Deck 19

Question 1

cordial

/ˈkɔːdɪəl/

Answer 1

1. (adj) Warm and friendly
2. (adj) Strongly felt
3. (n) A sweet fruit-flavoured drink
4. (n) A pleasant-tasting medicine.

Question 2

memoir

/ˈmɛmwɑː/

Answer 2

1. A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge
2. An essay on a learned subject
   The proceedings of a learned society

Question 3

indictment (n)

/ɪnˈdʌɪtm(ə)nt/

Answer 3

1. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
   The action of indicting or being indicted
2. A thing that serves to illustrate that a system or situation is bad and deserves to be condemned

Question 4

indict (v)

/ɪnˈdʌɪt/

Answer 4

Formally accuse of or charge with a crime

Question 5

escapade (n)

/ˈɛskəpeɪd/

Answer 5

An act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure

Question 6

rampant (adj)

/ˈramp(ə)nt/

Answer 6

1. (Especially of something unwelcome) flourishing or spreading unchecked
   Unrestrained in action or performance
   (Of a plant) lush in growth; luxuriant

Question 7

luxuriant (adj)

/lʌɡˈʒʊərɪənt/

Answer 7

(Of vegetation) rich and profuse in growth; lush

(Of hair) thick and healthy

Question 8

profuse (adj)

/prəˈfjuːs/

Answer 8

(Especially of something offered or discharged) very plentiful; abundant
(Of a person) extravagant

Question 9

mortgage

/ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ/

Answer 9

1. (n) A legal agreement by which a bank, building society, etc. lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor’s property, with the condition that the conveyance of title becomes void upon the payment of the debt
   The amount of money borrowed in a mortgage
2. (v) Convey (a property) to a creditor as security on a loan
   Expose to future risk or constraint for the sake of immediate advantage

Question 10

germophobe/germaphobe

/ˈdʒəməfəʊb/

Answer 10

A person with an extreme fear of germs and an obsession with cleanliness

Question 11

toddler (n)

/ˈtɒdlə/

Answer 11

A young child who is just beginning to walk.

Question 12

chide (v)

/tʃʌɪd/

Answer 12

Scold or rebuke

Question 13

quintessential (adj)

: /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃ(ə)l/

Answer 13

Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class

Question 14

symptomatic (adj)

/sɪm(p)təˈmatɪk/

Answer 14

1. Serving as a symptom or sign, especially of something undesirable
2. Exhibiting or involving medical symptoms

Question 15

polyglot

/ˈpɒlɪɡlɒt/

Answer 15

1. (adj) Knowing or using several languages
   (Of a book) having the text translated into several languages
2. (n) A person who knows and is able to use several languages

Question 16

impertinent (adj)

/ɪmˈpəːtɪnənt/

Answer 16

1. Not showing proper respect; rude

2. Not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant