Deck 3

Question 1

tribute

Answer 1

• an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.
• something resulting from something else and indicating its worth

e.g. His victory in the championship was a tribute to his persistence.

synonym: accolade

Question 2

prequel

Answer 2

a literary, dramatic or cinematic work whose story precedes that of a previous work, by focusing on events that occur before the original narrative

Question 3

sequel

Answer 3

a published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one.

Question 4

cumbersome

Answer 4

• large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwiedly
  e.g. cumbersome diving suits
• slow or complicated and therefore inefficient
  e.g. organizations with cumbersome hierarchical structures

Question 5

plod

Answer 5

• someone plods means they walk slowly and heavily.
  e.g. Crowds of people plodded around in yellow plastic raincoats.
• someone plods on/along with a job, you mean that the job is taking a long time

Question 6

tapestry

Answer 6

• a heavy cloth that has designs or pictures woven into it and that is used for wall hangings, curtains, etc.
• a tapestry of something: an intricate or complex combination of things or sequence of events
  e.g. a tapestry of cultures, races, and customs.

Question 7

vanquish

Answer 7

defeat thoroughly

e.g. Mexican forces vanquished the French army in a battle in Puebla.

Question 8

nitpick

Answer 8

find or point out minor faults in a fussy or pedantic way

e.g. The state is nitpicking about minor administrative matters.

e.g. People can’t wait to start nitpicking.

Question 9

ramshackle

Answer 9

[adjective] in a state of severe disrepair

e.g. We lived in a ramshackle old farmhouse with a leaking roof and no running water.

Question 10

wacky

Answer 10

funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way

e.g. a wacky chase movie