Around The World

Question 1

to honour someone by holding public celebrations for them:

Answer 1

Fêted

The team was fêted from coast to coast.

Question 2

[countable] the person or team that comes second in a race or competition

Answer 2

Runner-up

Question 3

a xxxxx country, state etc is surrounded by other countries, states etc and has no coast

Answer 3

Landlocked

Question 4

relating to ships, boats, or sailing:

nautical equipment

Answer 4

Nautical

Question 5

not likely to be good or successful:

Answer 5

Unpromising
Sales improved after an unpromising start.
an unpromising place for a picnic

Question 6

Tenuous

Answer 6

1 a situation or relationship that is tenuous is uncertain, weak, or likely to change:
For now, the band’s travel plans are tenuous.
tenuous link/connection etc
The United Peace Alliance had only a tenuous connection with the organized Labour movement.
The link between her family and the King’s is rather tenuous.
2 literary very thin and easily broken

Question 7

Spark off

Answer 7

put in motion or move to act; “trigger a reaction”; “actuate the circuits”

Question 8

Feat

Answer 8

something that is an impressive achievement, because it needs a lot of skill, strength etc to do
remarkable/considerable/incredible etc feat
They climbed the mountain in 28 days, a remarkable feat.
feat of
an incredible feat of engineering
perform/accomplish/achieve a feat
the woman who performed the feat of sailing around the world alone
no mean feat (=something that is difficult to do)
It is no mean feat to perform such a difficult piece.

Question 9

Thourough

Answer 9

1 including every possible detail [↪ thoroughly]:
The doctor gave him a thorough check-up.
a thorough and detailed biography
The police investigation was very thorough.
thorough notes of the meeting
2 [not usually before noun] careful to do things properly so that you avoid mistakes:
The screening of applicants must be thorough.
3 a thorough pest/nuisance/mess British English used to emphasize the bad qualities of someone or something
—thoroughness noun [uncountable]

Question 10

Negotiate

Answer 10

1 [intransitive and transitive] to discuss something in order to reach an agreement, especially in business or politics
negotiate with
The government refuses to negotiate with terrorists.
negotiate an agreement/contract etc
Union leaders have negotiated an agreement for a shorter working week.
His first aim is to get the warring parties back to the negotiating table (=discussing something).
2 [transitive] to succeed in getting past or over a difficult place on a path, road etc:
Guido swung the steering-wheel round to negotiate a corner.

Question 11

Endure

Answer 11

1 [transitive] to be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time without complaining:
It seemed impossible that anyone could endure such pain.
endure doing something
He can’t endure being apart from me.
2 [intransitive] to remain alive or continue to exist for a long time:
friendships which endure over many years

Question 12

Blistering

Answer 12

1	 extremely hot [= blazing]:
the blistering heat of the desert
2 blistering attack/criticism etc	 very critical remarks expressing anger and disapproval:
a blistering attack on her boss
3	 used to describe actions in sport which are very fast or forceful:
Schumacher set a blistering pace.
—blisteringly	 adverb:
a blisteringly hot day

Question 13

Doldrums

Answer 13

a) if an industry, company, activity etc is in the doldrums, it is not doing well or developing
in the doldrums
The property market has been in the doldrums for months.
Recent economic doldrums have damaged the rural west.
b) if you are in the doldrums, you are feeling sad:
Fay is in the doldrums today.

Question 14

Sore

Answer 14

a painful, often red, place on your body caused by a wound or infection:
They were starving and covered with sores.

Question 15

Adulation

Answer 15

praise and admiration for someone that is more than they really deserve

Question 16

Composed

Answer 16

1 seeming calm and not upset or angry:
He appeared very composed despite the stress he was under.
2 a composed salad is arranged carefully on a plate rather than being mixed together

Question 17

3 take something in your stride British English take something in stride American English

Answer 17

to not allow something to annoy, embarrass, or upset you:

When the boss asked Judy to stay late, she took it in stride.

Question 18

Reinforce

Answer 18

1 to give support to an opinion, idea, or feeling, and make it stronger:
The film reinforces the idea that women should be pretty and dumb.
2 to make part of a building, structure, piece of clothing etc stronger
3 to make a group of people, especially an army, stronger by adding people, equipment etc