Group 608 Vocabulary - Day 11

Question 1

baffle

Answer 1

to perplex or confound

Question 2

kiwi

Answer 2

bird native to New Zealand; a New Zealander

Question 3

plush

Answer 3

luxurious

Question 4

wheel

Answer 4

the part of a car, motorcycle or bicycle that is round and rotates

Question 5

ripen

Answer 5

to become ripe or mature (for food)

Question 6

ripe

Answer 6

mature and ready to eat (for food)

Question 7

booze

Answer 7

alcoholic drinks

Question 8

shiny

Answer 8

reflecting light (for fabrics or materials)

Question 9

vain

Answer 9

having an excessively high opinion of your appearance or abilities

Question 10

bash

Answer 10

a party or social event

Question 11

foe

Answer 11

enemy

Question 12

ladder

Answer 12

structure consisting of a series of parallel bars that can be climbed up or down

Question 13

prime number

Answer 13

a number that cannot be divided by other numbers (e.g. 3, 5, 7, 11, 13)

Question 14

dream catcher

Answer 14

object you hang above your bed to avoid nightmares

Question 15

tabloid

Answer 15

small-format newspaper (e.g. Tribuna)

Question 16

broadsheet

Answer 16

large-format newspaper (e.g. Gazeta do Povo)

Question 17

strike

Answer 17

to hit

Question 18

sew

Answer 18

to pass a thread through a piece of fabric with a needle

Question 19

stitch

Answer 19

a loop of thread through a piece of fabric, made to join the fabric to another piece or to repair it

Question 20

wristband

Answer 20

strip of material worn around the wrist

Question 21

turn in

Answer 21

to submit (work to a teacher)

Question 22

hand in

Answer 22

to submit (work to a teacher)

Question 23

assignment

Answer 23

a piece of work given to someone for a job or for study

Question 24

come by

Answer 24

to acquire something

Question 25

broadcast

Answer 25

to transmit

Question 26

hoax

Answer 26

a humorous or malicious public deception

Question 27

coconut

Answer 27

the large nut of the palm tree that has white flesh and contains water

Question 28

wrapping

Answer 28

paper used to cover an object

Question 29

folktale

Answer 29

a story originating in popular culture, typically transmitted orally

Question 30

leash

Answer 30

a cord used to restrain a dog or other animal

Question 31

loiter

Answer 31

to stand around without any apparent purpose

Question 32

credible

Answer 32

able to be believed; convincing

Question 33

far-fetched

Answer 33

unlikely; implausible

Question 34

fishy

Answer 34

suspicious; doubtful

Question 35

iffy

Answer 35

doubtful; or questionable

Question 36

misleading

Answer 36

giving the wrong idea or impression

Question 37

phoney

Answer 37

fake; not genuine

Question 38

well-founded

Answer 38

based on good evidence or reasons

Question 39

dub

Answer 39

to give someone/something an unofficial name

Question 40

pluck

Answer 40

to quickly remove something from its place

Question 41

trader

Answer 41

someone who buys and sells things

Question 42

behead

Answer 42

to cut off someone’s head

Question 43

cursed

Answer 43

affected by some evil supernatural power