Day 34

Question 1

To scold

Answer 1

to speak to someone angrily because you disapprove of their behaviour:
- His mother scolded him for breaking her favourite vase.

Question 2

Beverage

Answer 2

a drink of any type:
- Hot beverages include tea, coffee, and hot chocolate.
- We do not sell alcoholic beverages.

Question 3

To designate

Answer 3

to choose someone officially to do a particular job:
- Traditionally, the president designates his or her successor.
- Thompson has been designated (as/to be) team captain.
- [ + to infinitive ] She has been designated to organize the meeting.

Question 4

Resilience

Answer 4

the ability to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened:
- Trauma researchers emphasize the resilience of the human psyche.

Question 5

To demolish

Answer 5

to completely destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else:
- A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built.
C2
to prove that an argument or theory is wrong:
- He completely demolished all her arguments.

Question 6

Adherence

Answer 6

the fact of someone behaving exactly according to rules, beliefs, etc.:
- He was noted for his strict adherence to the rules.

Question 7

To abide

Answer 7

can’t abide someone/something
- If you can’t abide someone or something, you dislike them very much:
to live or stay somewhere:
- He abided in the wilderness for forty days.

Question 8

To permit

Answer 8

to allow something:
- The regulations do not permit much flexibility.
- [ + -ing verb ] The prison authorities permit visiting only once a month.
- [ + obj + to infinitive ] The security system will not permit you to enter without the correct password.
- As it was such a special occasion, she permitted herself a small glass of champagne.
-The law permits of no other interpretation.

Question 9

Affair

Answer 9

a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered:
- She organizes her financial affairs very efficiently.
- He’s always meddling in (= trying to influence) other people’s affairs.
- What I do in my spare time is my affair (= only involves me).
B2
a matter or situation that causes strong public feeling, usually of moral disapproval:
- The arms-dealing affair has severely damaged the reputation of the government.
- The president’s handling of the affair has been criticized.

Question 10

Erudite

Answer 10

having or containing a lot of knowledge that is known by very few people:
- He’s the author of an erudite book on Scottish history.

Question 11

Exceedingly

Answer 11

to a very great degree:
- He was clever, handsome, and exceedingly rich.

Question 12

Rigorous

Answer 12

careful to look at or consider every part of something to make certain it is correct or safe:
- rigorous testing/checking/methods

Question 13

To compel

Answer 13

to force someone to do something:
- [ + to infinitive ] As a schoolboy he was compelled to wear shorts even in winter.
- (formal) The new circumstances compelled a change in policy.

Question 14

Underdog

Answer 14

a person or group of people with less power, money, etc. than the rest of society:
- As a politician, her sympathy was always for the underdog in society.

Question 15

To persist

Answer 15

If an unpleasant feeling or situation persists, it continues to exist:
- If the pain persists, consult a doctor.
- The cold weather is set to persist throughout the week.
C2
to try to do or continue doing something in a determined but often unreasonable way:
- If he persists in asking awkward questions, then send him to the boss.
- The government is persisting with its ambitious public works programme.

Question 16

Wicked

Answer 16

morally wrong and bad:
- It was a wicked thing to do.
- Of course, in the end, the wicked witch gets killed.

Question 17

To disperse

Answer 17

to spread across or move away over a large area, or to make something do this:
- When the rain came down the crowds started to disperse.
- Police dispersed the crowd that had gathered.

Question 18

To rant

Answer 18

to speak, write or shout in a loud, uncontrolled, or angry way, often saying confused or silly things:
- He’s always ranting (on) about the government.
- I get fed up with my mother ranting and raving (about my clothes) all the time.

Question 19

Peculiar

Answer 19

unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way:
- She has the most peculiar ideas.
- What a peculiar smell!
- It’s peculiar that they didn’t tell us they were going away.
- UK The video on road accidents made me feel rather peculiar (= ill).

Question 20

Scrutiny

Answer 20

the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it:
- The government’s record will be subjected to/come under (close) scrutiny in the weeks before the election.

Question 21

Succinct

Answer 21

said in a clear and short way; expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words:
- Keep your letter succinct and to the point.

Question 22

Nom de guerre

Answer 22

a name chosen by someone to use when he or she is involved in a particular activity, especially fighting in a war:
- Pol Pot was not his real name, but a nom de guerre adopted in the 1970s.

Question 23

Kerfuffle

Answer 23

noise, excitement, and argument:
- Her glasses were broken in the kerfuffle.

Question 24

To whisk

Answer 24

to take something or someone somewhere else suddenly and quickly:
- Our coffees were whisked away before we’d even finished them.
- We only had half an hour to see her before she was whisked off to some exotic location.
- Her husband whisked her off to Egypt for her birthday.