Session 18. Vocab

Question 1

Acquire

Answer 1

To buy or get something for yourself

To learn of develop (a skill)

Question 2

Obtuse

Answer 2

To be deliberately slow to understand something

Question 3

Obscure

Answer 3

Something that is not important or not well known (like a random fact)

Question 4

Stupor

Answer 4

A state of near-unconsciousness

Question 5

Suitor

Answer 5

A prospective buyer of a business

A man who pursues a relationship with a women, with the hope of marriage

Question 6

Sector

Answer 6

An specific area that is distinct from other areas (i.e. a geographical subdivision)

Question 7

Crucible

Answer 7

A ceramic or metal container used to contain other substances that are being melted

Question 8

Dyed

Answer 8

Past tense of “dye” - to add or change the colour of something

Question 9

Attentive

Answer 9

Paying close attention to something (adj)

Question 10

Frenzy

Answer 10

A state of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour

Question 11

Communal

Answer 11

Describes something that is shared between people (e.g. a communal bathroom, for use by everyone in the house)

Question 12

Shareholder

Answer 12

Someone who owns shares in a company (i.e. owns a part of a company)

Question 13

Shares

Answer 13

A proportion of ownership of a company

Question 14

Ladle

Answer 14

A large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl, used for serving soup or sauce

Question 15

Dishevelled

Answer 15

Untidy and disordered (used to describe someone’s appearance)

Question 16

Unfounded

Answer 16

Having no factual basis (e.g. a fear of ghosts may be unfounded - it’s not like you evidence that ghosts exist)

Question 17

Unfailing

Answer 17

Without fault or error

Reliable

Question 18

Disjointed

Answer 18

Not having a clear sequence or connection (e.g. a detective trying to piece together disjointed fragments of information to solve a case)

Question 19

Giddy

Answer 19

A sensation of excitable disorientation

Question 20

Folly

Answer 20

Foolishness

Question 21

Huffy

Answer 21

Annoyed or irritated by minor things (adj)

Question 22

Misbelief

Answer 22

A wrong or false belief or opinion

Question 23

Devote

Answer 23

To give most of your time and energy to a particular activity

Question 24

Coupon

Answer 24

A voucher that gives you a discount on a particular product

Question 25

Jargon

Answer 25

Specialist words or expressions used by a professional group that most people won’t understand. (E.g. medical jargon = medical words that nurses and doctors may understand but most people won’t)

Question 26

Prang

Answer 26

To crash (v) or a crash(n) involving a vehicle or aircraft

Question 27

Twang

Answer 27

A ringing sound made by plucking a string of a musical instrument

Question 28

Kindred

Answer 28

Your family and relations (n)

Describing things/people that are similar (adj)

Question 29

Afflict

Answer 29

To cause pain or trouble (to someone or something)

Question 30

Spirited

Answer 30

Full of energy and enthusiasm

Question 31

Stoop

Answer 31

To bend your head or body forwards and downwards

Question 32

Tend

Answer 32

To look after / care for (someone or something) (v)