Session 29. Vocab 1

Question 1

Palatable

Answer 1

Pleasant to taste

Acceptable / satisfactory

Question 2

Inedible

Answer 2

Not suitable for eating

Question 3

Loafer

Answer 3

A person who avoids work and is lazy

A type of leather shoe

Question 4

Gelatinous

Answer 4

Having the consistency of jelly

Question 5

Repose

Answer 5

A state of rest and calm (n)

To lie down for a rest (v)

Question 6

Redeem

Answer 6

To do something good to make up for doing something bad

To fulfil (a promise)

Question 7

Poise

Answer 7

Elegance (in a person)

Question 8

Composure

Answer 8

A state of calmness and control (in a person)

Question 9

Relinquish

Answer 9

To give up something (e.g. power)

Question 10

Quagmire

Answer 10

A hazardous/complex situation

A soft boggy area of land

Question 11

Tog

Answer 11

Clothes

A unit of thermal insulation (used for blankets - the higher the tog, the warmer it keeps you)

Question 12

Motley

Answer 12

Varied in appearance or character (eg. a motley group of people = a group of people who are very different from each other)

Question 13

Convoluted

Answer 13

Extremely complicated and difficult to follow

Question 14

Hybrid

Answer 14

A combination of two or more different things (e.g. an animal hybrid is a cross between two different animals)

Question 15

Obsolete

Answer 15

No longer relevant/used (adj) e.g. CDs are obsolete

Question 16

Hyperbole

Answer 16

An exaggerated statement

Question 17

Illustrious

Answer 17

Well-known and respected (describing a person)

Question 18

Conspicuous

Answer 18

Cleary visible / obvious

Question 19

Deft

Answer 19

Skilful and quick

Question 20

Serene

Answer 20

Calm

Question 21

Unblemished

Answer 21

Not damaged or marked in any way

Question 22

Zany

Answer 22

Crazy and amusing (adj)

Question 23

Flank

Answer 23

The side (e.g. side of a person, or side of a football pitch)

Question 24

Barter

Answer 24

To negotiate the price of something

Question 25

Kowtow

Answer 25

To be excessively accommodating to someone (basically agreeing to do everything someone tells you to do)

Question 26

Quandary

Answer 26

A difficult situation

Question 27

Fervent

Answer 27

passionate (adj), e.g. to be a fervent supporter of [something]

Question 28

Glut

Answer 28

An excessive supply of (something)

Question 29

Ratify

Answer 29

To give consent for something, or to make it valid

Question 30

Delirious

Answer 30

A disturbed state of mind (where someone is restless and may have hallucinations)

Question 31

Obnoxious

Answer 31

Extremely unpleasant