LANGUAGE AND CULTURE CH. 6

Question 1

large in size, value, or importance

Answer 1

substantial

Question 2

to begin a boat journey

Answer 2

set sail

Question 3

going to or intended for a particular place

Answer 3

bound for something

Question 4

worry and anxiety

Answer 4

agitation

Question 5

continuing for ever in the same way

Answer 5

perpetual

Question 6

to crush hard food loudly between the teeth, or to make a sound as if something is being crushed or broken

Answer 6

crunch

Question 7

uncontrolled and excited, sometimes violent

Answer 7

frenzied

Question 8

soon

Answer 8

before long

Question 9

made of cobbles (= rounded stones used on the surface of an old-fashioned road)

Answer 9

cobbled

Question 10

a lot of rain in a short time

Answer 10

downpour

Question 11

to shout very noisily and for a long time

Answer 11

shout your head off

Question 12

a hysterical or mistaken belief that disaster is imminent (about to happen)

Answer 12

the sky is falling`

Question 13

to find yourself in an unexpected and usually unpleasant situation, especially as a result of what you do

Answer 13

wind up

Question 14

an area of land where fruit trees (but not orange trees or other citrus trees) are grown

Answer 14

orchard

Question 15

a tree with smooth, often white bark (= outer covering) and thin branches

Answer 15

birch

Question 16

extreme unhappiness caused by physical or mental suffering

Answer 16

anguish

Question 17

extremely sad and feeling alone/having no living things; empty

Answer 17

desolate

Question 18

more than enough

Answer 18

abundant

Question 19

not completely belonging to or accepted by a group of people who share the same job, activities etc

Answer 19

on the fringes

Question 20

something that makes someone who is sad or disappointed feel better

Answer 20

consolation

Question 21

to find a safe place

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take refuge

Question 22

small, rounded stones, often mixed with sand

Answer 22

gravel

Question 23

to keep or continue to have something

Answer 23

retain

Question 24

a group of animals that includes cows, buffalo, and bison, that are often kept for their milk or meat

Answer 24

cattle

Question 25

obvious, completely clear

Answer 25

stark

Question 26

Meaning of graze in English

graze
verb
UK /ɡreɪz/ US /ɡreɪz/
graze verb (SURFACE)
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[ T ]
to break the surface of the skin by rubbing against something rough:
graze your knee He fell down and grazed his knee.
He was lucky, the bullet just grazed his leg.

[ T ]
If an object grazes something, it touches its surface lightly when it passes it:
The aircraft’s landing gear grazed the treetops as it landed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Scratching and rubbing
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Touching & feeling
graze verb (FOOD)

[ I or T ]
to (cause animals to) eat grass:
The cows were grazing.
The farmer grazes cattle on this land in the summer months.

[ I ] informal
to eat small amounts of food many times during the day instead of sitting down to eat meals at particular times

Answer 26

graze