Group 732 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

tabloid

Answer 14

small-format newspaper (e.g. Tribuna)

Question 15

broadsheet

Answer 15

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

Question 16

strike

Answer 16

to hit

Question 17

sew

Answer 17

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

Question 18

stitch

Answer 18

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

Question 19

wristband

Answer 19

strip of material worn around the wrist

Question 20

turn in

Answer 20

to submit (work to a teacher)

Question 21

hand in

Answer 21

to submit (work to a teacher)

Question 22

assignment

Answer 22

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

Question 23

come by

Answer 23

to acquire something

Question 24

broadcast

Answer 24

to transmit

Question 25

hoax

Answer 25

a humorous or malicious public deception

Question 26

coconut

Answer 26

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

Question 27

wrapping

Answer 27

paper used to cover an object

Question 28

folktale

Answer 28

a story originating in popular culture, typically transmitted orally

Question 29

leash

Answer 29

a cord used to restrain a dog or other animal

Question 30

loiter

Answer 30

to stand around without any apparent purpose

Question 31

credible

Answer 31

able to be believed; convincing

Question 32

far-fetched

Answer 32

unlikely; implausible

Question 33

fishy

Answer 33

suspicious; doubtful

Question 34

iffy

Answer 34

doubtful; or questionable

Question 35

misleading

Answer 35

giving the wrong idea or impression

Question 36

phoney

Answer 36

fake; not genuine

Question 37

well-founded

Answer 37

based on good evidence or reasons

Question 38

dub

Answer 38

to give someone/something an unofficial name

Question 39

pluck

Answer 39

to quickly remove something from its place

Question 40

trader

Answer 40

someone who buys and sells things

Question 41

behead

Answer 41

to cut off someone's head

Question 42

cursed

Answer 42

affected by some evil supernatural power

Question 43

straight talker

Answer 43

a person who speaks directly and does not try to avoid sensitive subjects

Question 44

dump

Answer 44

abandon a boyfriend or girlfriend

Question 45

packed

Answer 45

crowded

Question 46

headline

Answer 46

the heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper

Question 47

personify

Answer 47

represent something in human form

Question 48

nail polish

Answer 48

varnish applied to toenails or fingernails to make them shiny and/or colorful

Question 49

retired

Answer 49

no longer working

Question 50

undergraduate degree

Answer 50

the first degree a university student completes

Question 51

postgraduate degree

Answer 51

any degree taken after an undergraduate degree

Question 52

teacher

Answer 52

a person who teaches in a school

Question 53

lecturer

Answer 53

a person who teachers in a university

Question 54

professor

Answer 54

a senior university lecturer

Question 55

sucker

Answer 55

a person who is easily deceived

Question 56

renew

Answer 56

to extend the validity of something (like the loan of a library book)

Question 57

infer

Answer 57

deduce from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements

Question 58

imply

Answer 58

to strongly suggest something without stating it explicitly