cel2

Question 1

imminent

Answer 1

likely to happen very soon (the imminent threat of invasion; in imminent danger of collapse; S: impending, likely, possible, probable

Question 2

collocations with ‘solemn’?

Answer 2

• face; - oath; - eyes: - moment; - expression

Question 3

conscientious

Answer 3

taking care to do things carefully and correctly (He was thorough and conscientious, rather that brilliant.) - conscionable, ethical, honest, just, moral, principled, scrupulous; - student, - teacher, - worker…

Question 4

censure

Answer 4

strong criticism // to criticize sb severely, often publicly, because of sth they had done: criticize, reprimand, condemn, disapprove, scorn

Question 5

aghast

Answer 5

filled with horror and surprise when you see or hear something (Erica looked at him aghast.); horrified, appalled, dismayed

Question 6

brim

Answer 6

1) to be full of sth; to fill sth (Tears brimmed in her eyes.); 2) brim with sth (Her eyes brimmed with tears.) 3) brim over with sth - to be so full of liquid that it flows over the edge -syn: overflow - fill up; overflow; teem; swell…

Question 7

castigate

Answer 7

to criticize sb/sth severely (He castigated himself for being so stupid.) ; criticize, rebuke, reprimand, scold

Question 9

stipulate

Answer 9

to lay down as a condition of an agreement; require by contract; to specify or arrange in an agreement (stipulate a date); to guarantee or promise something in an agreement; to make an express demand or provision in an agreement; to form an agreement (A delivery date is stipulated in the contract.

Question 10

indignation

Answer 10

anger or scorn aroused by sth felt to be unfair, unworthy, or wrong; righteous anger