Deck 8

Question 1

adjourn (v)

/əˈdʒəːn/

Answer 1

Break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later
(Of a group of people) go somewhere for rest or refreshment
Put off or postpone (a resolution or sentence)

Question 2

tamper (v)

/ˈtampə/

Answer 2

Interfere with (something) in order to cause damage or make unauthorized alterations

Question 3

elusive (adj)

/ɪˈluːsɪv/

Answer 3

Difficult to find, catch, or achieve

Difficult to remember

Question 4

asymptote (n)

/ˈasɪm(p)təʊt/

Answer 4

A straight line that continually approaches a given curve but does not meet it at any finite distance

Question 5

bane (n)

/beɪn/

Answer 5

A cause of great distress or annoyance

Question 6

condone (v)

/kənˈdəʊn/

Answer 6

Accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive)
Approve or sanction (something), especially with reluctance

Question 7

eclectic

/ɪˈklɛktɪk/

Answer 7

1. (adj) Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources
2. (n) A person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources

Question 8

irascible (adj)

/ɪˈrasɪb(ə)l/

Answer 8

Having or showing a tendency to be easily angered

Question 9

mundane (adj)

/ˈmʌndeɪn/

Answer 9

1. Lacking interest or excitement; dull

2. Of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one

Question 10

perpetuate (v)

/pəˈpɛtʃʊeɪt/

Answer 10

Make (something) continue indefinitely

Question 11

rancour / rancor (n)

/ˈraŋkə/

Answer 11

Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long standing

Question 12

strut

/strʌt/

Answer 12

1. (n) A rod or bar forming part of a framework and designed to resist compression
2. (n) A stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait
3. (v) Walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait
4. Brace (something) with a strut or struts

Question 13

conceit (n)

/kənˈsiːt/

Answer 13

1. Excessive pride in oneself
2. An ingenious or fanciful comparison or metaphor
   An artistic effect or device
   A fanciful notion

Question 14

voluble (adj)

/ˈvɒljʊb(ə)l/

Answer 14

(Of a person) talking fluently, readily, or incessantly

(Of speech) characterized by fluency and readiness of utterance

Question 15

bard

/bɑːd/

Answer 15

1. (n) A poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition
2. (v) Cover (meat or game) with rashers of fat bacon