Set 8

Question 1

Sheer

Answer 1

1) completely and totally
2) to describe a thin see through fabric
3) to describe an almost vertical slope
4) to suddenly swerve or change direction

Question 2

Linger

Answer 2

1) To hang around

Question 3

Rogue

Answer 3

1) a likeable person who misbehaves

2) behaving in a way not excepted or normal

Question 4

Lodge

Answer 4

1) to pay rent to stay somewhere

2) to become fixed in a place or position

Question 5

Shear

Answer 5

1) to cut wool off a sheep / cut hair close to the skin

2) to break by force

Question 6

Pledge

Answer 6

A serious promise

Question 7

Domestic

Answer 7

1) Relating to the home, house or family
2) Relating to a person’s own country
3) Someone paid to do work such as cleaning or cooking

Question 8

Plume

Answer 8

1) a large father

2) a mass of smoke or dust that rises up

Question 9

Vacant

Answer 9

Not filled or occupied, available to be used

Question 10

Admission

Answer 10

1) entry

2) to agree something is true, often unwillingly

Question 11

Frugal

Answer 11

Careful with money or food

Question 12

Concentrated

Answer 12

1) having had some liquid removed

2) using a lot of effort to succeed at something

Question 13

Sweet

Answer 13

1) a pleasant sugary taste

2) charming or delightful

Question 14

Victory

Answer 14

Winning a fight or competition, beating an opponent

Question 15

Sour

Answer 15

1) sharp taste like a lemon

2) bad-tempered

Question 16

Locate

Answer 16

The exact place or position of something

Question 17

Mislay

Answer 17

To lose something temporarily by forgetting where you have put it

Question 18

Prosecution

Answer 18

The lawyers in a court case who try to prove the person on trial is guilty

Question 19

Defeat

Answer 19

To lose a fight, competition or battle

Question 20

Defence

Answer 20

1) the lawyers in a court case who try to prove the person on trial is innocent
2) protection or support against attack, criticism or infection