Deck 1

Question 1

churlish (adj)

/ˈtʃəːlɪʃ/

Answer 1

Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

Question 2

unstinting (adj)

/ʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/

Answer 2

Given or giving without restraint; unsparing

Question 3

unsparing (adj)

/ʌnˈspɛːrɪŋ/

Answer 3

1. Merciless; severe

2. Given freely and generously

Question 4

convivial (adj)

/kənˈvɪvɪəl/

Answer 4

(Of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable

(Of a person) cheerful and friendly; jovial

Question 5

jovial (adj)

/ˈdʒəʊvɪəl/

Answer 5

Cheerful and friendly

Question 6

clutch

/klʌtʃ/

Answer 6

1. (v) Grasp (something) tightly
2. (n) A tight grasp
   (someone’s clutches) A person’s power or control, especially when regarded as inescapable
3. (n) A clutch bag
4. (adj) (In sport) denoting or occurring at a critical situation in which the outcome of a game or competition is at stake
   (Of a player or action) achieving or characterized by success at a critical moment in a game or competition
5. (n) A group of eggs fertilized at the same time, laid in a single session and (in birds) incubated together
   A brood of chicks
   A small group of people or things

Question 7

elegiac (adj)

/ˌɛlɪˈdʒʌɪək/

Answer 7

Relating to or characteristic of an elegy

Wistfully mournful

Question 8

breezy (adj)

/ˈbriːzi/

Answer 8

1. Pleasantly windy

2. Appearing relaxed, informal, and cheerily brisk

Question 9

chortle

/ˈtʃɔːt(ə)l/

Answer 9

1. (v) Laugh in a noisy, gleeful way

2. (n) A noisy, gleeful laugh

Question 10

quibble

/ˈkwɪb(ə)l/

Answer 10

1. (n) A slight objection or criticism
2. (n) A play on words; a pun.
3. (v) Argue or raise objections about a trivial matter

Question 11

benighted (adj)

/bɪˈnʌɪtɪd/

Answer 11

1. In a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance
2. Overtaken by darkness

Question 12

counsel

/ˈkaʊns(ə)l/

Answer 12

1. (n) Advice, especially that given formally
   Consultation, especially to seek or give advice
2. (v) Give advice to (someone)
   Give professional help and advice to (someone) to resolve personal or psychological problems
   Recommend (a course of action)

Question 13

petition

/pɪˈtɪʃ(ə)n/

Answer 13

1. (n) A formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of a particular cause
   An appeal or request to a deity or a superior
2. (v) (often petition someone/thing for) Present a petition to (an authority) in respect of a particular cause
   Make an appeal to (a deity or superior)

Question 14

enjoin (v)

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪn/

Answer 14

Instruct or urge (someone) to do something
Prescribe (an action or attitude) to be performed or adopted
(enjoin someone from) (Law) Prohibit someone from performing (a particular action) by issuing an injunction

Question 15

exhort (v)

/ɪɡˈzɔːt/

Answer 15

Strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something

Question 16

stilted (adj)

/ˈstɪltɪd/

Answer 16

1. (Of a manner of talking or writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural
2. Standing on stilts (cột)