PT3 T1.1 Part 3

Question 1

lassitude

Answer 1

physical or mental tiredness:

Shareholders are blaming the company’s problems on the lassitude of the CEO.

Question 2

leisurely

Answer 2

used to describe an action that is done in a relaxed way, without hurrying:
We enjoyed a leisurely picnic lunch on the lawn.

Question 3

cherish

Answer 3

to love, protect, and care for someone or something that is important to you:
Although I cherish my children, I do allow them their independence.

Question 4

wearly

Answer 4

in a way that shows that you are very tired:
I dragged myself wearily out of bed at five o’clock this morning.
People slumped wearily in their seats.

Question 5

punctuate

Answer 5

to happen or cause something to happen repeatedly while something else is happening; to interrupt something repeatedly:
The president spoke at length in a speech punctuated by applause.
He chatted freely, punctuating his remarks as often as possible with the interviewer’s first name.

Question 6

despairing

Answer 6

showing or feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation:
a despairing glance/cry
With every day that passed he became ever more despairing.

Question 7

sanity

Answer 7

the fact of showing good judgment and understanding:
The closer we got to the deadline for action, the more I questioned the sanity of the decision we had taken.
Maybe Jenny can bring some sanity into this crazy situation.

Question 8

enterprising

Answer 8

good at thinking of and doing new and difficult things, especially things that will make money:
The business was started by a couple of enterprising young women.
That was very enterprising of you, Vijay!

Question 9

parlor

Answer 9

a business that provides a stated type of personal service or sells a stated product:
a beauty parlour
an ice-cream/pizza parlour

Question 10

qualm

Answer 10

an uncomfortable feeling when you doubt if you are doing the right thing:
She had no qualms about lying to the police.

Question 11

bona fide

Answer 11

real, not false:

Make sure you are dealing with a bona fide company.

Question 12

moribund

Answer 12

(especially of an organization or business) not active or successful:
How can the department be revived from its present moribund state?

Question 13

take sb/sth by storm

Answer 13

to be suddenly extremely successful in a place or with a group of people:
Her performance has taken the critics by storm.

Question 14

fade

Answer 14

to (cause to) lose colour, brightness, or strength gradually:
If you hang your clothes out in the bright sun, they will fade.
My suntan is already fading.

Question 15

odds-on

Answer 15

very probable:
The odds-on favourite to win in the 3.30 race is Killjoy.
It’s odds-on she’ll be late and I’ve rushed for no reason!

Question 16

stagger

Answer 16

to walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to fall:
After he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help.
The company is staggering under a $15 million debt and will almost certainly collapse by the end of the year.

Question 17

wind up

Answer 17

to find yourself in an unexpected and usually unpleasant situation, especially as a result of what you do:
If he keeps doing stuff like that he’s going to wind up in prison!
You don’t want to wind up homeless, do you?

Question 18

respectable

Answer 18

A respectable amount or quality is large enough or of a good enough standard to be acceptable:
She earns a respectable salary.
The final score was a respectable 2–1.

Question 19

squeaky-clean

Answer 19

Someone who is squeaky-clean is completely good and honest and never does anything bad:
Journalists have been trying to discover if the senator really is as squeaky-clean as he claims to be.

Question 20

knock sb off their pedestal

Answer 20

to show people that someone is not as perfect as they seem to be:
This recent scandal has really knocked the president off his pedestal.

Question 21

comeback

Answer 21

an attempt to become famous, powerful, or important again after a period of being much less famous, etc.:
She’s trying to make a comeback with her first album for 20 years.

Question 22

grow out

Answer 22

If you grow out of an interest or way of behaving, you stop having or doing it as you become older:
Lucas says he wants to join the army when he turns 18, but I hope he’ll grow out of the idea.

Question 23

hash sth out

Answer 23

to talk about something with someone else in order to reach agreement about it:
You two hash out the details of the presentation.

Question 24

bloke

Answer 24

a man, often one who is considered to be ordinary:
Paul’s a really good bloke (= I like him a lot).
He’s a funny (sort of) bloke (= slightly strange).

Question 25

overburdened

Answer 25

having too much to carry, contain, or deal with:

We’re trying to stop development in areas with overburdened roads and schools.

Question 26

have sb’s number

Answer 26

to know a lot about someone and so have an advantage over them:
Don’t worry, I’ve got his number, he doesn’t fool me.

Question 27

number sb/sth among sb/sth

Answer 27

If you are numbered among a particular group, you belong to that group:
At one time, the club numbered an archbishop among its members.

Question 28

beyond question

Answer 28

beyond question

Question 29

precocious

Answer 29

(especially of children) showing mental development or achievement much earlier than usual:
A precocious child, she went to university at the age of 15.
She recorded her first CD at the precocious age of twelve.

Question 30

infectious

Answer 30

Something that is infectious has an effect on everyone who is present and makes them want to join in:
an infectious laugh
infectious enthusiasm

Question 31

memorably

Answer 31

in a way that is likely to be remembered or worth remembering:
The book includes a range of memorably eccentric characters.
Pigeons appear throughout Picasso’s work, most memorably in his masterpiece Guernica.

Question 32

joint

Answer 32

belonging to or shared between two or more people:
a joint bank account
The project was a joint effort between the two schools (= they worked on it together).

Question 33

elated

Answer 33

extremely happy and excited, often because something has happened or been achieved:
The prince was reported to be elated at/by the birth of his daughter.

Question 34

disgruntled

Answer 34

unhappy, annoyed, and disappointed about something:
A disgruntled former employee is being blamed for the explosion.
The players were disgruntled with the umpire.