Day 26

Question 1

Laughable

Answer 1

silly and not deserving to be seriously considered:
- Privately they thought the idea laughable.

Question 2

Exaltation

Answer 2

a very strong feeling of happiness

Question 3

Tackle with

Answer 3

to try to deal with something or someone:
- There are many ways of tackling this problem.
- I tackled him about his careless work.

Question 4

Dramatically

Answer 4

suddenly or obviously:
- Your life changes dramatically when you have a baby to take care of.

Question 5

Expose

Answer 5

to remove what is covering something so that it can be seen:
- The plaster on the walls has been removed to expose the original bricks underneath.
- He damaged his leg so badly in the accident that the bone was exposed.

Question 6

Tedious

Answer 6

boring:
- a tedious job
- The problem is I find most forms of exercise so tedious.

Question 7

Overexert

Answer 7

to make too much physical or mental effort:
- She told me to get plenty of sleep and not overexert myself during the day.
- If you overexert yourself, the wound may begin to bleed.
- The doctor said I should avoid stressful situations and not over-exert myself.
- Athletes who over-exert themselves are at risk of becoming sick in this extreme heat.
- It is important not to overexert the patient.
- Overexerting the body will not deliver optimum benefits.

to make too much mental or physical effort, or to cause a person or an animal to do this:

Question 8

Invaluable

Answer 8

extremely useful:
- The new job will provide you with invaluable experience.
- Such data will prove invaluable to/for researchers.

Question 9

Ditch

Answer 9

a long, narrow open hole that is dug into the ground, usually at the side of a road or - field, used especially for supplying or removing water or for dividing land

Question 10

Lonesome

Question 11

Conceive

Answer 11

to imagine something:
- I think my uncle still conceives of me as a four-year-old.
- He couldn’t conceive of a time when he would have no job.
- [ + question word ] I can’t conceive (= it is too shocking to imagine) how anyone could behave so cruelly.
- [ + that ] I find it hard to conceive (= it is too shocking to imagine) that people are still treated so badly.

Question 12

Down-to-earth

Answer 12

practical, reasonable, and friendly:
- She’s a down-to-earth woman with no pretensions.

Question 13

To comprise

Answer 13

to have as parts or members, or to
be those parts or members
• consist of; be made up of.
- The country comprises 20 states

Question 14

To cue

Answer 14

to give someone a signal to do something
Кий

Question 15

Haphazard

Answer 15

not having an obvious order or plan
Бессистемный, случайный

Question 16

To fall behind (someone)

Answer 16

to make less
progress than other people who are doing the same thing

Question 17

To inoculate

Answer 17

to give a weak form of a disease to a
person or an animal, usually by injection, as a protection
against that diseas

Question 18

Plaster cast

Answer 18

A hard covering that is put over
a broken bone in order to support and protect it while it
heals

Question 19

Posture

Answer 19

If someone has good
posture, their back and shoulders are straight when they
stand and sit; if someone has bad posture, their back and
shoulders are curved and not straight

Question 20

To prescribe

Answer 20

To say what medical treatment
someone needs

Question 21

Sleep patterns

Answer 21

Someone’s sleep patterns are
their sleeping habits, for example, how much they usually
sleep and when they usually sleep

Question 22

Vast

Answer 22

Extremely big:
- A vast audience watched the broadcast.
- The amount of detail the book contains is vast.
- The people who have taken our advice have saved themselves vast amounts/sums of money.
- The vast majority of children attend state schools.

Question 23

Rapture

Answer 23

Extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement:
- He listened to the music with an expression of pure rapture on his face.
- The prime minister’s supporters greeted her speech with rapture.

Question 24

To graze

Answer 24

To break the surface of the skin by rubbing against something rough:
- He fell down and grazed his knee.
- He was lucky, the bullet just grazed his leg.

Question 25

To prevail

Answer 25

to get control or influence:
- I am sure that common sense will prevail in the end.
- And did reason prevail over (= become a more powerful influence than) emotion?