Session #02

Question 1

Turnaround

Answer 1

(n) : 1. the amount of time it takes to unload a ship or plane at the end of one journey and load it again for the next one
2. the amount of time it takes to do a piece of work that you have been given and return it
3. a situation in which sth changes from bad to good
4. a complete change in sb’s opinion, behaviour, etc.

e.g. a turnaround in the economy

Question 2

Crafting

Answer 2

(n) : the activity or hobby of making decorative articles by hand
e. g. crafting has emerged as a fashionable form of self-expression

Question 3

Craft

Answer 3

(v) : exercise skill in making (an object), typically by hand
e. g. he crafted the chair lovingly

Question 4

Precise

Answer 4

(adj) : clear and accurate

e. g. can you give me a more precise definition of the word?

Question 5

Reconcile

Answer 5

(v) : 1. to find and acceptable way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs, etc. that seem to be opposed to each other
2. to make people become friends again after an argument or a disagreement

e. g. 1. an attempt to reconcile the need for industrial development with concern for the environment
2. the pair were reconciled after Jackson made a public apology
3. it’s sometimes difficult to reconcile science and religion

Question 6

Disparate

Answer 6

(adj) : 1. (of two or more things) so different from each other that they cannot be compared or cannot work together
2. made up of parts or people that are different from each other

e.g. a disparate group of individuals

Question 7

Inhibit

Answer 7

(v): to prevent sth from happening or make it happen more slowly or less frequently than normal

e. g. 1. a lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child
2. they inhibit disparate worlds of thoughts

Question 8

Voice box

Answer 8

(n): an organ that contains the muscles that move to create the voice

Question 9

culprit

Answer 9

(n) : 1. a person who has done sth wrong or against the law
2. a person or thing responsible for causing a problem

e.g. the main culprit in the current crisis seems to be modern farming techniques

Question 10

Medieval

Answer 10

(n): related to middle ages

Question 11

Scholar

Answer 11

(n): a person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at a university

Question 12

Render

Answer 12

(v) : 1. to express something in a different language
2. (formal) to cause sb/sth to be in a particular state or condition
3. (formal) to present sth, especially when it is done officially = furnish

e. g. 1. it’s a concept that is difficult to render it into English
2. hundreds of people were rendered homeless by the earthquake
3. the committee was asked to render a report on the housing situation

Question 13

Deficiency

Answer 13

(n) : a lack or shortage

e. g. deficiencies in material resources

Question 14

Avert

Answer 14

(v) : 1. turn away (one’s eyes or thoughts)
2. to prevent sth bad or dangerous from happening

e.g. talks failed to avert a rail strike

Question 15

Exposure

Answer 15

(n): the state of having to protection from something harmful

Question 16

Markedly

Answer 16

(adv): to an extent which is clearly noticeable; significantly

Question 17

Bleacher

Answer 17

(n): a cheap bench seat at a sport ground typically in an outdoor uncovered stand

Question 18

Resentment

Answer 18

(n): feelings of anger because you think you have been treated unfairly or because you have been forced to accept something that you don’t like

Question 19

Weeping

Answer 19

crying tears

Question 20

Backlog

Answer 20

(n): accumulation of uncompleted matters that you should have dealt with before and must now do

Question 21

Heroine

Answer 21

(n): a woman admired for her courage, outstanding achievements or noble qualities

Question 22

Stereotypical

Answer 22

(adj): relating to a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

Question 23

Frustration

Answer 23

(n): the feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve anything

Question 24

Unveil

Answer 24

(v): show or announce publicly for the first time

= reveal, present, divulge

Question 25

Steer

Answer 25

(v): guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, vessel or aircraft) for example by turning a wheel or operating a rudder
steering wheel

Question 26

Dispense

Answer 26

(v): manage without or get rid of
= drop, forgo, leave out

e.g. let’s dispense with the formalities, shall we?

Question 27

Impact

Answer 27

(v) : come into forcible contact with another object = hit, strike
(n) : the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another = crash, collision, smash

Question 28

Ascribe

Answer 28

(v) : regard something as being due to (a cause)

e. g. he ascribed Jane’s short temper to her upset stomach