Everest: The Contest Vocab

Question 1

directly

Answer 1

in a straight line; without straying from a set course; exactly or precisely; strictly; just or right; immediately; as soon as possible; in a blunt, Frank, or straightforward manner; without interference

Question 2

vertical

Answer 2

upright; erect; on end straight up and down; perpendicular to horizontal

Question 3

interview

Answer 3

to ask questions in order to gather information

Question 4

competition

Answer 4

an event or activity in which people play against each other to win a prize or recognition; a contest; a tournament; a rivalry for a prize or superiority; a business relation in which two or more parties seek to gain customers

Question 5

miserably

Answer 5

in a heartbroken or dejected manner; with much sadness; unhappily

Question 6

winced

Answer 6

made a face in acting disgust, dislike, or pain; drew back , as with fear; shrank as in as in pain ; cringed; flinched; recoiled

Question 7

obsessed

Answer 7

preoccupied with or to a great extend about something or someone; extremely focused on; consumed; overly concerned; fully absorbed or engaged

Question 8

ascent

Answer 8

the act of climbing or moving upward; a motion or movement upward; an upward slope or grade; a rise

Question 9

extreme

Answer 9

at the edges or outermost limits; beyond normal or reasonable bounds; of or to the greatest possible degree or extent; very intense; exceptional; not restrained