Brainscape Bot Deck 11

Question 1

adjective

temporarily quiet and not active:

The political situation was now relatively _________.

Answer 1

quiescent

Question 2

verb

to go up to or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way:

I’m usually ______ed by beggars and drunks as I walk to the station.
They were ______ed at a bus stop by someone who said he needed money.

Answer 2

accost

Question 3

noun

a set of posts or a screen to prevent people from falling over the edge of stairs, a balcony, etc., often with a wooden, metal, or stone bar on top that you can hold:

The __________ of the sweeping grand staircase has been painted white.
A new, see-through __________ will open the plaza to views of the river.
He makes his grand entrance sliding down a marble __________.

Answer 3

balustrade

Question 4

adjective

never wrong, failing, or making a mistake:

Even the experts are not __________.
Memory is not __________.
His stubborn belief in his own ________ility kept him from listening to others.

Answer 4

infallible

Question 5

adjective

______p feelings are not allowed to be expressed or released:

Screaming at the top of your voice is a good way of venting _______ frustration.
His _______ anger and frustration burst forth.
Sales of heavy lorries increased, reflecting the improvement in the economy and _______ demand from delayed purchases.

Answer 5

pent-up

Question 6

adverb

in a way that involves great care and attention to detail:

I ___________ avoid buying imported products.
She cultivated her friends ___________ into her old age.

Answer 6

assiduously

Question 7

noun

something that is strongly disliked or disapproved of:

Credit controls are ________ to the government.
For older employees, the new system is an ________.
The idea of higher taxes is ________ to most conservatives.

Answer 7

anathema

Question 8

noun

a small, brown bird that is shot for sport or food, or the meat of this bird:

Quails’ eggs are considered to be a delicacy.
Charlie _____ed at the sound of his mother’s angry voice.
She _____ed before her boss’s anger.

Answer 8

quail

Question 9

noun

(the green colour of) fresh, healthy plants

Answer 9

verdure

Question 10

noun

a tendon (= strong piece of tissue in the body connecting a muscle to a bone)

These steel posts form the _____s of the building.
lean, _____y thighs

Answer 10

sinew

Question 11

verb

to spend a lot of time in the company of a particular group of people, especially people whose character is not approved of:

They claimed he had been _______ing with drug dealers.
She warned him against _______ing with suspicious characters.

Answer 11

consort

Question 12

noun

a short, heavy stick used for hitting people

Answer 12

cudgel

Question 13

noun

a sudden sharp feeling, especially of painful emotion:

a ____ of jealousy
We hadn’t eaten since yesterday and the hunger ____s were getting harder to ignore.
hunger ____s
____s of remorse

Answer 13

pang

Question 14

adjective

quick and exact either in movement or thoughts:

______ fingers/feet
His ______ mind calculated the answer before I could key the numbers into my computer.
a ______ mind
He tried to catch his friend, but she was too ______.

Answer 14

nimble

Question 15

adjective

red:

He was _____-cheeked from the walk in the cold.
Her face was _____ and healthy-looking.
Ruddy hell!
a _____-cheeked girl

Answer 15

ruddy

Question 16

noun

plants in general, or plants that are found in a particular area:

The railway track will have to be cleared of __________ if it is to be used again.
Much of the region’s native __________ has been damaged by developers who are building hotels along the coast.

Answer 16

vegetation

Question 17

noun

the state or act of boiling:

The __________ ceased, and the compound changed to a dark purple.
__________s of temper/rage
a sudden __________ of passion

Answer 17

ebullition

Question 18

noun

a cupboard or small room used, especially in the past, for storing food in someone’s home:

a well-stocked (= full of food) ______

Answer 18

larder

Question 19

adjective

having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments:

a _________ person/comment/choice

Answer 19

sagacious

Question 20

verb

to behave with too much respect towards someone to show that you are very eager to please them:

He sent a ______ling note of apology.
I was ______ling under the sofa, trying to find my contact lens.
My dog ______s at my feet when she’s done something wrong.
I’ll apologize, but I won’t ______ just because I made a mistake.

Answer 20

grovel

Question 21

verb

to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something:

The governor ______ed the prisoners not to riot.
She ______ed all of us to do our very best.

Answer 21

exhort

Question 22

verb

to bring together or organize people or things in order to achieve a particular aim:

The fighting in the city followed reports of the rebels _______ling their forces in the countryside.
The company is _______ling its forces/resources for a long court case.
They had _______led an armada of 1,000 boats to help clear up the oil.
It is unlikely that the rebels will be able to _______ as much firepower as the government troops.
______ls struggled in vain to prevent spectators rushing onto the racetrack.
The parade’s grand _______ carried an elaborately carved staff.
US _______s specialize in finding fugitives and escapees.
a field _______/air vice _______
______l Pétain
[ as form of address ] Yes, ______l.
The deputy state fire _______ led the arson investigation.
[ as form of address ] Thank you, ______l.
The president is trying to _______ support for his plan.
The mayor was the honorary grand _______ of the St. Patrick’s Day parade.
He was conducted to the airport by federal _______s and deported.

Answer 22

marshal

Question 23

noun

a feeling that something, especially something unpleasant, is going to happen:

She had had a ____________ of what might lie ahead.

Answer 23

presentiment

Question 24

noun

help given to someone, especially someone who is suffering or in need:

Her organization gave _______ and strength to those who had been emotionally damaged.
to _______ the poor, help the helpless, support the weak
Students should be encouraged, supported and _______ed.

Answer 24

succour

Question 25

verb

to remove an unwanted covering or a top layer from something, especially using a sharp edge or something rough:

[ + obj + adj ] _____e your boots clean before you come in.
We’ll have to ______ the snow off the car before we go out in it.
Emily ______d away the dead leaves to reveal the tiny shoot of a new plant.
Jackie fell over and ______d her knee (on the pavement).
I was woken up by the noise of branches _____ing against my bedroom window.
Her grades weren’t great, but she ______d into university.
Twitter is a veritable playground for data scientists looking to ______ and analyze public data.
Millions of Flickr photos were ______d to train facial recognition software.
She’s always getting into silly ______s - I wish she’d think before she does things.
He had a couple of ______s with the police and ended up in court.
“It’s just a ______,” said the boy looking down at his bleeding knee.
I hate the ______ of chalk on a blackboard.
[ T ] Jackie ______d her knee on the wall as she was climbing over it.
[ T ] Sheila ______d the snow off the windshield of her car.
[ I ] The metal gate ______d along the ground when I opened it.
She had a few ______s from the accident in the parking lot, but nothing serious.
Oh, he’s had a few ______s with the law when he was younger, but he’s straightened his life out now.

Answer 25

scrape

Question 26

noun

a set of usually two steps that you climb over in order to cross a fence or a wall, especially between fields

Answer 26

stile

Question 27

adjective

at the back of something:

There’s a sticker on the ____ door/window.
The horse had injured one of its ____ legs.
We walked round to the ____ of the house.
Two police motorcyclists brought up the ____ (= formed the last part) of the demonstration.
Some women make a deliberate choice to ____ a child alone.
He describes how these birds ____ their young.
The horse ____ed (up) (= suddenly rose onto its back legs) when it heard the gun shot.
The lion slowly ____ed its head (= lifted it up) and looked around.
I had the ____ brakes on the car redone.
She entered the school through an unlocked ____ door.
Our dog hurt his ____ left leg.
She ____ed eight children.
[ I ] The horse suddenly ____ed (up) on its hind legs.

Answer 27

rear

Question 28

noun

the quality of having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments:

They showed their usual practical ________.
His air of kindness and ________ tempts people to confide in him.

Answer 28

sagacity

Question 29

verb

to be unwilling to do something or to allow something to happen:

I ____ed at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.
I ____ed at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.

unwilling: She was unwilling to hand over the money.
loath: I was loath to spend all the money at once.
____: The MP ____ed at a proposal to raise council tax.
reluctant: I was reluctant to leave because I was having such a good time.
disinclined: I am disinclined to take on the extra work without more pay.

Answer 29

balk

Question 30

adverb

in a way that is always calm and controlled, even in difficult situations that would cause other people to worry or get angry:

In his _____________ polite way, he ignored his opponent’s taunts.
The inhabitants of the area _____________ got on with their lives.

Answer 30

imperturbably

Question 31

verb

to cry slightly in a way that is weak and does not make other people feel sympathy for you:

He’s sitting in his bedroom ______ling because he was told off for not doing his homework.

Answer 31

snivel

Question 32

adjective

used to describe a room or house that has a lot of space

Answer 32

commodious

Question 33

adjective

unable to be separated, released, or escaped from:

In the case of King Arthur, legend and truth are often ____________.
There’s an ____________ bond between twins.
The Louis Armstrong legend is ___________y linked with his recordings.

Answer 33

inextricable

Question 34

adjective

_______h water is salty, dirty, and unpleasant.

As a river approaches the sea, its water becomes ________.

Answer 34

brackish

Question 35

noun

a disease that damages and kills plants

His arrival cast a ______ on the wedding day.
A broken leg ______ed her chances of winning the championship.
[ U ] The city stopped urban ______ by rebuilding neighborhoods.
Poverty and disease ______ed their lives.

Answer 35

blight

Question 36

noun

a limit or boundary (= edge):

These matters are beyond the ______ of our understanding.
She was about to depart for some unknown ______.
The “burn” part of the place name Tyburn is derived from “______”, which means stream.

Answer 36

bourne

Question 37

noun

the state of having a lot of money or owning many things:

What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private _________ and public squalor.
The nation’s _________ has made two- and even three-car families the norm.
This period saw the increase of real wages and _________ in British society.

Answer 37

affluence

Question 38

noun

a sheltered place in a garden formed by trees and bushes that are grown to partly surround it:

a rose ______

Answer 38

arbour

Question 39

noun

skill in making correct decisions and judgments in a particular subject, such as business or politics:

She has considerable business/financial ______.
Mr. Estavez has real business ______.
He is an astute man with sound business ______.
commercial/financial/legal ______

Answer 39

acumen

Question 40

adjective

behaving in a silly way, not like an adult:

I find his sense of humour rather _______.

Answer 40

puerile

Question 41

adjective

always determined and energetic in trying to achieve something and never willing to admit defeat:

Annie was an _____________ campaigner for better community services.
For many years Annie has been an _____________ campaigner for human rights.

Answer 41

indefatigable

Question 42

noun

soft tissue containing a lot of fat in the centre of a bone

Answer 42

marrow

Question 43

noun

a priest of the lowest rank, especially in the Church of England, whose job is to help the vicar (= priest of a particular area)

She ______d a recent exhibition of Indian artwork.
a Messiaen festival ______d by pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard
a ______d library of short movies available online

Answer 43

curate