Session 17. Vocab

Question 1

Courier

Answer 1

A person (or company) that transports letters and packages

Question 2

Commuter

Answer 2

Someone who travels a reasonable distance to work regularly

Question 3

Withhold

Answer 3

To refuse to give something that is wanted by someone else

Question 4

Wily

Answer 4

Using deception or skill to gain advantage over others

Question 5

Whimper

Answer 5

To make feeble sounds of fear, pain or unhappiness

Question 6

Realtor

Answer 6

An estate agent (North American word)

Question 7

Cranny

Answer 7

A small, narrow space or opening

Question 8

Dumpy

Answer 8

Short and stout (used to describe a person)

Question 9

Frumpy

Answer 9

Old-fashioned (used to describe clothing)

Question 10

Discard

Answer 10

Get rid of

Question 11

Seep

Answer 11

The flow or leak slowly (describing liquid)

Question 12

Immune

Answer 12

Protected against the effects of something (usually an infection)

Question 13

Immeasurable

Answer 13

Too large to measure

Question 14

Repulsive

Answer 14

Disgusting

Question 15

Fallout

Answer 15

The bad consequences of a situation or action

Question 16

Falsify

Answer 16

To change something in order to mislead someone (e.g. falsifying a signature on a letter to pretend it was from our parents)

Question 17

Obstinate

Answer 17

Stubborn

Question 18

Arable

Answer 18

suitable for growing crops (adj, used to describe land)

Question 19

Baffle

Answer 19

To confuse

Question 20

Enlighten

Answer 20

To give someone greater knowledge or understanding of a subject or situation

Question 21

Enviable

Answer 21

Likely to make someone jealous (adj)

Question 22

Entreat

Answer 22

To ask someone earnestly to do something

Question 23

Bleak

Answer 23

Cold and miserable (used to describe weather)

Unhopeful (used to describe a situation)

Question 24

Blight

Answer 24

To have a severely bad effect on something (v)

A plant disease (n)