English Vocabulary

Question 1

Define:

Spread

(spred)

Answer 1

v. open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length.

I spread a towel on the sand and sat down

Question 2

Define::

Spread

(spred)

Answer 2

n. the fact or process of spreading over an area.

warmer temperatures could help reduce the spread of the disease

Question 3

Define:

Cannonball

(Kanan-bol)

Answer 3

n. a round metal or stone projectile fired from a cannon in former times.
a jump into water performed upright with the knees clasped to the chest.

Question 4

Define:

Latch

(Lach)

Answer 4

v. fasten (a door or gate) with a latch.

she latched the door carefully

Question 5

Define:

Minute

(minet)

Answer 5

n. a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.

he stood in the shower for twenty minutes

Question 6

Define:

Ruckus

(ruh-kuhs)

Answer 6

n. a disturbance or commotion.

a child is raising a ruckus in class

Question 7

Define:

Sure

(SHoor)

Answer 7

adj. confident in what one thinks or knows; having no doubt that one is right.

I’m sure I’ve seen that dress before

Question 8

Define:

Informal | North America
Sure

(SHoor)

Answer 8

adv. certainly (used for emphasis).

Texas sure was a great place to grow up

Question 9

Define: Verb

Dislike

(duh-slike)

Answer 9

v. feel distaste for or hostility toward.

he was not distressed by the death of a man he had always disliked

Question 10

Define: Noun

Dislike

(duh-slike)

Answer 10

n. a feeling of distaste or hostility.

they had taken a dislike to each other

Question 11

Define:

Lucrative

(loo-kruh-thuv)

Answer 11

adj. producing a great deal of profit.

a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian

Question 12

Define:

Hardcore

(haard-kor)

Answer 12

n. the most active, committed, or strict members of a group or movement.

the party still has a hard core of supporters that will always vote

Question 13

Define: Adjective

Hardcore

(haard-kor)

Answer 13

adj. highly committed in one’s support for or dedication to something.

hardcore gamers

Question 14

Define:

Pious

(pai-uhs)

Answer 14

adj. devoutly religious.
adj. making a hypocritical display of virtue.

there’ll be no pious words said over her

Question 15

Define:

Heartbreaking

(haart-bray-kuhng)

Answer 15

adj. causing overwhelming distress; very upsetting.

it would be heartbreaking to see it all collapse

Question 16

Define:

Decimate

(deh-suh-mayt)

Answer 16

v. kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of.

the project would decimate the fragile wetland wilderness

Question 17

Define:

Bastardize

(buhstar-dice)

Answer 17

v. change (something) in such a way as to lower its quality or value, typically by adding new elements.

our biggest fear was they were going to take our script and **bastardize

Question 18

Define:

Obscene

(uhb-seen)

Answer 18

adj. (of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency.

obscene jokes

Question 19

Define:

Facsimile

(fak-si-muh-lee)

Answer 19

n. an exact copy, especially of written or printed material.

a facsimile of the manuscript

Question 20

Define: Verb

Facsimile

(fak-si-muh-lee)

Answer 20

v. make a copy of.

the ride was facsimiled for Disney World

Question 21

Define:

Mention

(men-shun)

Answer 21

v. refer to something briefly and without going into detail.
I haven’t mentioned it to William yet
n. a reference to someone or something.
their eyes light up at a mention of Sartre

Question 22

Define:

Groundbreaking

(grownd-bray-kuhng)

Answer 22

adj. breaking new ground; innovative; pioneering.

groundbreaking research into fertility problems

Question 23

Define:

Trajectory

(truh-jek-tori)

Answer 23

n. the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces.

the missile’s trajectory was preset

Question 24

Define:

Pilfer

Answer 24

v. steal (typically things of relatively little value).

she produced the handful of coins she had managed to pilfer

Question 25

Define:

Frontier

(fruhn-teer)

Answer 25

n. a line or border separating two countries.
international crime knows no frontiers
the extreme limit of understanding or achievement in a particular area.
the success of science in extending the frontiers of knowledge

Question 26

Define:

Enrich

(in-riCH)

Answer 26

v. improve or enhance the quality or value of.

her exposure to museums enriched her life in France

Question 27

Define:

Amalgamation

Answer 27

n. the action, process, or result of combining or uniting.

the threat of amalgamation with a competitor

Question 28

Define:

Armed

(aarmd)

Answer 28

adj. equipped with or carrying a weapon or weapons.

heavily armed troops

Question 29

Define:

Reparation

(reh-puh-ray-shn)

Answer 29

n. the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged.

the courts required a convicted offender to make financial **reparation*

Question 30

Define:

Incorporate

Answer 30

v. take in or contain (something) as part of a whole; include.

he has incorporated in his proposals a large number of measures

Question 31

Define:

Rattling

Answer 31

adj. making a series of short, sharp knocking sounds.

a rattling old bus

Question 32

Define:

Flustered

(fluh-strd)

Answer 32

adj. agitated or confused.

a flustered commuter

Question 33

Define:

Counterfeit

Answer 33

adj. made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud.

two men were remanded on bail on a charge of passing counterfeit $10

Question 34

Define:

Bootleg

Answer 34

adj. (especially of liquor, computer software, or recordings) made, distributed, or sold illegally.
bootleg cassettes
v. make, distribute, or sell (illicit goods, especially liquor, computer software, or recordings) illegally.
he amassed a fortune bootlegging whiskey

Question 35

Define:

Legacy

Answer 35

an amount of money or property left to someone in a will.
my grandmother died and unexpectedly left me a small legacy
n. the long-lasting impact of particular events, actions, etc. that took place in the past, or of a person’s life.

he left us a rich legacy of buildings that are both innovative archi