NGSL - Red words NewV-Z

Question 1

time expression for ‘at that point’

Answer 1

upon

‘Once upon a time, in a country far away, there lived a princess….’

‘Upon waking up, I hit the snooze button’

Question 2

Something that can vary is…

Answer 2

variable (sounds like HAIRY-ABLE, not Harry-able)

Question 3

to change in different situations

Answer 3

to vary

Sounds like ‘Hairy’ or ‘wary’ or ‘scary’

My mood varies with the time of year. I’m happier in summer and sadder in winter

Question 4

A cup, a ship, or something that moves blood

Answer 4

a vessel

There are many blood vessels in the human body

Question 5

Manchester United V. Liverpool.

What is the v?

Answer 5

versus

(against)

I analysed the pros versus cons of moving the the UK.

Question 6

a kind of bad behaviour or sin

Older / religious English

Answer 6

a vice

Smoking is one of my vices.

Question 7

to find the mass of something

figuratively - to assess

Answer 7

To weigh something

Please step onto the scales, so we can weigh you.
I weighed 60 kg.

I weighed the advantages and disadvantages of coming to the UK, and decided not to come.

Question 8

On the other hand

Answer 8

whereas

He looks around 60 whereas his husband looks around 40.

Salaries in Europe are low for this kind of work whereas they are high in the UK.

Question 9

a more formal word for ‘while’ or ‘however’

Answer 9

He sang whilst doing his work.

Whilst I am not opposed to swearing, I do not like using too many swear words.

Question 10

tendency

Answer 10

a habit or inclination

I have a tendency to read in bed.

Question 11

like a salary

Answer 11

a wage

The workers received their wages once a week.

Question 12

to produce something, crops or profit.

Answer 12

yield

This plant yields a lot of fruit.
This company yielded a high profit.

Question 13

an area, usually in a city

Answer 13

a zone

Question 14

to try something new and take a risk

Hint: adventure

Answer 14

to venture into something

I ventured into the woods.
I ventured into a new speciality.

Question 15

to walk slowly without any purpose except enjoying surroundings.

Answer 15

to wander

I wandered through the market.

My mind wanders.

Question 16

Another word for being rich.

Answer 16

wealth

Wealth management firms manage your pension and investments.

Saying: ‘Health is wealth’.

Question 17

1. to marry someone

2. to be connected

Answer 17

1. to wed someone

2. The idea of health is wedded to the idea of wealth for some people.

Question 18

strange

Answer 18

weird

Pronounced like ‘mere’ or ‘fear’ or ‘dear’

Question 19

at any time

Answer 19

whenever

Call me whenever you are free.

Question 20

at any place

Answer 20

wherever

I can meet wherever is convenient for you.

Question 21

What are they doing?

Answer 21

They are whispering.

Question 22

What is this used to do?

Answer 22

Toilet paper is used to wipe your bottom.

Women are advised to wipe from front to back to avoid spreading bacteria from the anus to the vagina.

Question 23

What is this?

Answer 23

wire

You need to be careful with electrical wires.

Question 24

In law, someone who has seen events and describes them to the court as testimony.

An onlooker, a bystander.

Someone who officially records that something has happened, eg. a will has been signed.

A religious group, eg. Jehovah’s W—

Answer 24

a witness
to witness something

I asked my neighbour to witness me signing my will.

The witness recorded a statement.

Jehovah’s witnesses refuse blood transfusions in accordance with their religious beliefs.

Question 25

a sense of amazement

to question something

Answer 25

wonder

When I look at the night sky, I feel a sense of wonder at the size of the universe.

I wonder how the world began.