrant was deposed by popular demonstrations.
▪ a person exercising power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way:
her father was a tyrant and a bully.
▪ (especially in ancient Greece) a ruler who seized absolute power without legal right.

Question 3

prosperous

Answer 3

1. Having success; flourishing: a prosperous new business.
2. Well-to-do; well-off: a prosperous family.
3. Propitious; favorable: a prosperous moment to make a decision.

Question 4

perceive

Answer 4

a. To become aware of (something) directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing: We could perceive three figures in the fog.
b. To cause or allow the mind to become aware of (a stimulus): The ear perceives sounds.
2. To achieve understanding of; apprehend: Einstein perceived that energy and matter are equivalent.
3. To regard or consider; deem: an old technology that is still perceived as useful; a politician who is perceived to be a dissembler.

Question 5

ventilation

Answer 5

1. the provision of fresh air to a room, building, etc.
   ventilation of the mines had long been mechanized.
   ▪ Medicine the supply of air to the lungs, especially by artificial means.
   2 public discussion or examination of an opinion, issue, or complaint.

Question 6

ordeal

Answer 6

If you describe an experience or situation as an ordeal , you think it is difficult and stressful. …the painful ordeal of the last eight months.

Question 7

punctual

Answer 7

1 happening or doing something at the agreed or proper time:

he’s the sort of man who’s always punctual.