Lecture 3

Question 1

brandish

Answer 1

to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly

Question 2

holler

Answer 2

to cry out (as to attract attention or in pain)

Question 3

cull

Answer 3

selected or chosen from a group

Question 4

commotion

Answer 4

a condition of civil unrest or insurrection

Question 5

suffer fools gladly

Answer 5

to be kind to and patient with people who are annoying or bothersome —usually used in negative statements

Question 6

stickler

Answer 6

one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something

Question 7

amicable

Answer 7

characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable

Question 8

proclaim

Answer 8

to declare publicly, typically insistently, proudly, or defiantly and in either speech or writing : announce

Question 9

dreadful

Answer 9

causing great and oppressive fear

Question 10

glum

Answer 10

broodingly morose (mürrisch)

Question 11

a dogs dinner

Answer 11

Schlammassel

Question 12

proverb

Answer 12

a brief popular maxim

Question 13

incipient

Answer 13

beginning to come into being or to become apparent

Question 14

fret

Answer 14

to eat or gnaw into (zerfressen)

Question 15

gooble

Answer 15

to swallow or eat greedily

Question 16

scour

Answer 16

to rub hard especially with a rough material for cleansing

Question 17

calling a spade a spade

Answer 17

to call a thing by its right name however coarse

Question 18

coarse

Answer 18

of ordinary or inferior quality or value

Question 19

plod

Answer 19

to work laboriously and monotonously

Question 20

accoutrement

Answer 20

an accessory item of clothing or equipment —usually used in plural

Question 21

immaculate

Answer 21

spotlessly clean

Question 22

curt

Answer 22

sparring of words

Question 23

bland

Answer 23

smooth and soothing in manner or quality

Question 24

gruffly

Answer 24

rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect

Question 25

brokerage

Answer 25

the business or establishment of a broker

Question 26

consumer discretionary goods

Answer 26

Consumer discretionary is the term given to goods and services that are considered non-essential by consumers, but desirable if their available income is sufficient to purchase them. Consumer discretionary goods include durable goods, apparel, entertainment and leisure, and automobiles

Question 27

Public limited company

Answer 27

Aktiengesellschaft

Question 28

Venture

Answer 28

Unternehmung

Question 29

flotation

Answer 29

an act or instance of financing (such as an issue of stock)