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Question 1

​[intransitive, transitive] to give somebody a signal using your finger or hand, especially to tell them to move nearer or to follow you,

​[intransitive, transitive] to appear very attractive to somebody,

​[intransitive] to be something that is likely to happen or will possibly happen to somebody in the future

Answer 1

to beckon

Question 2

​[uncountable, countable, usually plural] the process of carefully considering or discussing something,

​[uncountable] the quality of being slow and careful in what you say or do

Answer 2

deliberation

Question 3

​(literary) to defeat somebody easily and completely

Answer 3

to put sb to rout

Question 4

short and snappy

Answer 4

terse

Question 5

a situation in which somebody is defeated easily and completely in a battle or competition

Answer 5

rout

Question 6

dark in colour, sad and serious

Answer 6

sombre/somber

Question 7

severe physical or mental pain, difficulty or unhappiness

Answer 7

anguish

Question 8

the dry outer layer that covers nuts, fruits and seeds, especially grain

Answer 8

husk

Question 9

the hard black wood of various tropical trees

Answer 9

ebony

Question 10

[usually passive] (formal)
​to affect somebody/something in an unpleasant or harmful way

Answer 10

to beset