Deck 14

Question 1

murderous (adj)

/ˈməːd(ə)rəs/

Answer 1

1. Capable of or intending to murder; dangerously violent.
   (of an action, event, or plan) involving murder or extreme violence.
2. Extremely arduous or unpleasant.

Question 2

slouch

/slaʊtʃ/

Answer 2

1. (v) Stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way.
2. (n) A lazy, drooping posture or movement.
3. (n) An incompetent person.

Question 3

evince (v)

/ɪˈvɪns/

Answer 3

Reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling); indicate.

Question 4

tarry

/ˈtari/

Answer 4

1. (adj) Like or covered with tar (nhựa đường, hắc ín).

2. (v) Stay longer than intended; delay leaving a place.

Question 5

skulk

/skʌlk/

Answer 5

1. (v) Keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive.
   Move stealthily or furtively.
   Shirk one’s duties or responsibilities.
2. (n) A group of foxes.

Question 6

simile (n)

/ˈsɪmɪli/

Answer 6

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion).
The use of similes as a method of comparison.

Question 7

appellation (n)

/ˌapəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

Answer 7

A name or title.

The action of giving a name to someone or something.

Question 8

sobriquet / soubriquet (n)

/ˈsəʊbrɪkeɪ/

Answer 8

A person’s nickname.

Question 9

kudos (n)

/ˈkjuːdɒs/

Answer 9

Praise and honour received for an achievement.

Compliments or congratulations.

Question 10

extemporaneous / extemporary (adj)

/ɪkˌstɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs/ /ɛkˈstɛmp(ə)(rə)ri/

Answer 10

Spoken or done without preparation.

Question 11

lubricious (adj)

/luːˈbrɪʃəs/

Answer 11

1. Offensively displaying or intended to arouse sexual desire.
2. Smooth and slippery with oil or a similar substance.

Question 12

renege/renegue (v)

/rɪˈneɪɡ/

Answer 12

Go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract.
Revoke
Renounce or abandon.

Question 13

contravene (v)

/ˌkɒntrəˈviːn/

Answer 13

Offend against the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct)
Conflict with (a right, principle, etc.), especially to its detriment.

Question 14

allegory (n)

/ˈalɪɡ(ə)ri/

Answer 14

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. (truyện ngụ ngôn)
A symbol.
–> allegorical (adj)

Question 15

heuristic

/ˌhjʊ(ə)ˈrɪstɪk/

Answer 15

1. (adj) Enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.
2. (n) A heuristic process or method.
   The study and use of heuristic techniques.

Question 16

crank

/kraŋk/

Answer 16

1. (v) Turn the crankshaft of (an internal combustion engine) in order to start the engine.
   Increase the intensity of something.
   (derogatory) Produce something regularly and routinely.
2. (v) Give a bend to (a shaft, bar, etc.)
3. (n) An eccentric person, especially one who is obsessed by a particular subject.
   A bad-tempered person.
4. (n) A fanciful turn of speech.