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Question 1

§antiquated

Answer 1

old-fashioned or outdated.
“this antiquated central heating system”

an·tuh·kway·tuhd

Question 2

staggering

Answer 2

deeply shocking; astonishing.

“the staggering bills for maintenance and repair”

Question 3

conservative

Answer 3

averse(hate) to change or innovation and holding traditional values.

Question 4

competence

Answer 4

the ability to do something successfully or efficiently.

“courses to improve the competence of staff”

Question 5

convey

Answer 5

transport or carry to a place.

“pipes were laid to convey water to the house”

Question 6

wounded

Answer 6

inflicted with a wound; injured.

“a wounded soldier”

Question 7

relentless

Answer 7

unceasingly(without stopping; continuously) intense.

“the relentless heat of the desert”

Question 8

conventional

Answer 8

.
based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.
“a conventional morality had dictated behaviour”

Question 9

tidy

Answer 9

arranged neatly and in order.

“his scrupulously tidy apartment”

Question 10

controversy

Answer 10

prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion.

“the design of the building has caused controversy”

Question 11

innovators

Answer 11

a person who introduces new methods, ideas, or products.

“he was one of the great innovators in jazz”

Question 12

bankrupt

Answer 12

.
completely lacking in a particular good quality.
“their cause is morally bankrupt”

Question 13

tapped

Answer 13

exploit or draw a supply from (a resource).

“clients from industry seeking to tap Edinburgh’s resources of expertise”

Question 14

startling

Answer 14

very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable.

“he bore a startling likeness to their father”

Question 15

narrates

Answer 15

give a spoken or written account of.

“the story is narrated by the heroine”

Question 16

perceive

Answer 16

become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
“his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth”

Question 17

in a nutshell

Answer 17

in the fewest possible words.

“she put the matter in a nutshell”

Question 18

designated

Answer 18

officially give a specified status or name to.

“the Wye Valley is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty”

Question 19

embark

Answer 19

.
begin (a course of action).
“she embarked on a new career”

Question 20

tuning

Answer 20

the action or process of tuning something.

an electronic instrument requires no tuning

Question 21

hitch

Answer 21

a temporary interruption or problem.

everything went without a hitch

Question 22

burdened

Answer 22

load heavily.

“she walked forwards burdened with a wooden box”

Question 23

tent

Answer 23

cover with or as if with a tent.
“the garden had been completely tented over for supper”
khema

The crew paints the ship from top to bottom, sets up a big tent on the flight deck

Question 24

skipper

Answer 24

the master of a ship

who delivers a speech on the outstanding performance of the ship’s departing skipper.

Question 25

accompanied

Answer 25

go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort.
“the two sisters were to accompany us to London”
My predecessor was accompanied by his family as he left the ship.

Question 26

spectacle

Answer 26

an event or scene regarded in terms of its visual impact.
“the spectacle of a city’s mass grief”

I watched this spectacle was about myself.

Question 27

jeers

Answer 27

make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.
“some of the younger men jeered at him”

Listening to those raucous
jeers, I realized that I had a long way to go before I really took command of
Benfold.

Question 28

economic boom,

Answer 28

the expansion and peak phases of the business cycle

In the long economic boom, people were not afraid of losing their jobs

Question 29

timeless

Answer 29

not affected by the passage of time or changes in fashion.

The timeless challenge in the real world is to help less-talented people transcend their limitations.

Question 30

transcend

Answer 30

be or go beyond the range or limits of (a field of activity or conceptual sphere).

Question 31

inescapable

Answer 31

: incapable of being avoided, ignored, or denied : inevitable.

The inescapable conclusion is that, as leaders, we are all doing the same wrong things.

Question 32

gripes

Answer 32

complain about something in a persistent, irritating way.

, I would concentrate on dealing with the unhappy sailors’ top four gripes.

Question 33

disclosed

Answer 33

make (secret or new information) known.

Further research disclosed an unexpected parallel with civilian life.

Question 34

insistence

Answer 34

the fact or quality of insisting that something is the case or should be done.

given the military’s ancient insistence on obedience in the face of chaos,

Question 35

obedience

Answer 35

compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another’s authority.

Question 36

compliance

Answer 36

the action or fact of complying with a wish or command.

“the ways in which the state maintains order and compliance”

Question 37

unalloyed

Answer 37

(chiefly of emotions) complete and unreserved.

Question 38

presumption

Answer 38

an idea that is taken to be true on the basis of probability.
“underlying presumptions about human nature”

Question 39

contrary

Answer 39

opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.
“he ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal”

contrary to tradition, t

Question 40

profound

Answer 40

(of a person or statement) having or showing great knowledge or insight.

The crew’s insights might be more profound than even the captain’s.