Session 24. Vocab

Question 1

Psychological

Answer 1

Affecting the mind (adj)

Question 2

Hapless

Answer 2

Unfortunate (used to describe a person)

Question 3

Captivate

Answer 3

To hold the interest and attention (of someone)

Question 4

Captor

Answer 4

A person that captures someone

Question 5

Caption

Answer 5

A title or brief explanation that comes with a picture or cartoon

Question 6

Terminate

Answer 6

To end (or murder)

Question 7

Terrorise

Answer 7

To cause extreme fear and distress in someone

Question 8

Foreground

Answer 8

The part of a view that is nearest to you

Question 9

Vivid

Answer 9

Intense / bright / colourful

Producing powerful feelings

Question 10

Hull

Answer 10

The main body of a ship (or other vessel)

Question 11

Cull

Answer 11

To reduce the population (usually of a group of animals by slaughter)

Question 12

Lull

Answer 12

To calm or send to sleep (usually with soothing sounds or a rocking motion)

Question 13

Null

Answer 13

Having no legal force (adj)

Invalid (adj)

Zero

Question 14

Durable

Answer 14

Strong and able to withstand damage

Question 15

Fluke

Answer 15

A surprising piece of luck

A type of parasite / also another term used for flatfish

Question 16

Retain

Answer 16

Keep / keep hold of

Question 17

Appease

Answer 17

To calm someone by accepting their demands

Question 18

Bespoke

Answer 18

Made for a particular customer (adj)

Question 19

Invoke

Answer 19

To call on (a god or spirit) in prayer

To call earnestly for

Question 20

Provoke

Answer 20

To stimulate a strong unwelcome reaction in someone

Question 21

Remit

Answer 21

To send money as payment or a give

To cancel a punishment

A task or area of activity officially assigned to an individual or organisation

Question 22

Transmit

Answer 22

To cause something to pass from one person/place to another

Question 23

Resolute

Answer 23

Determined

Question 24

Waive

Answer 24

To let someone off from following a rule (e.g. waive the fee for a parking ticket)

Question 25

Waver

Answer 25

Flicker, or move in a quivering way

Become weaker or hesitate

Question 26

Atrocious

Answer 26

Extremely wicked or unpleasant

Question 27

Supersede

Answer 27

To take the place of (a person previously in authority or a thing previously in use)

Question 28

Preamble

Answer 28

An introduction

A preliminary statement

Question 29

Bramble

Answer 29

A prickly shrub (from the rose family, e.g. blackberry)

Question 30

Amble

Answer 30

To walk at a slow, relaxed pace

Question 31

Matt

Answer 31

(of a colour) dull and without shine [the opposite of glossy]

Question 32

Afloat

Answer 32

Floating in water

To no longer be in debt

Question 33

Bunk

Answer 33

To skip school or work (verb)

Nonsense (noun)

Question 34

Flunk

Answer 34

To fail (an exam or test) [American term, please don’t use it]

Question 35

Impeccable

Answer 35

Without fault

Question 36

Flaw

Answer 36

A mark, blemish or other imperfection

Question 37

Cohesive

Answer 37

Describes something that is able to unite people or bind things together (adj)

Question 38

Dispense

Answer 38

To distribute something or provide information to a number of people

To get rid of something/someone