Session 15. More Vocab

Question 1

Deprive

Answer 1

To prevent someone from having or using something

Question 2

Stowaway

Answer 2

Someone who hides on a vehicle (e.g. a train/boat) to travel secretly or without paying for a ticket

Question 3

Sentiment

Answer 3

A view or opinion that is held or expressed

Question 4

Steel

Answer 4

To mentally prepare yourself to do something difficult (v)

A metal that is mostly made of iron, with a few other elements mixed in

Question 5

Brace

Answer 5

A device fitted to give support

To prepare yourself to do something difficult

Question 6

Defiant

Answer 6

Showing resistance or disobedience

Question 7

Opulent

Answer 7

Luxurious

Question 8

Overbook

Answer 8

To accept more reservations that there is actually room for (e.g. selling more plane tickets that there are seats on the plane)

Question 9

Enterprise

Answer 9

A project (usually a complex one)

A business or company

Question 10

Relent

Answer 10

To finally accept a request

Question 11

Hob

Answer 11

A cooking appliance (the top part of a cooker)

Question 12

Encroach

Answer 12

To intrude

Question 13

Entreaty

Answer 13

A humble request

Question 14

Yield

Answer 14

To surrender, or accept a demand

The amount produced of an industrial or agricultural product

Question 15

Lob

Answer 15

To throw (usually high in the air)

Question 16

Underplay

Answer 16

To say something is less important than it really is

Question 17

Entrench

Answer 17

To establish something firmly so it is difficult to change

Question 18

Tonic

Answer 18

A medicine that is taken to make you feel well or energised

Question 19

Redolent

Answer 19

Strongly suggestive of (something)

Question 20

Receptor

Answer 20

Something that responds to stimulation by something else

Question 21

Affirm

Answer 21

To declare support for, or defend, something

Question 22

Aspiration

Answer 22

The hope or ambition of achieving something

Question 23

Interplay

Answer 23

The way in which two things interact with each other

Question 24

Reproof

Answer 24

An expression of blame or disapproval

Question 25

Unearth

Answer 25

To uncover (e.g. a secret)

To find something in the ground by digging

Question 26

Aspersion

Answer 26

An accusation that attacks someones reputation

Question 27

Gloat

Answer 27

To be smug about your own success or someone else’s misfortune

Question 28

Sugarcoat

Answer 28

To make something seem acceptable or attractive (when it may not be)

To coat something in sugar

Question 29

Waylay

Answer 29

To stop or interrupt someone and engage them in conversation

Question 30

Restorative

Answer 30

Having the ability to improve/repair health or strength (adj)

Question 31

Distend

Answer 31

To swell or increase in size