Session 13. Vocab

Question 1

Canine

Answer 1

Relating to, or resembling, a dog

Question 2

Retainer

Answer 2

A thing that holds something in place

Or a fee paid in advance to someone in order to use their services whenever you need them (e.g. a lawyer)

Question 3

Restrain

Answer 3

Prevent someone/something from doing something

Or to control

Question 4

Berate

Answer 4

Tell off someone angrily

Question 5

Corrode

Answer 5

Destroy or damage (slowly, due to the action of chemicals)

Question 6

Lowly

Answer 6

Humble

Of low importance

Question 7

Mock

Answer 7

Tease

Fake

Question 8

Erode

Answer 8

To gradually wear away or destroy

Question 9

Contemplate

Answer 9

To think deeply about something

Question 10

Pry

Answer 10

To ask inquisitively about someone’s personal details/affairs

Question 11

Meddle

Answer 11

To interfere in something that has nothing to do with you

Question 12

Nautical

Answer 12

Concerning sailors or the sea (adj)

Question 13

Naval

Answer 13

Relating to a navy (adj)

Question 14

Navel

Answer 14

Belly button

Question 15

Nave

Answer 15

The large central part of a church (where the congregation sit)

Question 16

Rogue

Answer 16

A dishonest person

Question 17

Irate

Answer 17

Angry

Question 18

Cower

Answer 18

To crouch down in fear

Question 19

Irradiate

Answer 19

To expose someone or something to radiation

To illuminate something by shining a light on it

Question 20

Brood

Answer 20

A large family of children

To think deeply about something that makes you unhappy, angry or worries