Session 16A. Vocab

Question 1

Recital

Answer 1

A performance of a set of music pieces

Question 2

Repository

Answer 2

A place where items or data can be stored

Question 3

Requital

Answer 3

Something that is given in return or compensation

Question 4

Receptive

Answer 4

Being willing to consider new suggestions or ideas

Question 5

Exemplify

Answer 5

To be a typical example of something

Question 6

Rectify

Answer 6

To fix or put right

Question 7

Deify

Answer 7

To worship (something/someone) as a god

Question 8

Territory

Answer 8

An area of land under ownership by someone

Question 9

Aura

Answer 9

An atmosphere or quality that seems to surround someone/something

Question 10

Aria

Answer 10

A long accompanied song for a solo voice

Question 11

Apnoea

Answer 11

Temporary stopping of breathing (e.g. during sleep)

Question 12

Alga

Answer 12

Singular of algae (an non-flowering aquatic plant)

Question 13

Implore

Answer 13

To beg someone desperately to do something

Question 14

Lore

Answer 14

The traditions or knowledge of a subject held by a particular group of people

Question 15

Scholar

Answer 15

A specialist in a particular area of learning

Question 16

Allot

Answer 16

To allocate something to someone

Question 17

Alienate

Answer 17

To make someone feel isolated and alone

Question 18

Allay

Answer 18

To relieve someones fear or worry

Question 19

Outlay

Answer 19

The amount of money spent on something

Question 20

Downplay

Answer 20

To make something seem less important than it actually is

Question 21

Assail

Answer 21

To make a violent attack on (someone/something)

Question 22

Vendor

Answer 22

A seller or goods or services

Question 23

Rave

Answer 23

To talk in a way that is difficult to understand (like you are mad)

To talk or write about something with great enthusiasm

Question 24

Wince

Answer 24

To make an involuntary grimace due to pain or distress

Question 25

Winch

Answer 25

A device used to lift things (consisting of a rope or chain winding around a horizontal roller)