Deck 2

Question 1

conflate (v)

/kənˈfleɪt/

Answer 1

Combine (two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc.) into one

Question 2

culpability (n)

/ˌkʌlpəˈbɪlɪti/

Answer 2

Responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame

Question 3

affluent (adj)

/ˈaflʊənt/

Answer 3

(Especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy

Question 4

askew (adj & adv)

/əˈskjuː/

Answer 4

Not in a straight or level position

Wrong; awry

Question 5

awry (adj & adv)

/əˈrʌɪ/

Answer 5

Away from the usual or expected course; amiss

Out of the normal or correct position; askew

Question 6

dismal (adj)

/ˈdɪzm(ə)l/

Answer 6

Causing a mood of gloom or depression
(Of a person or their mood) gloomy
Pitifully or disgracefully bad

Question 7

pore (v)

/pɔː/

Answer 7

Be absorbed in reading or studying (something)

Think intently; ponder

Question 8

immaterial (adj)

/ɪməˈtɪərɪəl/

Answer 8

1. Unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant

Question 9

amok/amuck (adv)

/əˈmɒk/

Answer 9

(in phrase run amok) Behave uncontrollably and disruptively

Question 10

flaccid (adj)

/ˈflasɪd/

Answer 10

(Of part of the body) soft and hanging loosely or limply, especially so as to look or feel unpleasant
(Of plant tissue) drooping or inelastic through lack of water
Lacking vigour or effectiveness

Question 11

uncanny (adj)

/ʌnˈkani/

Answer 11

Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way

Question 12

dwindle (v)

/ˈdwɪnd(ə)l/

Answer 12

Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength

Question 13

endemic

/ɛnˈdɛmɪk/

Answer 13

1. (Adj) (Of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area
   (Of an area) in which a particular disease is regularly found
2. (adj) (Of a plant or animal) native or restricted to a certain place
3. (n) An endemic plant or animal

Question 14

imperil (v)

/ɪmˈpɛrɪl/

Answer 14

Put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed

Question 15

fiddle

/ˈfɪd(ə)l/

Answer 15

1. (n) A violin.
2. (n) An act of defrauding, cheating, or falsifying
3. (n) A small task that seems awkward and unnecessarily complex
4. (v) Touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way
   Tinker with something in an attempt to make minor adjustments or improvements
   (fiddle around) Pass time aimlessly, without doing or achieving anything of substance
5. (v) Falsify (figures, data, or records), typically in order to gain money
6. (v) Play the violin

Question 16

fidget

/ˈfɪdʒɪt/

Answer 16

1. (v) Make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience
   Be impatient or uneasy
2. (n) A person who fidgets
   (usually fidgets) A state of mental or physical restlessness or unease