Session 22. Vocab

Question 1

Punctual

Answer 1

On time

Question 2

Pretence

Answer 2

An attempt to make something that is not true to appear true

Question 3

Commence

Answer 3

Begin

Question 4

Degrade

Answer 4

To treat someone with disrespect

Question 5

Starlet

Answer 5

Someone who has the ability or aspiration to be a star

Question 6

Fillet

Answer 6

To remove bones from a fish (v)

A piece of boneless meat (may come from specific parts of an animal)

Question 7

Inlet

Answer 7

A place of entry (opposite to “outlet” which is a place of exit)

Question 8

Sublet

Answer 8

To rent a property out to someone that you are already renting yourself (i.e. you are not the owner)

Question 9

Disharmony

Answer 9

Lack of harmony or agreement

Question 10

Mislay

Answer 10

Lose

Question 11

Manned

Answer 11

Having a human crew (e.g. a manned aircraft)

Question 12

Wane

Answer 12

To become smaller or weaker (e.g. waning confidence)

Question 13

Pane

Answer 13

A single sheet of glass in a window or door

Question 14

Mane

Answer 14

A growth of long hair on the neck of a horse, lion, or other mammal (or a persons long hair)

Question 15

Bane

Answer 15

A cause of distress of annoyance

Question 16

Wend

Answer 16

To go in a specified direction, but slowly or indirectly (e.g. to wend your way to school)

Question 17

Entreat

Answer 17

To ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something

Question 18

Offbeat

Answer 18

Unconventional or unusual (to describe a person)

Question 19

Upbeat

Answer 19

Cheerful / optimistic

Question 20

Puny

Answer 20

Small and weak

Question 21

Stroppy

Answer 21

Bad-tempered and argumentative

Question 22

Evoke

Answer 22

To recall a feeling/memory/image to mind

Question 23

Parched

Answer 23

Extremely thirsty

Question 24

Poach

Answer 24

To cook by simmering in a small amount of liquid

To illegally hunt fish/animals (e.g. because it is not on your own land, or because the animals are legally protected)

Question 25

Postnatal

Answer 25

relating to the time period after birth (adj)

Question 26

Antenatal

Answer 26

relating to the time period before birth, i.e. during pregnancy (adj)

Question 27

Anteroom

Answer 27

Waiting room

Question 28

Neonatal

Answer 28

Relating to newborns (adj)

Question 29

Natal

Answer 29

Relating to the place or time of one’s birth (adj)

Question 30

Obscurity

Answer 30

The state of being unknown or unimportant

Something that is unclear or difficult to understand

Question 31

Disparity

Answer 31

A large difference (n)

Question 32

Tertiary

Answer 32

The third level of order (after primary/secondary)

Question 33

Falter

Answer 33

To speak/move hesitantly

Question 34

Derisive

Answer 34

Expressing ridicule (adj)

Question 35

Abrasive

Answer 35

Harsh (and showing no concerns if they hurt others’ feelings)

Rough (talking about a material or surface)

Question 36

Fitful

Answer 36

Not regular / intermittent (adj)

Question 37

Regurgitate

Answer 37

To repeat information that was previously memorised

To bring food up that was previously swallowed

Question 38

Congeal

Answer 38

(of a liquid) to become semi-solid (e.g. blood congealing)

Question 39

Ethereal

Answer 39

Spiritual or heavenly

Extremely delicate and light