Pronunciation

Question 1

dissociative

Answer 1

dissociative
adjective
US  /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃə.t̬ɪv/dissociative
adjective
US  /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃə.t̬ɪv/ UK  /dɪˈsəʊ.ʃə.tɪv/

MEDICAL specialized
(of a medical condition) involving a feeling of being separate from reality:
People with dissociative disorders believe they are different people in different contexts.
The crime was committed during one of her dissociative episodes.

(of a drug) making people feel separate from reality:
Ketamine is classified as a dissociative drug.
The drug has a dissociative effect.

Question 2

pat

Answer 2

pat
verb [ T ]
US /pæt/ UK /pæt/
-tt-

C2
to touch someone or something gently and usually repeatedly with the hand flat:
He patted my head/patted me on the head affectionately.
I bent down to pat the little puppy.

Question 3

morgue

Answer 3

morgue
noun [ C ] mainly US
US /mɔːrɡ/ UK /mɔːɡ/
(UK usually mortuary)

a building, or a room in a hospital, etc. where dead bodies are kept before they are sent to be buried or burned, sometimes so that they can be examined

Question 4

stopgap

Answer 4

stopgap
noun [ C ]
US /ˈstɑːp.ɡæp/ UK /ˈstɒp.ɡæp/

something intended for temporary use until something better or more suitable can be found:
Shelters are used as a stopgap until the families can find permanent accommodations.
We might have to employ someone temporarily as a stopgap measure until we can hire someone permanently.

Question 5

celibate

Answer 5

celibate
adjective
US /ˈsel.ə.bət/ UK /ˈsel.ə.bət/

not having sex, especially because you have made a religious promise not to

Question 6

jolt

Answer 6

jolt
verb
US /dʒoʊlt/ UK /dʒəʊlt/
jolt verb (MOVE SUDDENLY)

[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]
to (cause something or someone to) move suddenly and violently:
The train stopped unexpectedly and we were jolted forward.
The truck jolted along the rough track through the field.

Question 7

pout

Answer 7

pout
verb [ I or T ]
US /paʊt/ UK /paʊt/

to push the lower lip forward to show you are annoyed, or to push both lips forward in a sexually attractive way:
Vanessa always pouts if she doesn’t get what she wants.
Caroline pouts her lips when she’s putting on lipstick.

Question 8

ominous

Answer 8

ominous
adjective
US /ˈɑː.mə.nəs/ UK /ˈɒm.ɪ.nəs/

suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen:
There was an ominous silence when I asked whether my contract was going to be renewed.
The engine had been making an ominous sound all the way from my parents’ house.
ominous dark clouds

Question 9

brute

Answer 9

brute
noun [ C ]
US /bruːt/ UK /bruːt/

disapproving
a rough and sometimes violent man:
[ as form of address ] Take your hands off me, you brute!

an animal, especially a large one:
Your dog’s an ugly brute, isn’t it?
The oldest elephant was lame, poor brute.

Question 10

gloat

Answer 10

gloat
verb [ I ]
US /ɡloʊt/ UK /ɡləʊt/

to feel or express great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else’s failure or bad luck:
She’s continually gloating over/about her new job.
I know I shouldn’t gloat, but it really serves him right.
His enemies were quick to gloat at his humiliation.
[ + speech ] “This is our fourth victory in a row,” he gloated.

Question 11

reap

Answer 11

reap
verb [ I or T ]
US /riːp/ UK /riːp/

to cut and collect a grain crop

Question 12

sow

Answer 12

sow
verb
US  /soʊ/ UK  /səʊ/
sowed | sown or sowed
sow verb (PLANT)

C1 [ I or T ]
to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow:
Sow the seeds in pots.
We’ll sow this field with barley.

Question 13

dolt

Answer 13

dolt
noun [ C ] disapproving
US /doʊlt/ UK /dəʊlt/

a stupid person

Question 14

hover

Answer 14

hover
verb
US /ˈhʌ.vɚ/ UK /ˈhɒv.ər/

[ I usually + adv/prep ]
to stay in one place in the air, usually by moving the wings quickly:
A hawk hovered in the sky, waiting to swoop down on its prey.
I heard the noise of a helicopter hovering overhead.

[ I usually + adv/prep ]
to stand somewhere, especially near another person, eagerly or nervously waiting for their attention:
A waiter hovered at the table, ready to take our order.
I could sense him behind me, hovering and building up the courage to ask me a question.

[ I + prep ]
to stay at or near a particular level:
Inflation is hovering at three percent.

[ I + adv/prep, T ]
to put the cursor on a computer screen in a particular place without clicking on it:
The link changes to green when the mouse hovers over it.
If you hover the mouse pointer over the entry, the full web address will be displayed.

Question 15

twig

Answer 15

twig
noun [ C ]
US /twɪɡ/ UK /twɪɡ/

a small, thin branch of a tree or bush, especially one removed from the tree or bush and without any leaves:
We collected dry twigs to start the fire.

Question 16

to wax nostalgic

Answer 16

to recall from memory

Question 17

contraption

Answer 17

contraption
noun [ C ]
US /kənˈtræp.ʃən/ UK /kənˈtræp.ʃən/

a device or machine that looks awkward or old-fashioned, especially one that you do not know how to use:
What’s that strange contraption in the garage?

Question 18

hooked

Answer 18

hooked
adjective [ not gradable ] infml
US /hʊkt/

strongly attracted to something or someone:
We were afraid she was getting hooked on painkillers, so we changed the medication.
During the Olympics, we all got hooked on ice dancing.

Question 19

paranoid

Answer 19

paranoid
adjective
US /ˈper.ə.nɔɪd/ UK /ˈpær.ən.ɔɪd/

feeling extremely nervous and worried because you believe that other people do not like you or are trying to harm you:
He started feeling paranoid and was convinced his boss was going to fire him.

PSYCHOLOGY specialized
suffering from a mental illness in which you believe that other people are trying to harm you:
He was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic.
paranoid delusions

Question 20

warpath

Answer 20

warpath
noun informal mainly humorous
US /ˈwɔːr.pæθ/ UK /ˈwɔː.pɑːθ/

on the warpath

angry and likely to argue or punish:
If there was one thing she couldn’t face in the morning it was her mother on the warpath.