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Question 1

conduct

Answer 1

the way someone behaves, especially in public, in their job etc
SYN behavior
to carry out a particular activity or process, especially in order to get information or prove facts
to stand if front of a group of musicians or singers and direct their playing or singing
to behave in a particular way, especially in a situation where people judge you by the way you behave

Question 2

engage

Answer 2

to be doing or to become involved in an activity
to attract someone’s attention and keep them interested
to being to fight an enemy
to employ someone to do a particular job

Question 3

obtain

Answer 3

to get something that you want, especially through your own effort, skill, or work
SYN get
if a situation, system, or rule obtains, it continues to exist

Question 4

scarce

Answer 4

if something is scarce, there is not very much of it available
to leave a place, especially in order to avoid an unpleasant situation

Question 5

policy

Answer 5

a way of doing something that has been officially agreed and chosen by a political party, a business, or another organization
a contract with an insurance company, or an official written statement giving all the details of such a contract
-an insurance policy

Question 6

stock

Answer 6

a supply of a particular type of thing that a shop has available to sell
the total value of all of a company’s shares

Question 7

apparent

Answer 7

easy to notice
SYN obvious
It was apparent to everyone that he was seriously ill.

Question 8

despite

Answer 8

used to say that something happens or is true even though something else might have prevented it
if you do something despite yourself, you do it although you did not intend to
-Liz realized that, despite herself, she cared about Edward.

Question 9

fancy

Answer 9

to like or want something, or want to do something
SYN feel like
fancy hotels, restaurants, cars etc are expensive and fashionable
SYN swanky
a feeling, especially one that is not particularly strong or urgent, that you like someone or want to have something

Question 10

court

Answer 10

the place where a trial is held, or the people there, especially the judge and the jury who examine the evidence and decide whether someone is guilty or not guilty
an area made for playing games such as tennis
the place where a king or queen lives and works
to try hard to please someone, especially because you want something from them
if a man courts a woman, he spends time being nice to her because he hopes to marry her