Deck 16

Question 1

abasement (n)

/əˈbeɪsm(ə)nt/

Answer 1

humiliation, degradation

Question 2

billow

/ˈbɪləʊ/

Answer 2

1. (n) A large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke, or steam
2. (v) (Of fabric) fill with air and swell outwards

Question 3

cower (v)

/ˈkaʊə/

Answer 3

recoil in fear or servility, shrink away from

Question 4

enhance (v)

Answer 4

improve, make better or clearer

Question 5

harangue (n)

/həˈraŋ/

Answer 5

noisy, attacking speech

Question 6

entail (v)

/ɪnˈteɪl/

Answer 6

Involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence

Question 7

emphatic (v)

/ɪmˈfatɪk/ /ɛmˈfatɪk/

Answer 7

1. Expressing something forcibly and clearly

2. (Of a word or syllable) bearing the stress

Question 8

subside (v)

/səbˈsʌɪd/

Answer 8

1. Become less intense, violent, or severe

2. (Of water) go down to a lower or the normal level

Question 9

tabulate (v)

/ˈtabjʊleɪt/

Answer 9

Arrange (data) in tabular form

Question 10

subtle (v)

/ˈsʌt(ə)l/

Answer 10

(Especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe