Refugee Week 3 & 4

Question 1

dinghy

Answer 1

a small rubber boat used by people escaping from a sinking boat

Question 2

Third Reich

Answer 2

period when Hitler’s Nazi party controlled Germany

Question 3

maritime law

Answer 3

the traditional body of rules and practices relating to commerce and navigation or to business transacted at sea

Question 4

behemoth

Answer 4

something very big and powerful

Question 5

sacrilege

Answer 5

an act of treating a holy place or object in a way that does not show proper respect

Question 6

solemn

Answer 6

very serious or formal in manner, behaviour, or expression

Question 7

marvel

Answer 7

to feel great surprise, wonder, or admiration

Question 8

inconceivable

Answer 8

unsure or uncertain; feeling doubt about something

Question 9

dubious

Answer 9

impossible to imagine or believe

Question 10

obscure

Answer 10

not well-known: not known to most people

Question 11

agonize

Answer 11

to think or worry very much about something

Question 12

churlish

Answer 12

not polite

Question 13

incoherent

Answer 13

not able to talk or express yourself in a clear way that can be easily understood

Question 14

intimidate

Answer 14

to make someone afraid

Question 15

chastise

Answer 15

to criticize someone harshly for doing something wrong

Question 16

barricade

Answer 16

a temporary wall, fence, or similar structure that is built to prevent people from entering a place or area

Question 17

pandemonium

Answer 17

a situation in which a crowd of people act in a wild, uncontrolled, or violent way because they are afraid, excited, or confused

Question 18

inevitable

Answer 18

something that is sure to happen

Question 19

transgression

Answer 19

something that is not allowed: to disobey a command or law