Group 16 - Day 17

Question 1

anchorwoman

Answer 1

woman who presents a TV news program

Question 2

topless

Answer 2

(of a woman) only wearing clothes on the bottom half of the body

Question 3

exploitation

Answer 3

treating someone unfairly to benefit from their work

Question 4

exploration

Answer 4

travelling through an unfamiliar area to learn about it

Question 5

stanza

Answer 5

a verse in a poem

Question 6

MP

Answer 6

Minister of Parliament

Question 7

to brag

Answer 7

to talk about your achievements or abilities with excessive self-satisfaction

Question 8

to boast

Answer 8

to talk about your achievements or abilities with excessive self-satisfaction

Question 9

healthcare

Answer 9

provision of medical services

Question 10

thinner

Answer 10

less thick or fat

Question 11

sexism

Answer 11

discrimination on the basis of sex

Question 12

to bring about change

Answer 12

to effect change

Question 13

stereotype

Answer 13

a fixed, widely held idea about a type of person or thing

Question 14

treatment

Answer 14

the manner in which someone behaves towards another person

Question 15

chauvinism

Answer 15

excessive support of one’s own cause, group or gender

Question 16

manual labor

Answer 16

physical work

Question 17

sawmill

Answer 17

factory in which logs of wood are cut by a machine

Question 18

stack

Answer 18

a group of things lying one on top of the other

Question 19

pile

Answer 19

a group of things lying one on top of the other

Question 20

childhood

Answer 20

period during which a person was a child

Question 21

puberty

Answer 21

period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity

Question 22

vulnerable

Answer 22

susceptible to physical or emotional harm

Question 23

hook

Answer 23

a curved piece of metal for hanging things

Question 24

work-related illness

Answer 24

illness resulting from work

Question 25

role model

Answer 25

person considered to be an example for others

Question 26

flesh

Answer 26

the skin and muscle of the human body

Question 27

tycoon

Answer 27

a wealthy, powerful person in business

Question 28

backlash

Answer 28

a strong adverse reaction to a political or social development

Question 29

scantily dressed

Answer 29

wearing short or revealing clothing

Question 30

pinup

Answer 30

a person with sex appeal, who appears in posters

Question 31

showgirl

Answer 31

an actress who sings and dances in variety shows

Question 32

skimpy frock

Answer 32

a short dress

Question 33

plunging neckline

Answer 33

a low-cut neckline on a woman’s dress

Question 34

old boy

Answer 34

former male student at a school, college or university

Question 35

scorn

Answer 35

feeling that someone/something is despicable

Question 36

despicable

Answer 36

deserving hatred and contempt