Actual Test Voca (dec2014~)

Question 0

burgeon

Answer 0

flourish

Question 1

succumb

Answer 1

fail to resist

Question 2

recant

Answer 2

deny, renounce, repudiate

Question 3

hunch

Answer 3

feeling, guess based on intuition
how did you know i would be here?
it was just a hunch.
my hunch is that the stock is going to go up in value.

Question 4

knack

Answer 4

clever trick, stratagem
got a knack for improvisation
tried every knack to get what she wanted

when you’re depressed, you can lose the KNACK for enjoying life.

Question 5

break them in

Answer 5

break in a new pair of shoes to make them fit comfortably to one’s feet

Question 6

dwadle

Answer 6

move slowly, deliberately with the rationale delaying the start of any task that you’re less than enthused about

Question 7

propitious

Answer 7

favourable, auspicious, promising
a propitious time to start a business
a propitious start for the summer blockbusters
the timing seemed propitious

Question 8

compoundly

Answer 8

involving or used in combination

Question 9

gear towards

Answer 9

design, organise sth so that it’s suitable for a particular purpose

Question 10

flicker

Answer 10

sudden brief movement, hint
the light kept flickering off and on.
thoughts flickered through his mind.
a smile flickered across her face.

Question 11

dress sth up

Answer 11

add something to make it more attractive

Question 12

seminal

Answer 12

highly original and influencing the development of future events
SEMINAL ideas, artists

Question 13

motley

Answer 13

made up of many different people or things
variegated in colour
composed of diverse often incongruous elements

a motley coat
a motley crowd

Question 14

COPIOUS

HEFTY

Answer 14

large in amount, number
profuse, exuberant in words, style

heavy, bulky, powerful, substantial
a hefty dose of irony
a hefty kick, raise

Question 15

destitute

Answer 15

poor. impoverished, impecunious

Question 16

exorbitant

Answer 16

unreasonably high price

Question 17

WHEEDLE
EMBLAZON
BEGUILED

Answer 17

use beguiling or artful persuasion
WHEEDLED him into going with me

praise to attract great publicity
his feat was EMBLAZONED on the front page

influenced by trickery, flattery, misled, deluded

Question 18

taciturn

Answer 18

reserved in speech, silent in expression
dour
stern

Question 19

drive me up the wall

Answer 19

drive me crazy

annoy me

Question 20

CONFISCATE

ENTAIL

Answer 20

take property as a penalty with authority

settle the inheritance to keep it within the family (=make over)

Question 21

PROCLAIM

COMMEND

Answer 21

announce publicly

praise formally, officially
mention as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness

Question 22

COMPEL
IMPEL
REPEL
DISPEL

Answer 22

force to do sth

resist, refuse

make disappear

Question 23

quandary

Answer 23

create a quandary
difficult situation, practical dilemma

predicament, plight

Question 24

predilection

Answer 24

penchant, favouritism

Question 25

rift

Answer 25

split, crack, serious break in friendship

Question 26

superfluous

Answer 26

excess, unnecessary surplus

Question 27

tentative

Answer 27

not certain, temporary, provisional

Question 28

paltry

Answer 28

small degree hard to discern

a holiday bonus was a paltry amount that I don’t see any difference to the previous payroll.

Question 29

confounded

Answer 29

surprised, confused, perplexed, discombobulated
get angry, annoyed

analysts who predicted an economic downturn during this quarter were confounded at the rise of investment in immobile and mortgage loans issued.

Question 30

taunt

Answer 30

provoke, challenge with insulting remarks

Question 31

blast

Answer 31

make a vigorous attack

=\ eulogise, commend, praise

Question 32

embolden

Answer 32

make someone more confident
encourage, hearten, inspire

=/ daunt, dispirit, dishearten

Question 33

gnawing

Answer 33

bite or chew rapidly

i was gnawing my fingers waiting for the final result.

Question 34

overhauling

Answer 34

change completely to improve it

Question 35

concoct

Answer 35

fabricate, invent, develop a plan or story to trick or deceive someone

Question 36

squabble

Answer 36

quarrel over petty matters

noisy altercation

Question 37

foible

Answer 37

minor fault in someone’s character

point faible

Question 38

gamut

Answer 38

a series/ range of related things

she experienced the full GAMUT of human emotions.
the actress’s work runs the GAMUT from goofy comedies to serious historical dramas.