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Question 1

realize (UK usually realise) /ˈrɪə.laɪz/

Answer 1

to understand a situation, sometimes suddenly:

They didn’t realize the danger they were in.

Question 2

rebel noun /ˈreb.əl/

Answer 2

a person who is opposed to the political system in their country and tries to change it using force :
The rebels took over the capital and set up a new government.

Question 3

rebel verb /rɪˈbel/

Answer 3

to fight against the government:

The people rebelled against the harsh new government.

Question 4

record verb /rɪˈkɔːd/

Answer 4

to store sounds or moving pictures using electronic equipment so that they can be heard or seen later:
Cliff Richard has recorded more number one hit songs than any other British pop star.

Question 5

record noun /ˈrek.ɔːd/

Answer 5

a piece of information or a description of an event that is written on paper or stored on a computer:
The weather centre keeps a record of the weather.

Question 6

refuse verb /rɪˈfjuːz/

Answer 6

to say that you will not do or accept something:

He asked me to give him another loan, but I refused.

Question 7

refuse noun /ˈref.juːs/

garbage, rubbish, trash

Answer 7

unwanted waste material, especially material that is regularly thrown away from a house, factory, etc.:
garden/kitchen refuse

Question 8

resign verb /rɪˈzaɪn/

Answer 8

to give up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leaving:
He resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job.

Question 9

respect /rɪˈspekt/

Answer 9

admiration felt or shown for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities:
I have great/the greatest respect for his ideas, although I don’t agree with them.

Question 10

rough /rʌf/

Answer 10

not even or smooth, often because of being in bad condition:

It was a rough mountain road, full of stones and huge holes.

Question 11

row (argument) /raʊ/

Answer 11

a noisy argument or fight:

My parents often have rows, but my dad does most of the shouting

Question 12

row (line) /rəʊ/

Answer 12

a line of things, people, animals, etc. arranged next to each other:
a row of houses/books/plants/people/horses

Question 13

sad /sæd/

Answer 13

unhappy or sorry:

I’ve just received some very sad news.

Question 14

said /sed/

Answer 14

past simple and past participle of say

Question 15

saw /sɔː/

Answer 15

past simple of see

Question 16

scratch /skrætʃ/

Answer 16

to cut or damage a surface or your skin slightly with or on something sharp or rough:
We scratched the wall trying to get the bed into Martha’s room.

Question 17

separate adjective /ˈsep.ər.ət/

Answer 17

existing or happening independently or in a different physical space:
The art department and the music department are in two separate buildings.

Question 18

separate verb /ˈsep.ər.eɪt/

Answer 18

to (cause to) divide into parts:

The north and south of the country are separated by a mountain range.

Question 19

sew /səʊ/

Answer 19

to join two pieces of cloth together by putting thread through them with a needle:
My grandmother taught me to sew.

Question 20

sewing /ˈsəʊ.ɪŋ/

Answer 20

a piece of cloth that is being or needs to be sewn:

She put her sewing down.

Question 21

son /sʌn/

Answer 21

your male child:

This is our son Raja.

Question 22

sow /səʊ/

Answer 22

to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow:

Sow the seeds in pots.

Question 23

special /ˈspeʃ.əl/

Answer 23

not ordinary or usual:

The car has a number of special safety features.

Question 24

suit /suːt/

Answer 24

a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are made from the same material:
All the businessmen were wearing pinstripe suits.

Question 25

suite /swiːt/

Answer 25

a set of connected rooms, especially in a hotel:

The singer was interviewed in his hotel suite.

Question 26

sun /sʌn/

Answer 26

the star that provides light and heat for the earth and around which the earth moves:
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

Question 27

superb /suːˈpɜːb/

Answer 27

of excellent quality; very great:
He is a superb dancer.
Taylor scored a superb goal at the end of the first half.

Question 28

support /səˈpɔːt/

Answer 28

to agree with and give encouragement to someone or something because you want him, her, or it to succeed:
My father supported the Labour Party all his life.

Question 29

sweet /swiːt/

Answer 29

(especially of food or drink) having a taste similar to that of sugar; not bitter or salty:
The pineapple was sweet and juicy.

Question 30

sweat /swet/

Answer 30

the clear, salty liquid that you pass through your skin:

The dancers were dripping with/pouring with sweat after a morning’s rehearsal.