Lesson №4. Vocabulary.

Question 1

briefcase

Answer 1

a flat rectangular bag, used especially for carrying business documents

Question 2

lyrics

Answer 2

the words of a song

Question 3

folk tale

Answer 3

a story that parents have passed on to their children through speech over many years

Question 4

furious

Answer 4

extremely angry

Question 5

autistic

Answer 5

affected by or relating to the condition of autism, in which people typically show repeated behaviour and narrow interests, with limited development of social and communication skills

Question 6

swing

Answer 6

to move easily and without interruption backwards and forwards or from one side to the other, especially from a fixed point, or to cause something or someone to do this

Question 7

fire drill

Answer 7

the set of actions that should be performed in order to safely leave a building, such as an office, factory, or school, when it is on fire, or an occasion when this is practised

Question 8

overcome

Answer 8

to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something

Question 9

rags-to-riches

Answer 9

used to describe what happens to a person who was poor but becomes rich

Question 10

voyage

Answer 10

a long journey, especially by ship

Question 11

beggar

Answer 11

a poor person who lives by asking others for money or food

Question 12

mugger

Answer 12

a person who attacks people in order to steal their money

Question 13

poignant

Answer 13

causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness

Question 14

profoundly

Answer 14

deeply or extremely

Question 15

hereditary

Answer 15

(of characteristics or diseases) passed from the genes of a parent to a child, or (of titles and positions in society) passed from parent to a child as a right

Question 16

occasionally

Answer 16

sometimes but not often

Question 17

tap

Answer 17

to hit something gently, and often repeatedly, especially making short, sharp noises

Question 18

beat

Answer 18

in music, a regular emphasis, or a place in the music where such an emphasis is expected

Question 19

awestruck

Answer 19

filled with feelings of admiration or respect

Question 20

resemblance

Answer 20

the fact that two people or things look like each other or are similar in some other way

Question 21

wind up

Answer 21

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

Question 22

chill

Answer 22

to (cause to) become cold but not freeze

Question 23

overwhelming

Answer 23

very great or strong

Question 24

reveal

Answer 24

to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret

Question 25

whine

Answer 25

to make a long, high, sad sound

Question 26

pursue

Answer 26

to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch him, her, or it

Question 27

contribute

Answer 27

to give something, especially money, in order to provide or achieve something together with other people

Question 28

meaningful

Answer 28

intended to show meaning, often secretly

Question 29

quotation

Answer 29

a phrase or short piece of writing taken from a longer work of literature, poetry, etc. or what someone else has said

Question 30

restate

Answer 30

to say something again or in a different way