Group 732 Vocabulary - Day 04

Question 1

cattle

Answer 1

cows and bulls

Question 2

profile

Answer 2

information giving a description of a person or thing

Question 3

unite

Answer 3

to bring together

Question 4

blur

Answer 4

to make less distinct

Question 5

blurred

Answer 5

not clear or distinct

Question 6

latch onto

Answer 6

to take up an idea; to attach yourself to another person socially

Question 7

wander

Answer 7

to walk without a specific destination

Question 8

forfeit

Answer 8

to lose or give up the right to something

Question 9

curtail

Answer 9

to impose a restriction on

Question 10

launch

Answer 10

to set a boat, rocket or projectile into motion

Question 11

chill

Answer 11

to make something cold

Question 12

trim

Answer 12

to reduce the size of something by cutting away parts

Question 13

shelter

Answer 13

a place giving protection from weather or danger

Question 14

pottery

Answer 14

pots or dishes made of clay

Question 15

yield

Answer 15

to produce or provide

Question 16

to bone

Answer 16

to remove the bones from a carcass

Question 17

carcass

Answer 17

the dead body of an animal

Question 18

corpse

Answer 18

the dead body of a human

Question 19

lock

Answer 19

a mechanism that keeps a door closed and requires a key to open

Question 20

to halt

Answer 20

to stop

Question 21

duty

Answer 21

responsibility

Question 22

bond

Answer 22

a connection

Question 23

unhealthy

Answer 23

bad for your health

Question 24

hatchet

Answer 24

a small axe

Question 25

disembody

Answer 25

to separate something from its concrete form

Question 26

to flock

Answer 26

to congregate

Question 27

rigor mortis

Answer 27

the stiffening of the body after death

Question 28

prerigor

Answer 28

before rigor mortis sets in

Question 29

excise

Answer 29

to cut something out surgically

Question 30

drawback

Answer 30

a disadvantage

Question 31

stiffen

Answer 31

to become rigid

Question 32

clay

Answer 32

a type of earth used to make pottery and bricks

Question 33

brick

Answer 33

a rectangular block used in building

Question 34

disease

Answer 34

infectious or non-infectious problem that affects the health of a plant, animal or human

Question 35

scissors

Answer 35

instrument with two blades used for cutting paper or cloth

Question 36

sturdy

Answer 36

strong and resistant

Question 37

spite

Answer 37

to deliberately hurt or offend someone

Question 38

contractor

Answer 38

a person or company that fulfils a contract by providing materials or services

Question 39

dud

Answer 39

an object that does not function and is worthless

Question 40

wreath

Answer 40

an arrangement of flowers

Question 41

bone

Answer 41

the hard white tissue that skeletons are composed of

Question 42

tough

Answer 42

able to withstand rough or careless treatment

Question 43

toughen

Answer 43

to make tough

Question 44

toughness

Answer 44

the quality of being tough

Question 45

purchase

Answer 45

to buy

Question 46

pursue

Answer 46

to actively continue an activity; to follow a person to catch or attack them

Question 47

spear

Answer 47

a weapon composed of a long rod and a pointed tip

Question 48

javelin

Answer 48

a light spear used in sports or for fighting

Question 49

edible

Answer 49

something that can be eaten

Question 50

imply

Answer 50

to strongly suggest something without stating it directly

Question 51

dismiss

Answer 51

to reject (an idea or opinion because you do not take it seriously)

Question 52

lonely

Answer 52

sad because you have no friends or company

Question 53

seek

Answer 53

to look for; to try to find

Question 54

moisture

Answer 54

the water diffused in an object or condensed on its surface

Question 55

handle

Answer 55

to manage or deal with

Question 56

crude

Answer 56

in its natural or raw state; unrefined (e.g. crude oil)

Question 57

fond of

Answer 57

having affection for

Question 58

endurance

Answer 58

the capacity for something to last a long time

Question 59

deaf

Answer 59

unable to hear

Question 60

duty

Answer 60

a moral or legal obligation

Question 61

halt

Answer 61

to stop (something)

Question 62

deed

Answer 62

a legal document giving someone the right to property

Question 63

flee

Answer 63

to run away from something; to escape

Question 64

acre

Answer 64

a (US and UK) unit of land equal to 0.405 hectares

Question 65

scratch

Answer 65

to rub your skin with a sharp object because it is irritated

Question 66

bush

Answer 66

a moderately sized plant

Question 67

suntan

Answer 67

browning of the skin caused by exposure to the sun

Question 68

outcome

Answer 68

a consequence

Question 69

absence

Answer 69

lack of something; state of being away from a person or thing

Question 70

income

Answer 70

the money you receive on a regular basis from work or investments

Question 71

tissue

Answer 71

any of the different types of material that animals or plants are made of (e.g. bone tissue, muscle tissue)

Question 72

elude

Answer 72

to fail to be attained (e.g. success eluded him); to avoid capture (e.g. he eluded the authorities)