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Question 1

embark

Answer 1

to go on to a ship or an aircraft:
We embarked at Miami for our Caribbean cruise.

2. to start something new or important:
   We’re embarking upon a new project later this year.

Question 2

grim

Answer 2

extremely bad, worrying, or without hope:
look grim The future looks grim.

Question 3

stern

Answer 3

C2
severe, or showing disapproval:
a stern look/warning/voice
She is her own sternest critic.
Journalists received a stern warning not to go anywhere near the battleship.

If something, such as a job, is stern, it is difficult:
The country’s president is facing the sternest test of his authority since he came to power five years ago.

Question 4

ranch

Answer 4

a very large farm on which animals are kept, especially in North and South America:
a cattle ranch
a sheep ranch
He went to work on a ranch.

Question 5

abound

Answer 5

to exist in large numbers:
Theories abound about how the universe began.

Question 6

arboreal

Answer 6

of or living in trees:
arboreal animals
Humans evolved from arboreal ancestors.

Question 7

teeming

Answer 7

If a place is teeming, it is full of people:
the teeming metropolis

Question 8

hallow

Answer 8

to give something great importance and respect, often because it is very old:
methods that have been hallowed by centuries of use

RELIGION
to make something holy:
The bread and wine has been hallowed by being dedicated to

Question 9

haughty

Answer 9

unfriendly and seeming to consider yourself better than other people:
She has a rather haughty manner.

Question 10

supercilious

Answer 10

behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are not important:
He spoke in a haughty, supercilious voice.

Question 11

centrifugal

Answer 11

(of a turning object) moving away from the point around which it is turning:
centrifugal force

Question 12

trunk

Answer 12

the thick main stem of a tree, from which its branches grow

the long, tube-shaped nose of an elephant

[ C ]
the main part of a person’s body, not including the head, legs, or arms:
The statue shows the head, trunk, and arms of an old man.

a large, strong container that is used for storing clothes and personal possessions, often when travelling or going to live in a new place

Question 13

frigid

Answer 13

(of weather conditions or the conditions in a room) extremely cold:
Few plants can grow in such a frigid environment.

2. unfriendly or very formal:
   She turned her frigid gaze on him.

Question 14

giddily

Answer 14

in a way that shows you feel silly, happy, and excited:
They laugh giddily, too caught up in the moment to care.
“It’s like a dream,” she says giddily.

Question 15

insular

Answer 15

interested only in your own country or group and not willing to accept different or foreign ideas

Question 16

inclement

Answer 16

Inclement weather is unpleasant, especially with cold wind and rain

Question 17

dismayed

Answer 17

feeling unhappy and disappointed:
I was dismayed to discover that he’d lied.
She was utterly dismayed by the tone of the letter

Question 18

bearing`

Answer 18

get/find your bearings

to discover your exact position:
The road system was so complicated that we had to stop to get our bearings several times.
They lost their bearings in the dark.

to succeed in becoming familiar with a new situation:
It takes a while to get your bearings when you start a new job.

have a bearing on something

to have an influence on something or a relationship to something:
What you decide now could have a considerable bearing on your future.

Question 19

nefarious

Answer 19

(especially of activities) morally bad:
The company’s CEO seems to have been involved in some nefarious practices/activities.

Question 20

drab

Answer 20

boring, especially in appearance; having little colour and excitement:
She walked through the city centre with its drab, grey buildings and felt depressed.
I feel so drab in this grey uniform.

Question 21

perpetrate

Answer 21

to commit a crime or a violent or harmful act:
In this country, half of all violent crime is perpetrated by people who have been drinking alcohol.
Federal soldiers have been accused of perpetrating atrocities against innocent people.

Question 22

conjunction

Answer 22

the situation in which events or conditions combine or happen together:
An unfortunate conjunction of circumstances led to his downfall.
There is a team of writers working in conjunction (with each other) on the book.

Question 23

impair

Answer 23

to spoil something or make it weaker so that it is less effective:
A recurring knee injury may have impaired his chances of winning the tournament.

Question 24

tinnitus

Answer 24

a condition of the ear in which the person suffering from it hears noises such as ringing

Question 25

boycott

Answer 25

to refuse to buy a product or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval:
People were urged to boycott the country’s products.
The union called on its members to boycott the meeting.

Question 26

reciprocate

Answer 26

to share the same feelings as someone else, or to behave in the same way as someone else:
Sadly, my feelings for him were not reciprocated.
We invited them to dinner and a week later they reciprocated.

ENGINEERING specialized
If a part of a machine reciprocates, it moves backwards and forwards:
Some electric razors have reciprocating heads.

Question 27

complaisant

Answer 27

willing to satisfy others by being polite and fitting in with their plans:
She carried on passionate love affairs with the consent of her complaisant husband.
His comment went unchallenged by the complaisant Morgan.

Question 28

deplete

Answer 28

to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc.:
If we continue to deplete the earth’s natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.
The illness depletes the body of important vitamins.
humorous That last holiday seriously depleted my bank account!

Question 29

lax

Answer 29

without much care, attention, or control:
The subcommittee contends that the authorities were lax in investigating most of the cases.

not severe or strong enough:
He took a gun through baggage control to highlight the lax security.

Question 30

allegation

Answer 30

a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal:
Several of her patients have made allegations of professional misconduct about/against her.
[ + that ] Allegations that Mr Dwight was receiving money from known criminals have caused a scandal.

Question 31

polarize

Answer 31

to cause something, especially something that contains different people or opinions, to divide into two completely opposing groups:
The issue has polarized the nation.
Two developments have polarized the debate.

Question 32

showdown

Answer 32

an important argument that is intended to end a disagreement that has existed for a long time:
The president is preparing for a showdown with Republicans over his plans to reform the economy.
Millions of dollars were spent on lawyers in a courtroom showdown between the two companies.

Question 33

apostate

Answer 33

someone who has given up their religion or left a political party

Question 34

renegade

Answer 34

a person who has changed their feelings of support and duty from one political, religious, national, etc. group to a new one:
A band of renegades had captured the prince and were holding him to ransom.

Question 35

turncoat

Answer 35

a person who changes from one opinion to an opposite one in a way that shows they are not loyal to people who share the original opinion

Question 36

fief

Answer 36

an area of land, especially one that is rented and paid for by work

an area or type of activity that is controlled by someone:
The stage is his personal fiefdom.

Question 37

patchwork

Answer 37

cloth made by sewing together a lot of smaller pieces of cloth with different patterns and colours, or the activity of doing this:
a patchwork quilt/jacket
The old lady sat in the corner doing patchwork.

a mixture of different things:
We looked out of the aircraft window down onto the patchwork of fields below.

Question 38

recrudescence

Answer 38

a sudden new appearance and growth, especially of something dangerous and unpleasant:
There has been an unwelcome recrudescence of racist attacks.

Question 39

topple

Answer 39

to (cause to) lose balance and fall down:
The statue of the dictator was toppled (over) by the crowds.
The tree toppled and fell.]

2. to force a leader or government out of power:
   The church was prominently involved in the struggle that toppled the dictatorship.

Question 40

odious

Answer 40

extremely unpleasant and causing or deserving hate:
an odious crime
an odious little man

Question 40

abrogate

Answer 40

to end a law, agreement, or custom formally:
The treaty was abrogated in 1929.

Question 41

transcendental

Answer 41

A transcendental experience, event, object, or idea is extremely special and unusual and cannot be understood in ordinary ways:
a transcendental vision of the nature of God

Question 42

appal

Answer 42

to make someone have strong feelings of shock or of disapproval:
I was appalled at/by the lack of staff in the hospital.
The state of the kitchen appalled her.

Question 43

abominate

Answer 43

to hate something very much:
He abominates cruelty of all kinds.

Question 44

circumnavigate

Answer 44

to sail all the way around something:
They circumnavigated Cape Horn Island in canoes.

Question 45

divulge

Answer 45

to make something secret known:
Journalists do not divulge their sources.
[ + question word ] The CEO refused to divulge how much she earned.

Question 46

veracious

Answer 46

honest and not telling or containing any lies:
a veracious and trustworthy historian

Question 47

coerce

Answer 47

to persuade someone forcefully to do something that they are unwilling to do:
The court heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession.

Question 48

bungle

Answer 48

to do something wrong, in a careless or stupid way

Question 49

outward

Answer 49

relating to how people, situations, or things seem to be, rather than how they are inside:
The outward appearance of the building has not changed at all in 200 years.
If he is suffering, he certainly shows no outward sign of it.
To all outward appearances everything was fine, but under the surface the marriage was very shaky.