Session 15. Vocab

Question 1

Subdued

Answer 1

Quiet and reflective (describing a person)

Soft (describing colour or lighting)

Question 2

Crank

Answer 2

To turn (a handle) to start something (like an engine)

To increase the intensity of something (e.g. crank up the volume)

An odd person (n), especially someone who is obsessed with a particular subject and has unusual views on that subject

Question 3

Dank

Answer 3

Unpleasantly damp and cold

Question 4

Lank

Answer 4

Long, flat and straight (describing hair)

Lanky - tall and thin (describing a person)

Question 5

Sleuth

Answer 5

Someone who investigates crimes

Question 6

Angler

Answer 6

Fisherman

Question 7

Obligation

Answer 7

Something that someone has to do (because they are morally or legally required to do so)

Question 8

Nude

Answer 8

Naked

Question 9

Tearaway

Answer 9

A person who acts recklessly

Question 10

Rebuke

Answer 10

To express extreme disapproval of someone because of some bad behaviour or action

Question 11

Replete

Answer 11

Well-stocked (with something)

Question 12

Nauseous

Answer 12

Feeling like you want to vomit

Question 13

Erroneous

Answer 13

Incorrect

Question 14

Bounteous

Answer 14

Generous / large in quantity

Question 15

Beauteous

Answer 15

Beautiful

Question 16

Refine

Answer 16

To make minor improvements

Question 17

Beholden

Answer 17

Owing thanks to someone (in return for help)

Question 18

Sneer

Answer 18

A mocking smile or remark

Question 19

Backpedal

Answer 19

Moving backwards hastily

Changing one’s mind

Question 20

Garbled

Answer 20

Unclear or muddled (describing a message or sound)

Question 21

Disarming

Answer 21

Having the effect of being likable (e.g. a disarming smile)

Question 22

Induce

Answer 22

To success in persuading someone to do something

Question 23

Backbite

Answer 23

To talk badly about someone who is not there

Question 24

Distraught

Answer 24

Very upset

Question 25

Backdrop

Answer 25

Background

The painted cloth that is hung at the back of a theatre stage as part of the scenery

Question 26

Scorn

Answer 26

Feeling or expressing contempt for someone or something

Contempt = feeling a person/thing is worthless and “beneath” you

Question 27

Distinctive

Answer 27

A characteristic of a person or thing that makes it different (adj) - e.g. ginger has a distinctive flavour

Question 28

Indebted

Answer 28

Owing money or a favour to someone

Question 29

Snare

Answer 29

a trap (n) or to trap (v)

Question 30

Queasy

Answer 30

feeling sick (like you want to vomit)