Session 13. More vocab

Question 1

Irreparable

Answer 1

Impossible to repair (adj)

Question 2

Mope

Answer 2

To feel unhappy / apathetic

Question 3

Anguish

Answer 3

Severe mental or physical pain and suffering

Question 4

Aghast

Answer 4

Filled with shock or horror

Question 5

Vitality

Answer 5

A state of being strong and active

Question 6

Agreeable

Answer 6

Enjoyable / pleasant

Question 7

Deter

Answer 7

To discourage (someone) from doing something

Question 8

Agile

Answer 8

Quick

Question 9

Bewitch

Answer 9

To cast a spell over someone

To enchant and delight someone

Question 10

Sheer

Answer 10

Almost vertical (e.g. to describe a wall or cliff)

Very thin (e.g. material)

Absolute (used to emphasise something, e.g. he laughed with sheer delight)

Question 11

Amiss

Answer 11

Not quite right / inappropriate (adj)

Question 12

Defective

Answer 12

Faulty

Question 13

Enrage

Answer 13

To make someone angry

Question 14

Woesome

Answer 14

Sad or mournful (adj, used to describe a situation)

Question 15

Gratuity

Answer 15

A tip (e.g. given to a waiter)

Question 16

Incense

Answer 16

To make very angry

Question 17

Gusto

Answer 17

Enjoyment and enthusiasm in doing something

Question 18

Faculty

Answer 18

A mental or physical power

A group of teaching or research staff at a university

Question 19

Pomp

Answer 19

A ceremonious and splendid display

Question 20

Poll

Answer 20

The process of voting in an election

Question 21

Labyrinth

Answer 21

A complicated network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way (e.g. a maze)

Question 22

Glaze

Answer 22

To fit panes of glass into a window frame (v)

A smooth and shiny surface coating, e.g. on pottery

Question 23

Faze

Answer 23

To disturb or disconcert someone

Question 24

Debut

Answer 24

A person’s first appearance or performance in a particular role (e.g. first match for a new football club, or first performance as an actor in a show)

Question 25

Deduce

Answer 25

To make a logical conclusion

Question 26

Conduct

Answer 26

The way in which a person behaves (n)

To lead or guide someone (v)