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Question 1

Demise

Answer 1

the death of a person:
Much has been written about the circumstances surrounding her demise.

Question 2

Slit

Answer 2

to make a long, straight, narrow cut in something:
He slit open the envelope with a knife

Question 3

Lodge

Answer 3

to (cause to) become stuck in a place or position:
A fish bone had lodged in her throat

to put something in a safe place:
You should lodge a copy of the letter with your solicitor.

Question 4

Occur

Answer 4

(especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen:
An accident involving over ten vehicles has occurred in the east-bound lane.

exist or be present in, among, etc.:
Violence of some type seems to occur in every society.

Question 5

It occured to someone

Answer 5

If a thought or idea occurs to you, it comes into your mind:
The thought did occur to me.

Question 6

Rigged

Answer 6

to arrange dishonestly for the result of something, for example an election, to be changed:
Previous elections in the country have been rigged by the ruling party

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Question 7

Knock out

Answer 7

to hit someone so that they become unconscious:
His opponent knocked him out with one punch.

Question 8

Fairy

Answer 8

Фея

Question 9

Shooter

Answer 9

a gun:
They turned up at my house and one of them pulled out a shooter.

Question 10

Gouging

Answer 10

the action of pushing or cutting into something in a rough or violent way, especially pressing roughly into someone’s eyes:
This was a vicious type of street fighting in which only biting and eye gouging were forbidden.

Question 11

Gouge

Answer 11

to dig or cut into something in a rough or violent way:
He drove into some railings and gouged a hole in the back of his car.

Question 12

Gauge

Answer 12

to calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device:
Use a thermometer to gauge the temperature.

to make a judgment about somethingusually people’s feelings:
A poll was conducted to gauge consumers’ attitudes.

Question 13

Gape

Answer 13

to look in great surprise at someone or something, especially with an open mouth:
They stood gaping at the pig in the kitchen.

to be or become wide open:
Peter’s jacket gaped at the seams.

Question 14

Fuss

Answer 14

a show of anger, worry, or excitement that is unnecessary or greater than the situation deserves:
She made such a fuss when Richard spilled a drop of wine on her blouse!

Question 15

Let go of someone or something

Answer 15

to stop holding something or someone:
Brandon let go of her hand and ran across the street

Question 16

take the piss

Answer 16

to be very annoying and unfair:
£10 for a burger - that’s taking the piss

Question 17

Heartburn

Answer 17

a painful burning feeling in the lower chest caused by the stomach not digesting food correctly

Question 18

Squeak

Answer 18

to make a short, very high cry or sound:
The mice in the cupboard squeaked.

only just succeed in something such as a test or competition:
He squeaked through the exam.

Question 19

Funky

Answer 19

having a bad smell or appearance:
The sour cream smells kind of funky.

Question 20

Stoned

Answer 20

experiencing the effects of a drug, such as cannabis:
They spent the evening getting stoned.

Question 21

Declare

Answer 21

to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially:
They declared their support for the proposal

Question 22

Muddle up

Answer 22

to arrange things in the wrong order:
I’ve arranged the books alphabetically so don’t muddle them up.

to think that a person or thing is someone or something else because the two people or things are very similar:
I often muddle up Richard with his brother.

Question 23

Flawless

Answer 23

perfect or without mistakes:
a flawless complexion

Question 24

Sharpish

Answer 24

quickly:
We’d better get out of here pretty sharpish.

Question 25

Thunk

Answer 25

to fall or hit something with a low heavy sound, or to make something do this:
The ball didn’t bounce. It just thunked to the floor.

Question 26

Unhinged

Answer 26

mentally ill:
I sometimes think that your mother is a little unhinged.

Question 27

Predictability

Answer 27

the state of knowing what something is like, when something will happen, etc.:
Although her job is boring and monotonous, she likes the sense of predictability and security that it gives her.
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Question 28

Fiddly

Answer 28

difficult to do because the parts involved are small:
Repairing a watch is a very fiddly job.

Question 29

Mutt

Answer 29

a person who behaves in a silly or careless way:
Come on you mutts, play harder

Question 30

Cynicism

Answer 30

the belief that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere:
He’s often been accused of cynicism in his attitude towards politics.

Question 31

Cynical

Answer 31

believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere:
She has a pretty cynical view of men.

Question 32

Penpertrate

Answer 32

to commit a crime or a violent or harmful act:
In this country, half of all violent crime is perpetrated by people who have been drinking alcohol.

Question 33

Nicked

Answer 33

to steal something:
I’ve had my bike nicked again.

If the police nick someone, they catch them for committing a crime:
They nicked him for driving at 70 in a 50 speed limit area.

Question 34

Stubborn

Answer 34

A stubborn person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else:
They have huge arguments because they’re both so stubbor

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Question 35

Carnage

Answer 35

the violent killing of large numbers of people, especially in war:
The Battle of the Somme was a scene of dreadful carnage.

Question 36

Goy goyim

Answer 36

a term used by Jewish people for a non-Jewish person.

Question 37

Boychik

Answer 37

(esp in Jewish usage) a term of endearment for a boy or young man

Question 38

Certainly

Answer 38

used to reply completely or to emphasize something and show that there is no doubt about it:
She certainly had a friend called Mark, but I don’t know whether he was her boyfriend.

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Question 39

To be off

Answer 39

Leave, depart

Question 40

Blunt

Answer 40

A blunt pencil, knife, etc. is not sharp and therefore not able to write, cut, etc. w

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Question 41

Sync

Answer 41

He’s putting himself forward as a president whose ideas are in sync with (= are suited to and show an understanding of) a nation demanding change.
Synchronize

Question 42

Blonk

Answer 42

Australian slang for an idiot or really stupid person. One who usually performs acts of stupidity.

Question 43

Minaret

Answer 43

a tall, thin tower on or near a mosque (= a Muslim holy building) from which Muslims are called to pray