Group 511 - Day 11

Question 1

unwarranted

Answer 1

not justified

Question 2

disdain

Answer 2

contempt

Question 3

soft skills

Answer 3

social/interpersonal skills

Question 4

mentor

Answer 4

someone who provides guidance to students or young people

Question 5

mentee

Answer 5

people who receive guidance from a mentor

Question 6

ivory tower

Answer 6

reference to the privilege and isolation of people working in academia

Question 7

tusk

Answer 7

the very long pointed tooth of an animal such as an elephant

Question 8

ivory

Answer 8

the material tusks are made of

Question 9

to thrive

Answer 9

to grow or develop well or vigorously

Question 10

anathema

Answer 10

(formal) something you really dislike

Question 11

cocoon

Answer 11

the case spun by insects such as butterflies to protect themselves while they transform

Question 12

to be cocooned

Answer 12

to be isolated from the rest of the world

Question 13

closeted

Answer 13

being isolated from the rest of the world; keeping something (such as homosexuality) secret

Question 14

to label

Answer 14

to assign someone/something to a category inaccurately or restrictively

Question 15

shallow

Answer 15

superficial; (of water) not deep

Question 16

sloppy

Answer 16

careless and unsystematic; excessively casual

Question 17

pupil

Answer 17

student

Question 18

standard English

Answer 18

the accepted national form of English in an English-speaking country

Question 19

received pronunciation

Answer 19

the standard form of British English pronunciation

Question 20

thread

Answer 20

long, thin strand of cotton or other fiber

Question 21

to weave

Answer 21

to create fabric by interlacing threads