Group 608 Vocabulary - Day 15 - Sheet2

Question 1

excel

Answer 1

to be exceptionally good at something

Question 2

set yourself up for a fall

Answer 2

to do something that will eventually lead you to failure

Question 3

buck a trend

Answer 3

to go against a trend

Question 4

ridicule

Answer 4

subject someone to mockery and derision

Question 5

dizzy

Answer 5

sensation of spinning and losing your balance and/or consciousness

Question 6

motion sickness

Answer 6

nausea caused by motion

Question 7

cautious

Answer 7

careful to avoid potential problems or dangers

Question 8

huge

Answer 8

extremely large; enormous

Question 9

boost

Answer 9

to help something increase

Question 10

Parisian

Answer 10

from Paris

Question 11

revolutionize

Answer 11

to change something radically

Question 12

revolt

Answer 12

to rebel

Question 13

hint

Answer 13

to suggest something indirectly or covertly

Question 14

feelgood

Answer 14

causing a feeling of happiness

Question 15

up-yours

Answer 15

exclamation of contemptuous defiance

Question 16

gloom

Answer 16

darkness; state of depression

Question 17

accountant

Answer 17

person who keeps financial accounts

Question 18

prompt

Answer 18

to cause something to happen

Question 19

morose

Answer 19

badly tempered; gloomy

Question 20

turnover

Answer 20

the amount of money a business receives in a given period

Question 21

stream

Answer 21

to allow to flow in a current (water); to transmit continuously (internet)

Question 22

revenue

Answer 22

a company’s income; the money it receives in a given period

Question 23

homegrown

Answer 23

belonging to your country (actor, singer, band)

Question 24

be a big hit

Answer 24

be a big success

Question 25

has-been

Answer 25

someone who is no longer significant

Question 26

make it big

Answer 26

become successful

Question 27

be washed up

Answer 27

to no longer be successful

Question 28

get your big break

Answer 28

to get your big opportunity

Question 29

make a comeback

Answer 29

to return to an activity in which you were previously successful

Question 30

pay your dues

Answer 30

to fulfill your obligations; to go through difficulties before becoming successful

Question 31

one-hit wonder

Answer 31

group or singer that only has one hit song before losing their popularity

Question 32

break into the business

Answer 32

to establish yourself in the business

Question 33

make a name for yourself

Answer 33

to make a reputation for yourself

Question 34

get your foot in the door

Answer 34

to get the first important opportunity that will lead to more opportunities

Question 35

mockery

Answer 35

making fun of someone

Question 36

sullen

Answer 36

bad-tempered and gloomy

Question 37

sulk

Answer 37

to act badly-tempered and feel bad out of disappointment