march 22th

Question 1

agile

Answer 1

adjective UK ​ /ˈædʒ.aɪl/ US ​ /ˈædʒ.əl/
agile adjective (PHYSICALLY)
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able to move your body quickly and easily:

Monkeys are very agile climbers.

Question 2

glide

Answer 2

/ɡlaɪd/verb
to move or progress without difficulty or effort:
I love my new pen - it just glides across/over the paper.

Question 3

wrangle

Answer 3

ˈræŋɡəl/ noun [countable]    
a long and complicated argument SYN battle
wrangle over
 a bitter wrangle over copyright
wrangle with

Question 4

veil

Answer 4

After the ceremony, the bride lifted up her veil to kiss her husband.

Question 5

abyss

Answer 5

/əˈbɪs/noun
a‧byss /əˈbɪs/ noun [countable]
1 a very dangerous or frightening situation
abyss of
The country might plunge into the abyss of economic ruin.

At that time Bosnia was standing on the edge of an abyss.

2 a deep empty hole in the ground

Question 6

snag

Answer 6

/snæɡ/ noun [countable]
1 a problem or disadvantage, especially one that is not very serious, which you had not expected
It’s an interesting job. The only snag is that it’s not very well paid.
hit/run into a snag
The grand opening hit a snag when no one could find the key.

Question 7

debunk

Answer 7

/ˌdiːˈbʌŋk/ verb [transitive]
to show that an idea or belief is false
His claims were later debunked by fellow academics.
—debunker noun

Question 8

credo

Answer 8

kriːdəʊ, ˈkreɪ- $ -doʊ/ noun (plural credos) [countable]
a formal statement of the beliefs of a particular person, group, religion etc
American Express is emphasizing its ‘the customer is first’ credo.

Question 9

sketchy

Answer 9

ˈsketʃi/ adjective
not thorough or complete, and not having enough details to be useful SYN vague
Details of the accident are still sketchy.

Question 10

incredulous

Answer 10

/ɪnˈkredjələs $ -dʒə-/ adjective    
unable or unwilling to believe something
 ‘You sold the car?’ she asked, incredulous.
incredulous look/expression/voice etc
 She shot him an incredulous look.
—incredulously adverb

Question 11

credible

Answer 11

/ˈkredəbəl/ ●○○ adjective
deserving or able to be believed or trusted → incredible
credible explanation/story/account etc
He was unable to give a credible explanation for his behaviour.

Question 12

shrug

Answer 12

verb (shrugged, shrugging) [intransitive, transitive]
to raise and then lower your shoulders in order to show that you do not know something or do not care about something
I just shrugged my shoulders and ignored hi

Question 13

mellow

Answer 13

verb [intransitive, transitive]
1 if someone mellows or is mellowed, they become gentler and more sympathetic
Paul’s certainly mellowed over the years.

Question 14

morale

Answer 14

روحیه
/məˈrɑːl $ məˈræl/ ●○○ noun
A win is always good for morale.
low/high morale

Question 15

lunge

Answer 15

/lʌndʒ/ verb [intransitive]
to make a sudden strong movement towards someone or something, especially to attack them
lunge at/forward/towards/out etc
The goats lunged at each other with their horns.
John lunged forward and grabbed him by the throat.
—lunge noun [countable]
Brad made a lunge towards his opponent, but missed.

Question 16

summon

Answer 16

/ˈsʌmən/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal
1 to order someone to come to a place
Robert summoned the waiter for the bill.
summon somebody to something
The president summoned Taylor to Washington.
summon somebody to do something
He was summoned to attend an emergency meeting.

Question 17

diplomacy

Answer 17

/dəˈpləʊməsi $ -ˈploʊ-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
1 the job or activity of managing the relationships between countries
international diplomacy
2 skill in dealing with people without upsetting them
The job requires tact and diplomacy.

Question 18

flail

Answer 18

flail1 /fleɪl/ verb
1 [intransitive, transitive] to wave your arms or legs in an uncontrolled way
He flailed wildly as she tried to hold him down.
flail around/about
James flailed about in the shallow water.

Question 19

fuel

Answer 19

verb (fuelled, fuelling British English, fueled, fueling American English)
1 [transitive] to make something, especially something bad, increase or become stronger SYN provoke
His words fuelled her anger still more.

Question 20

bloodlust

Answer 20

noun [uncountable]
a strong desire to be violent
Things had now degenerated into a blood lust.

Question 21

baptism

Answer 21

/ˈbæptɪzəm/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable]
1 a Christian religious ceremony in which someone is touched or covered with water to welcome them into the Christian faith, and sometimes to officially name them → christening

Question 22

pant

Answer 22

/pænt/ ●○○ verb
1 [intransitive] to breathe quickly with short noisy breaths, for example because you have been running or because it is very hot
He came in panting after running up the steps.

Question 23

destined

Answer 23

/ˈdestɪnd/ ●○○ adjective
1 [not before noun] seeming certain to happen at some time in the future
destined for
She seemed destined for a successful career.

Question 24

cruising

Answer 24

/ˈkruːzɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
1 the activity of taking a holiday on a cruise ship
2 American English when young people drive cars slowly down a particular street as a way of being with their friends
a sign saying ‘No cruising’