Group 511 - Day 15

Question 1

moving

Answer 1

producing strong emotional reaction (of sadness or sympathy)

Question 2

touching

Answer 2

arousing feelings of sympathy, appreciation or gratitude

Question 3

a front

Answer 3

something that acts as a cover for illegal activity

Question 4

delight

Answer 4

great pleasure

Question 5

stand up

Answer 5

to resist legal questioning or contestation

Question 6

utterly

Answer 6

completely

Question 7

to stall

Answer 7

to deliberately delay something or stop it from progressing

Question 8

purse snatcher

Answer 8

a person who steals things from people on the street

Question 9

to wear someone down

Answer 9

to gradually overcome someone through persistence

Question 10

antitrust laws

Answer 10

laws designed to prevent monopolies and promote competition

Question 11

a heel

Answer 11

an inconsiderate or untrustworthy person

Question 12

a stinker

Answer 12

a bad or unpleasant person

Question 13

to cloud

Answer 13

to obscure or make less clear

Question 14

a pushover

Answer 14

someone who is easy to overcome or influence.

Question 15

to lay off (staff)

Answer 15

to discharge a worker/workers

Question 16

to let someone go

Answer 16

to dismiss an employee

Question 17

by mail

Answer 17

by written letter

Question 18

hours on end

Answer 18

continuing for many hours

Question 19

to ripen

Answer 19

to become ripe/mature (for food)

Question 20

to wander aimlessly

Answer 20

to walk around without any specific destination

Question 21

midterm

Answer 21

an exam in the middle of the academic term/semester

Question 22

to wiggle

Answer 22

to move by making small up and down or side to side movements