Private_2nd Level

Question 1

Latchkey child

Answer 1

A child who is at home alone after school because both parents are at work

Question 2

Bump into _ phrasal verb

Answer 2

To meet somebody by chance

I bumped into Simon this morning.

Question 3

Child-friendly

Answer 3

Suitable for or aimed at children.

We can’t take Sophie there. It’s not a very child-friendly restaurant

Question 4

Apprentice

Answer 4

A young person who works for an employer for a fixed period time in order to learn the particular skills needed in their job.
They were apprenticed to workhorses

Question 5

Brutal adj
Brutalism noun
Brutality adv.

Answer 5

Violent and cruel or direct and clear about something unpleasant;not thinking of people’s feelings

With brutal honesty she told him she did not love him.

Question 6

Minimal adj

Answer 6

Very small in size or amount; as small as possible

The work was carried out at minimal cost.

Question 7

Non-existent adj

Answer 7

Not existing or not real

How’s your social life? Non-existent, I’m afraid

Question 8

Infancy (uncountable noun)

Answer 8

The time when a child is a baby or very young

To die in infancy

Question 9

Medieval=Mediaeval (adj)

Answer 9

Connected with the middle ages (about AD 1000 to AD 1450)

The literature of the late medieval period

Question 10

For instance

Instance (N) a particular example or case of something

Answer 10

For example

What would you do,for instance, if you found a member of staff stealing?

Question 11

Sinful adi = immoral

Answer 11

Morally wrong or evil

Sinful thoughts
It Sinful to lie

Question 12

Purify verb

Answer 12

To make something pure by removing substances that are dirty,harmful or not wanted

-One tablet will purify a litre of water.
-The extract was purified by chromatography.

Question 13

Scrape verb

Answer 13

To remove something from a surface by moving something sharp and hard like a knife across it.

-She scraped the mud off her boots.
-We scraped away the top layer of wallpaper.

Question 14

Scrape up phrasal verb

Answer 14

To obtain or collect together something, but with difficulty

-They managed to scrape up $50,000 from supporters

Question 15

Chimney sweep (N)

Answer 15

A person whose job is to clean the inside of chimneys

Chimney: a structure through which smoke or steam is carried up away from a fire, and through the roof of a building ,the part of this that is above the roof

Question 16

Soot

Answer 16

Black powder that is produced when wood,coal is burnt

The fireplace was blackened with soot

Question 17

Crawl into (v)

Answer 17

To move forward on your hands and knees or with your body close to the ground

Our baby is just starting to crawl

Question 18

Occur to Phrasal verb

Answer 18

Of an idea or a thought
To come into your mind

The idea occurred to him in a dream

Question 19

Influential adj

Answer 19

Having a lot of influence on somebody or something

She is one of the most influential figures in local politics

Question 20

Innocent (adj)

Answer 20

Not guilty of s crime, not having done something wrong

They have imprisoned an innocent man

Question 21

Slate (n)

Answer 21

A type of dark grey stone that splits easily into thin flat layers

The sea was the colour of slate

Question 22

Expand on (Phrasal verb)

Answer 22

To say more about something and add some details

Could you expand on that point,please?

Question 23

Thrust (v)

Answer 23

To push something or somebody suddenly or violently

He thrust the baby into my arms and ran off

Question 24

Guarantee verb

Answer 24

To promise to do something
To promise something will happen

We guarantee to deliver your goods within a week