Session 2

Question 1

Poverty-stricken country

Answer 1

A poverty-stricken person or place is suffering from the effects of being extremely poor

Question 2

Shatter

Answer 2

break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces

Question 3

glamorize

a glamorized US

Answer 3

make (something) seem glamorous or desirable, especially spuriously so.

Question 4

affluent

Answer 4

especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy.

Question 5

uproot

Answer 5

move (someone) from their home or a familiar location.

Question 6

spread root

Answer 6

Settle somewhere, become established, as in We’ve put down roots here and don’t want to move away

Question 7

well-off man

Answer 7

being in good condition or favorable circumstances doesn’t know when he’s well-off.

Question 8

nepotism

Answer 8

the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.

Question 9

meritocracy

Answer 9

government or the holding of power by people selected according to merit

Question 10

live off

Answer 10

have a particular amount of money with which to buy food and other necessities.

Question 11

pave the way

Answer 11

If something paves the way for/to something else, it makes the other thing possible

Question 12

freeloader

Answer 12

a person who takes advantage of others’ generosity without giving anything in return.

Question 13

shanty

Answer 13

a small, crudely built shack.

Question 14

parkway

Answer 14

an open landscaped highway

a railway station with extensive parking facilities

Question 15

majestic

Answer 15

having or showing impressive beauty or scale

Question 16

receding hairline

Answer 16

if a man has a receding hairline, his hair ceases to grow at the temples and above the forehead

Question 17

it augurs well

Answer 17

Have good (or bad) expectations for someone or something.

Question 18

it augurs well

Answer 18

Have good (or bad) expectations for someone or something.

e.g.: Have good (or bad) expectations for someone or something.

Question 19

leverage

have a leverage over others

Answer 19

use (something) to maximum advantage.

Question 20

fell from grace

Answer 20

a situation in which someone stops being respected by other people or loses their position of authority, especially because they have done something wrong

Question 21

water heater

Answer 21

a device for heating domestic water.

Question 22

live in destitution

Answer 22

the state of being destitute especially : such extreme want as threatens life unless relieved.
absolute poverty

Question 23

fight the flab

Answer 23

soft loose flesh on a person’s body – used to show disapproval simple advice to help you fight the flab (=lose weight)

Question 24

outskirt

Answer 24

suburb

the outer parts of a town or city.

Question 25

hermit

Answer 25

a person living in solitude as a religious discipline

Question 26

last resort

Answer 26

a final course of action, used only when all else has failed

Question 27

topping each other

Answer 27

exceed (an amount, level, or number); be more than.

are you trying to top me?

Question 28

surpass

Answer 28

be better than

Question 29

bourgeoisie

Answer 29

the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

Question 30

decent

Answer 30

conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behavior

Question 31

hand to mouth

Answer 31

satisfying only one’s immediate needs, because of lack of money with which to make provision for the future

hand to mouth job

Question 32

two income family

Answer 32

dual earners

Question 33

carer

Answer 33

care givers