Session #01

Question 1

Liaise

Answer 1

(v) : cooperate, communicate, collaborate

e. g. She will liaise with teachers across the country

Question 2

Ordnance

Answer 2

(n): a branch of government dealing with military stores and materials

Question 3

Errand

Answer 3

(n): a job that you do for sb that involves going somewhere to take a message, to buy sth, deliver goods, etc

e.g. errand of mercy.
she made her brother run some little errands for her.
my boss kept sending me out on errands.

Question 4

Ethical

Answer 4

(adj) : related to moral principles

e. g. ethical issues on hacking.

Question 5

Disposal

Answer 5

(n) : 1. getting rid of something
2. the sale of shares, property or other assets

e.g. garbage disposal

Question 6

Cramped

Answer 6

(adj) : uncomfortably small or restricted

e. g. he felt cramped in a large organization

Question 7

Divulge

Answer 7

(v) : make known (private or sensitive information

e. g. I do not want to divulge my plans at the moment

Question 8

Relay

Answer 8

(v) : receive and pass on (information or a message)

e. g. he relayed the message to his boss

Question 9

Instigate

Answer 9

(v) : to make sth start or happen, usually sth official

e. g. the government has instigated a programme of economic reform

Question 10

Thrive

Answer 10

(v) : to grow, develop, or be successful

e. g. his business thrived in the years before the war

Question 11

Claustrophobic

Answer 11

(adj): a claustrophobic place is small and closed, and makes you feel uncomfortable when you are in it - a claustrophobic person

Question 12

Emerge

Answer 12

(v) : become known - become visible

e. g. black ravens emerged from the fog

Question 13

Facilitate

Answer 13

(v) : make (an action or process) easy or easier

e. g. schools were located in the same campus to facilitate the sharing of resources

Question 14

Offence

Answer 14

(v) : a breach of law or rule

e. g. the offence is punishable by up to three months’ imprisonment

Question 15

Counterfeit

Answer 15

(adj): made in exact imitation of sth valuable with the intention of deceive or fraud

Question 16

Forfeit

Answer 16

(v) : lose or deprived of as a penalty for wrongdoing

e. g. the looser must pay a forfeit

Question 17

Deterrent

Answer 17

(n) : 1. a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something
2. a nuclear weapon or weapons system regarded as deterring an enemy from attack

e.g. Britain’s nuclear deterrent

Question 18

Eradication

Answer 18

(n): the complete destruction of something

Question 19

Devastating

Answer 19

(adj) : highly destructive or damaging causing severe shock, distress or grief
e. g. he received devastating injuries in the accident

Question 20

Bedridden

Answer 20

(n): confined to bed by sadness or old age

Question 21

Pathogen

Answer 21

(n): a bacterium, virus or other microorganism that can cause disease

Question 22

Logistics

Answer 22

(n): the activity of organizing the movement, equipment and accommodation of troops

Question 23

Equity

Answer 23

(n) : 1. the quality of being fair and impartial

2. the value of shares issued by a company

Question 24

Hoard

Answer 24

(v) : accumulate (money or valued object) and hide or store

(n) : a stock or money or valued object, typically one that is selected or carefully guided