Group 511 - Day 10

Question 1

remote

Answer 1

a place far away from civilization

Question 2

atoll

Answer 2

island in the form of a ring, made of coral

Question 3

ragged

Answer 3

torn and dirty

Question 4

adrift

Answer 4

floating on water and being moved by the currents

Question 5

castaway

Answer 5

someones whose ship has sunk and who is stranded alone on an island or beach

Question 6

life-threatening

Answer 6

disease or condition that is likely to cause someone to die

Question 7

exposure

Answer 7

harmful effect of extreme weather on your body

Question 8

dehydration

Answer 8

dangerous lack of water in the body

Question 9

sceptical

Answer 9

having doubts about something that other people think is true

Question 10

stranded

Answer 10

left somewhere without the possibility of leaving

Question 11

washed up

Answer 11

carried and left somewhere by the sea

Question 12

emaciated

Answer 12

extremely thin because of serious illness or lack of food

Question 13

archipelago

Answer 13

large group of small islands

Question 14

sketchy

Answer 14

not detailed or complete

Question 15

maritime

Answer 15

involving ships of the business of moving people or goods in ships

Question 16

inquisitive

Answer 16

keen to learn about something

Question 17

to have had it

Answer 17

to be in serious trouble or about to fail

Question 18

hardship

Answer 18

situation in which life is difficult

Question 19

to deal with hardship

Answer 19

to cope with hardship

Question 20

to gain strength

Answer 20

to increase in strength

Question 21

to do research

Answer 21

to carry out research

Question 22

to undergo maintenance

Answer 22

to have maintenance work performed on

Question 23

to collect rainwater

Answer 23

to gather rainwater

Question 24

to make headlines

Answer 24

to generate attention in the news

Question 25

seed

Answer 25

flowering plant’s unit of production

Question 26

grass

Answer 26

vegetation consisting of typically short plants with long, narrow leaves, growing wild or cultivated on lawns and pasture

Question 27

agony

Answer 27

extreme physical or mental suffering

Question 28

sailing

Answer 28

action of using a boat with a sail (i.e. propelled by the wind)

Question 29

stand up paddleboarding

Answer 29

sport in which you stand up on a board and propel yourself by using a paddle

Question 30

paddle

Answer 30

short pole with broad blade at each end, used to move small boat, canoe or paddleboard

Question 31

skimboarding

Answer 31

action of surfing the water that is washed up the beach face by breaking waves

Question 32

to skim

Answer 32

to pass over a surface, touching it lightly

Question 33

beach

Answer 33

sandy or pebbly area where sea meets land

Question 34

coast

Answer 34

general word for land running along the sea

Question 35

open sea

Answer 35

expanse of sea away from land (not in sight of land)

Question 36

keen

Answer 36

having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm

Question 37

dew

Answer 37

tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night

Question 38

hammock

Answer 38

bed made of rope mesh and suspended by cords at the ends

Question 39

net

Answer 39

length of open-meshed material made of twine, cord or rope

Question 40

funnel

Answer 40

tube or pipe that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom

Question 41

to shed

Answer 41

to take off a layer (of clothes); to allow layer of skin to fall off (for reptiles)

Question 42

string

Answer 42

cord

Question 43

cloth

Answer 43

woven material/fabric

Question 44

clothes

Answer 44

items worn to cover the body