Deck 12

Question 1

belabour / belabor (v)

/bɪˈleɪbə/

Answer 1

1. Attack (someone) physically or verbally

2. Argue or discuss (a subject) in excessive detail

Question 2

connoisseur (n)

/ˌkɒnəˈsəː/

Answer 2

An expert judge in matters of taste

Question 3

egregious (adj)

/ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/

Answer 3

Outstandingly bad; shocking

Question 4

grate

/ɡreɪt/

Answer 4

1. (v) Reduce (food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater
2. (v) Make an unpleasant rasping sound
3. (v) Have an irritating effect
4. (n) The recess of a fireplace or furnace

Question 5

rasping (adj)

/ˈrɑːspɪŋ/

Answer 5

Harsh-sounding and unpleasant; grating

Question 6

recess

/rɪˈsɛs/

Answer 6

1. (n) A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest
   A hollow space inside something
   (usually recesses) A remote, secluded, or secret place
2. (n) A period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended
3. (v) Attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed
4. (v) be temporarily suspended

Question 7

irrevocable (adj)

/ɪˈrɛvəkəb(ə)l/

Answer 7

Not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final

Question 8

nefarious (adj)

/nɪˈfɛːrɪəs/

Answer 8

(Typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal

Question 9

peruse (v)

/pəˈruːz/

Answer 9

Read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way

Examine carefully or at length

Question 10

recant (v)

/rɪˈkant/

Answer 10

Say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical

Question 11

heretical (adj)

/hɪˈrɛtɪk(ə)l/

Answer 11

Believing in or practising religious heresy

Holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted

Question 12

subversive

/səbˈvəːsɪv/

Answer 12

1. (v) Seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution
2. (n) A subversive person

Question 13

subvert (v)

/səbˈvəːt/

Answer 13

Undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)

Question 14

wax

/waks/

Answer 14

1. (n) A sticky yellowish mouldable substance secreted by honeybees as the material of a honeycomb; beeswax
2. (n) Used in reference to records
3. (v) Cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it
4. (v) Make a recording of
5. (v) (Of the moon between new and full) have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size
   Become larger or stronger
6. (v) Begin to speak or write about something in the specified manner

Question 15

beleaguer (v)

/bɪˈliːɡə/

Answer 15

1. Lay siege to, besiege, attack

Put in a very difficult situation