Deck 7

Question 1

schmooze

/ʃmuːz/

Answer 1

1. (v) Talk intimately and cosily; gossip
   Talk in a cosy and intimate manner to (someone), typically in order to manipulate them
2. (n) A long and intimate conversation

Question 2

cozy/cosy

/ˈkəʊzi/

Answer 2

1. (adj) Giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation
   (Of a relationship or conversation) intimate and relaxed
   Not seeking or offering challenge or difficulty; complacent
2. (n) A soft covering to keep a teapot, boiled egg, etc. hot
3. (v) Make (someone) feel comfortable or complacent
   (cosy up to) Snuggle up to
   (cosy up to) Ingratiate oneself with

Question 3

hobnob (v)

/ˈhɒbnɒb/

Answer 3

Mix socially, especially with those of perceived higher social status

Question 4

muckraking (n)

/ˈmʌkreɪkɪŋ/

Answer 4

The action of searching out and publicizing scandal about famous people

Question 5

sacerdotal (adj)

/ˌsasəˈdəʊt(ə)l/

Answer 5

Relating to priests or the priesthood; priestly

Question 6

diminutive

/dɪˈmɪnjʊtɪv/

Answer 6

1. (adj )Extremely or unusually small
   (Of a word, name, or suffix) implying smallness, either actual or imputed to convey affection, scorn, etc.
2. (n) A smaller or shorter thing, in particular
   A diminutive word or suffix.
   A shortened form of a name, typically used informally

Question 7

incontrovertible (adj)

/ˌɪnkɒntrəˈvəːtɪb(ə)l/

Answer 7

Not able to be denied or disputed

Question 8

dander

/ˈdandə/

Answer 8

1. (v) (get/have one’s dander up)Lose one’s temper
2. (n) Flakes of skin in an animal’s fur or hair
3. (n) A stroll
   Stroll

Question 9

stroll

/strəʊl/

Answer 9

1. (v) Walk in a leisurely way
2. (v) Achieve a sporting victory without effort
3. (n) A short leisurely walk
4. (n) A victory or objective that is easily achieved.

Question 10

flake

/fleɪk/

Answer 10

1. (n) A small, flat, very thin piece of something, typically one which has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece
   A snowflake
   Thin pieces of crushed, dried food or bait for fish
2. (n) A crazy or eccentric person.
3. (v) Come or fall away from a surface in flakes
   Lose small fragments from the surface
4. (v) Separate (food) into flakes or thin pieces
   (Of food) come apart in flakes or thin pieces

Question 11

persecute (v)

/ˈpəːsɪkjuːt/

Answer 11

Subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs
Harass or annoy (someone) persistently

Question 12

intermingle (v)

/ɪntəˈmɪŋɡ(ə)l/

Answer 12

Mix or mingle together

Question 13

mingle (v)

/ˈmɪŋɡ(ə)l/

Answer 13

Mix or cause to mix together

Move among and engage with others at a social function

Question 14

finagle (v)

/fɪˈneɪɡ(ə)l/

Answer 14

Obtain by dishonest or devious means

Act in a dishonest or devious manner

Question 15

tertiary (adj)

/ˈtəːʃ(ə)ri/

Answer 15

1. Third in order or level
   Relating to or denoting education at a level beyond that provided by schools, especially that provided by a college or university.
2. Relating to or denoting the first period of the Cenozoic era

Question 16

entrenched (adj)

/ɪnˈtrɛn(t)ʃt/

Answer 16

(Of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained