3D2 Voc class Future of America

Question 1

to tune out

Answer 1

to ignore;

to forget about

Question 2

to laid off

Answer 2

tired;

made redundant

Question 3

screwed

Answer 3

wrecked;

ruined

Question 4

teetering

Answer 4

wavering;

ruined

Question 5

crucial

Answer 5

essential;
very important;
vital

Question 6

lens

Answer 6

optical device allowing to focus and see more clearly

Question 7

policy fights

Answer 7

arguments about sets of actions and measures

Question 8

battered by

Answer 8

beaten by;

shaken by

Question 9

careened off by track

Answer 9

deviated;

strayed off course

Question 10

to soothe the anger

Answer 10

relieve the fears and uncertainties

Question 11

incendiary

Answer 11

causing trouble and unrest

Question 12

presumptive

Answer 12

expected

Question 13

advocated

Answer 13

supported,

spoke in favour of

Question 14

fuelled or

fueled

Answer 14

powered,

driven

Question 15

hurtled

Answer 15

moving unsteadily

Question 16

unmoored

Answer 16

restless and without guidance

Question 17

unrest

Answer 17

turmoil

Question 18

tumultuous

Answer 18

turbulent

Question 19

to denigrate

Answer 19

to criticise

to vilify

Question 20

to denigrate

Answer 20

to lambast

Question 21

survey

Answer 21

poll,

study

Question 22

to soothe

Answer 22

to calm,

to relieve

Question 23

spiraling out of control

Answer 23

going out of control,
developing,
uncontrollably

Question 24

converging of

Answer 24

coming together,

happening together

Question 25

mindset

Answer 25

attitude,
way of thinking,
a mentality,
a frame of mind

Question 26

to mourn sb.

Answer 26

to grieve sb.

Question 27

fiercely

Answer 27

enthusiastically