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Question 1

Entice

Answer 1

VERB
To entice someone to go somewhere or to do something means to try to persuade them to go to that place or to do that thing.
Retailers have tried almost everything to entice shoppers through their doors. [VERB noun preposition]
The manager tried to entice some of his rival club’s players away. [VERB noun with adverb]
They’ll entice doctors to move from the cities by paying them better salaries

Question 2

catchy

Answer 2

ADJECTIVE
If you describe a tune, name, or advertisement as catchy, you mean that it is attractive and easy to remember.
The songs were both catchy and original.
The blog post tried to draw in readers through a catchy title.
Synonyms: memorable, haunting, unforgettable, captivating

Question 3

Fad

Answer 3

COUNTABLE NOUN
You use fad to refer to an activity or topic of interest that is very popular for a short time, but which people become bored with very quickly.
Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad.
Synonyms: craze, fashion, trend, fancy

Question 4

snug

Answer 4

ADJECTIVE
If you feel snug or are in a snug place, you are very warm and comfortable, especially because you are protected from cold weather. […]

Question 5

slab

Answer 5

COUNTABLE NOUN
A slab of something is a thick, flat piece of it.
...slabs of stone. [+ of]
...huge concrete paving slabs.
Synonyms: piece, slice, lump, chunk

Question 6

plethora

Answer 6

SINGULAR NOUN
A plethora of something is a large amount of it, especially an amount of it that is greater than you need, want, or can cope with.
[formal]
A plethora of new operators will be allowed to enter the market. [+ of]
Synonyms: excess, surplus, glut, profusion

Question 7

Parkour

Answer 7

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Parkour is the activity of running through areas in a town, using skilful movements to jump over walls and other objects.
He runs a parkour club for local kids.

Question 8

aerial

Answer 8

1. ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun]
   You talk about aerial attacks and aerial photographs to indicate that people or things on the ground are attacked or photographed by people in aeroplanes.
   Weeks of aerial bombardment had destroyed factories and highways.
   He planned to take aerial photographs of the Baru volcano.
   The film begins with an aerial view of the Great Basin of Nevada.
2. ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun]
   You can use aerial to describe things that exist or happen above the ground or in the air.
   The seagulls swirled in aerial combat over the barges.
3. COUNTABLE NOUN
   An aerial is a device or a piece of wire that receives television or radio signals and is usually attached to a radio, television, car, or building.
   [British]
   …a saucer-shaped satellite television aerial.
   …the radio aerials of taxis and cars.

Question 9

enclave

Answer 9

COUNTABLE NOUN
An enclave is an area within a country or a city where people live who have a different nationality or culture from the people living in the surrounding country or city.
Nagorno-Karabakh is an Armenian enclave inside Azerbaijan.
Synonyms: area, community, quarter, haven

Question 10

perpetual

Answer 10

1. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
   A perpetual feeling, state, or quality is one that never ends or changes.
   …the creation of a perpetual union.
   perpetually ADVERB [ADVERB with verb]
   They were all perpetually starving.
   They would be compelled to live perpetually as second-class citizens.
2. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
   A perpetual act, situation, or state is one that happens again and again and so seems never to end.
   I thought her perpetual complaints were going to prove too much for me.
   perpetually ADVERB [ADVERB with verb]
   …a perpetually renewed miracle.
   He perpetually interferes in political affairs.

Question 11

dies out

Answer 11

1. PHRASAL VERB
   If something dies out, it becomes less and less common and eventually disappears completely.
   How did the dinosaurs die out? [VERB PARTICLE]
   We used to believe that capitalism would soon die out. [VERB PARTICLE]
2. PHRASAL VERB
   If something such as a fire or wind dies out, it gradually stops burning or blowing.
   [US]
   Once the fire has died out, the salvage team will move in.

Question 12

farce

Answer 12

1. COUNTABLE NOUN
   A farce is a humorous play in which the characters become involved in complicated and unlikely situations.
2. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
   Farce is the style of acting and writing that is typical of farces.
   The plot often borders on farce.
   Synonyms: comedy, satire, slapstick, burlesque More Synonyms of farce
3. SINGULAR NOUN
   If you describe a situation or event as a farce, you mean that it is so disorganized or ridiculous that you cannot take it seriously.
   [disapproval]
   The elections have been reduced to a farce.

Question 13

scrap

Answer 13

1. COUNTABLE NOUN
   A scrap of something is a very small piece or amount of it.
   A crumpled scrap of paper was found in her handbag. [+ of]
   …a fire fuelled by scraps of wood.
   They need every scrap of information they can get. [+ of]
   Synonyms: piece, fragment, bit, trace More Synonyms of scrap
2. PLURAL NOUN
   Scraps are pieces of unwanted food which are thrown away or given to animals.
   …the scraps from the Sunday dinner table.
3. VERB
   If you scrap something, you get rid of it or cancel it.
   [informal, journalism]
   President Hussein called on all countries in the Middle East to scrap nuclear or chemical weapons. [VERB noun]
   It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped.