Brainscape Bot Deck 19

Question 1

verb

to stop doing something, especially something that someone else does not want you to do:

The soldiers have been ordered to ______ from firing their guns.
The high winds are expected to ______ tomorrow.
She was ordered to ______ from playing music after 11 p.m.

Answer 1

desist

Question 2

verb

to break something apart:

The last few bubbles rose from the ______ed ship.

Answer 2

sunder

Question 3

adverb

in a way that is attractive because of being unusual, and often old-fashioned:

They work out at a ________ dilapidated Los Angeles gym.
The cafe tables ________ spill into the street.
He explained what is sometimes ________ called economic freedom.
The notion of employer loyalty is ________ risible.

Answer 3

quaintly

Question 4

verb

to give great pleasure to someone:

I was utterly ______ed by the way she smiled.

Answer 4

ravish

Question 5

verb

to spread over a large area, or (especially of things made of cloth) to become filled with air and appear to be larger:

Smoke ______ed (out) from the burning building.
The sheets/shirts hanging on the line ______ed in the breeze.
We watched the boats with their ______ing sails.
______s of smoke
Sophie stepped into the shower through a ______ of steam.
They were swept by the ______s of that savage sea.
The wind rushes over the rolling ______s, and no ferryboat can cross in such weather.
The building is draped in blue plastic sheeting that flaps and ______s like a sail.
______s of smoke

Answer 5

billow

Question 6

adjective

understanding or realizing something:

We should be _________ of the fact that every complaint is not a justified complaint.

aware: We are aware that some people are getting frustrated.
conscious: I am conscious of the need for greater scrutiny of these matters.
_________: Most people are _________ of the fact that some pollsters ask leading questions.
know: We know that people who are stressed out look haggard.

Answer 6

cognizant

Question 7

verb

to send someone accused of committing a crime away from court until their trial begins:

He was ______ed on theft charges.
The accused was ______ed in custody (= kept in prison before the trial began) for a week.
He was held on ______ in prison for 18 months.

Answer 7

remand

Question 8

noun

a very large amount of rain or water:

This little stream can become a ______ when it rains heavily.
The newspaper received a ______ of complaints/letters/phone calls about the article.
The city was ______d when the river burst its banks.
figurative We’ve been ______d with (= have received a lot of) replies.
The newspaper received a ______ of complaints about the article.
The senator’s office was ______d with calls asking for clarification.

Answer 8

deluge

Question 9

verb

to spoil something that is pure or someone’s perfect reputation:

His reputation, he said, had been unfairly sullied by half-truths and innuendos.
No speck of dirt had ever sullied his hands.

Answer 9

sully

Question 10

adjective

relating to where a person or animal was born:

her _____ village/city/home
These fish hardly move from their _____ waters.
Improvements in _____ care have cut infant mortality.

Answer 10

natal

Question 11

verb

to make a person or an animal react or do something by continuously annoying or upsetting them:

She seemed determined to ____ him into a fight.
He refused to be ____ed by their insults.
The runner was ____ed on by his desire to keep up with the others.
A group of children were ____ing (= laughing at or pushing) another child in the school playground.
The picador ____ed the bull with a spear.
Dogs were made furious by being ____ed with sticks.
His speech should serve as a ____ to action.
A boy walked alongside the ox-train, prodding the oxen with a metal pointed ____.
His brother ____ed him into a wrestling match.

Answer 11

goad

Question 12

noun

a speech in a play that the character speaks to himself or herself or to the people watching rather than to the other characters:

Hamlet’s _________ starts “To be or not to be”.
[ C ] Hamlet’s _________ begins, “To be or not to be.”

Answer 12

soliloquy

Question 13

noun

the quality of staying the same, not getting less or more

Never doubt the _________ of my love for you.

Answer 13

constancy

Question 14

noun

a person or thing that is so good or beautiful that it attracts a lot of attention

Answer 14

cynosure

Question 15

noun

a metropolitan county (= an area of England that includes a large city area and had its own local government until 1986) in northeastern England:

The Japanese electronics firm announced last Friday that its plant in Sunderland, _____________, is to close.

Answer 15

Tyne and Wear

Question 16

adjective

easily dealt with, controlled, or persuaded:

The problem turned out to be less _________ than I had expected.

Answer 16

tractable

Question 17

noun

(a formal) agreement:

On 31 May the two leaders signed a peace ______.
UK Before 1987, the ______ between the Labour government and the unions was a simple affair.
The project is completely in ______ with government policy.
She came of her own ______. No one asked her to come.
With one ______, the delegates walked out of the conference.
[ + two objects ] The massed crowds of supporters ______ed him a hero’s welcome.
Certainly in our society teachers don’t enjoy the respect that is ______ed to doctors and lawyers.
[ C ] Both parties signed an ______ last week in Geneva that may finally bring an end to the conflict.
[ U ] The officer acted in ______ with Florida law.
Reporters asked why the United States did not ______ full recognition to the new government.

agreement: Do we have an agreement?
understanding: We had an understanding that the businesses would merge, but never got that in writing.
gentleman’s agreement: He and his builder have a gentleman’s agreement that if there are spare materials left after working on the flat, the builder can take them home.
deal: Do we have a deal?
contract: The basketball player was signed to a multimillion-dollar contract with a new team this week.
______: The leaders of the four countries signed a peace ______.

Answer 17

accord

Question 18

verb

When a girl or woman _____ies, she bends quickly at the knees, with one foot in front of the other, often while holding her skirt, especially to show respect:

She _____ied to the Queen.
She gave a ______ before presenting the flowers to the princess.

Answer 18

curtsy

Question 19

noun

the act of preparing land for growing crops:

traditional methods of _______

Answer 19

tillage

Question 20

noun

anger:

Petty restrictions easily raised/aroused the ___ of such a creative artist.
The team drew the ___ of local politicians when it moved to a new stadium outside the city.

Answer 20

ire

Question 21

verb

to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation:

An elderly man from Hull has ________ed doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead.
The singer ________ed her critics with a remarkable follow-up album.
She likes to ________ others’ expectations about her.

Answer 21

confound

Question 22

adjective

showing hard work, care, and attention to detail:

_________ research/efforts
an _________ student
The government has been _________ in the fight against inflation.

careful: After careful consideration, we are unable to accept your proposal.
thorough: He seems like he’s not paying attention, but don’t be fooled - he’s very thorough.
meticulous: This book is the result of years of meticulous research.
methodical: I appreciated his methodical approach to the work.

Answer 22

assiduous

Question 23

verb

to reduce the bad effects of something:

They tried to ________ the hardship of their lives.
The drugs ________ pain but have no effect on inflammation.

Answer 23

palliate

Question 24

adjective

happy and without worry:

She shows a ______ disregard for danger.
I am upset by the author’s ______ indifference toward facts.
Without reading the contract, she ______ly agreed to sign it.

Answer 24

blithe

Question 25

adjective

smelling extremely bad and stale:

_____ air/breath

Answer 25

fetid

Question 26

verb

to laugh nervously, often at something that you feel you should not be laughing at:

A couple of the younger teachers ______ed at his dirty jokes.
Their performance left the audience ______ing with embarrassed laughter.
The love scene raised a few ______s from a group of 10-year-olds.
My joke drew only nervous ______s.
Some kids ______ed at the boys who were making faces in class.
There were ______s from the audience but no big laughs.

Answer 26

titter

Question 27

verb

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that thing or person is not worth having:

She _____ed my offers of help.
Ellis plays the part of the young lover _____ed by his mistress.
She _____ed his attentions and refused to see him.

Answer 27

spurn

Question 28

noun

the act of asking a god or someone who is in a position of power for something in a humble way:

Inside the temple, worshippers were kneeling in ____________.

Answer 28

supplication

Question 29

adjective

sad and serious:

a __________ face

Answer 29

lugubrious

Question 30

noun

a horse that is ridden:

a fine, white _____

Answer 30

steed

Question 31

adjective

made or done in a careful or decorative way:

The new album contains some carefully _______ new songs and a number of familiar hits.
Her poems are well-_______ and intensely personal.
A recurring theme is the environmental change _______ by a slowly warming planet.
She says the new visa rules _______ havoc at the local consulate.
She’s modest about what she has _______.

Answer 31

wrought

Question 32

noun

a public meeting of a large group of people, especially supporters of a particular opinion:

5,000 people held an anti-nuclear _____.
an election/campaign _____
The French driver has taken the lead in the Paris-Dakar _____.
Share prices fell again today after yesterday’s _____.
Supporters/Opponents of the new shopping development are trying to _____ local people in favour of/against it.
The president has called on the people to _____ to/behind the government.
[ + obj + to infinitive ] The general rallied his forces to defend the town.
“Workers of the world unite!” was their _____ing cry/call (= a phrase said to encourage support).
The nurse said my mother had rallied after a poor night.
The team played badly in the first half of the game but rallied in the second.
The pound rallied against the dollar in trading today.
He helped organize the first national _____ against the war.
[ I ] Cleveland rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Washington, 111-102.
[ I ] The dollar rallied against the yen in trading today.
[ I ] African-American groups rallied around the president when he was under attack.
a _____ in sth The shares of gold mining companies were boosted by a _____ in bullion prices.
spark/cause/trigger a _____ News of the retail industry’s first-quarter profits triggered a _____ in share prices.
stage/enjoy a _____ Major oil producers staged a _____ despite weaker prices for crude oil.
a powerful/sharp/strong _____ After a powerful _____ last year, stocks have languished for the first quarter of this year.
a market/price/stock _____
a brief/late/early _____
attend/hold a _____ The anti-war _____ was attended by around 5,000 people.
speak at/address a _____
a campaign/political/protest _____
an election _____
The company’s stocks rallied after an initial fall.
_____ against sth The pound rallied against the dollar in trading today.
_____ from/to sth Shares in the retailer rallied to 257p after dropping to 230p last month.
_____ (by) 10 points/20%/1p, etc. The Nasdaq rallied 41% to hit 2313.85.
_____ sharply/strongly

improve: His health has improved dramatically since he started exercising.
get better: The first part of the book isn’t very good but it gets better.
_____: The team played badly in the first half but rallied in the second.
recover: We are still waiting for the economy to recover.
look up: Our financial situation is looking up.
pick up: Business is really beginning to pick up.

Answer 32

rally

Question 33

verb

to throw a number of things quickly at someone or something:

We saw rioters ____ing police with bricks and bottles.
The children ____ed down the bank.
[ T ] Youths tried to ____ them with stones.
rabbit ____s

throw: The kids were outside throwing snowballs at each other.
toss: She tossed the keys into her bag and went out.
chuck: He read the letter and chucked it into the bin.
fling: He crumpled up the letter and flung it into the fire.
hurl: In a fit of temper he hurled the book across the room.
lob: The boys spent an hour lobbing stones into the lake.

Answer 33

pelt

Question 34

noun

an image of what is shown on a computer screen:

She sent me a __________ of the messages.
This query will generate an error message, as shown in the __________.
Could you __________ that and send it to me?
He was accused of __________ting and publicizing her personal information.

Answer 34

screenshot

Question 35

noun

as a result of something:

She got what she wanted by ____ of pleading and threatening.
She achieved her success by ____ of hard work.

Answer 35

dint

Question 36

noun

a woman of high social rank whose husband is dead but who has a title and property because of her marriage to him:

a _______ queen

Answer 36

dowager

Question 37

verb

(especially of dogs) to make a deep, rough sound while showing the teeth, usually in anger or (of people) to speak or say something angrily and forcefully:

The dogs started to _____ at each other so I had to separate them.
[ + speech ] “Go to hell!”, he _____ed.
The yarn _____ed as she unwound it.
That old brush will _____ your hair.
The dog gave a low _____ so I quickly drew my hand back.
“Take your hands off me!” she said with a _____.
She tried to comb the _____s out of her daughter’s long hair.
a _____ of blankets on the bed
[ I ] “What do you want?” he _____ed.
[ T ] The collision _____ed traffic for 10 miles on the Interstate.
The dog’s _____ frightened me.

Answer 37

snarl

Question 38

verb

past simple of fall

A great number of trees were ____ed to provide space for grazing.
He eventually ____ed his opponent with a punch to the head.
We went ____ walking last weekend.
He decided the diseased trees had to be ____ed.
fig. He was ____ed (= killed) by a heart attack.

Answer 38

fell

Question 39

noun

the act of using movements of your hands and body, and expressions on your face, without speech, to communicate emotions and actions or to tell a story:

The first scene was performed in ____.
The whole of the banquet scene is ____d.
Most of the bands that appear on the show just ____ to a recording of their songs.
He was miming something at me across the room.
[ U ] In the game of charades, you have to convey the title of a movie or book through ____.
[ I ] The illusion of live music was created by singers miming to their records.

Answer 39

mime

Question 40

verb

to spoil something that is pure or someone’s perfect reputation:

His reputation, he said, had been unfairly sullied by half-truths and innuendos.
No speck of dirt had ever sullied his hands.

Answer 40

sully

Question 41

noun

a very small piece of food:

a ______ of cheese
The prisoners ate every last ______.
a ______ of good news
She ate every last ______ on her plate.

Answer 41

morsel