Speaking actual tests

Question 1

traverse

Answer 1

/ˈtrævɜːs $ trəˈvɜːrs/ verb [transitive]
formal
to move across, over, or through something, especially an area of land or water
two minutes to traverse the park

Question 2

orophile

Answer 2

one who loves mountains

Question 3

exhilarating

Answer 3

/ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ/
adjective
making you feel happy, excited, and full of energy
an exhilarating experience
an exhilarating walk

Question 4

imbue somebody/something with something

Answer 4

phrasal verb
formal
to make someone or something have a quality, idea, or emotion very strongly
His philosophical writings are imbued with religious belief.

Question 5

quadruple

Answer 5

/ˈkwɒdrʊpəl, kwɒˈdruː- $ kwɑːˈdruː-/
verb [intransitive, transitive]
to increase and become four times as big or as high, or to make something increase in this way

Question 6

ample

Answer 6

/ˈæmpəl/
adjective
more than enough
SYN sufficient
OPP insufficient
ample time/evidence/opportunity
You’ll have ample time for questions later.

Question 7

bosom

Answer 7

/ˈbʊzəm/
noun
1- [countable usually singular] written
the front part of a woman’s chest
She cradled the child to her bosom.
2- [countable usually plural] a woman’s breast
3- [singular] literary
a word meaning someone’s feelings and emotions, used especially when these are bad or unpleasant
Drury harboured bitterness in his bosom.

Question 8

scanty

Answer 8

/ˈskænti/
1. not enough
There is only scanty evidence of his involvement.
2. scanty clothes are small and do not cover very much of your body – used to show disapproval SYN skimpy

Question 9

skimpy

Answer 9

/ˈskɪmpi/ adjective
1- a skimpy dress or skirt etc is very short and does not cover very much of a woman’s body
2- not enough of something

Question 10

clad

Answer 10

/klæd/ adjective literary
1- wearing a particular kind of clothing
clad in
She felt hot, despite being clad only in a thin cotton dress.
warmly/suitably/scantily clad (=dressed warmly etc)
2 → snow-clad/ivy-clad etc: literary
covered in a particular thing

Question 11

voyage [v]

Answer 11

/ˈvɔɪ-ɪdʒ/
verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
literary
to travel to a place, especially by ship

Question 12

voyage of discovery

Answer 12

a situation in which you learn a lot of new things about something or someone
Writing a biography is an absorbing voyage of discovery.
a voyage of self-discovery (=when you learn more about yourself)

Question 13

voyage [n]

Answer 13

/ˈvɔɪ-ɪdʒ/ ●●○ noun [countable]
1 a long journey in a ship or spacecraft
The voyage from England to India used to take six months.
I don’t want to make the voyage single-handed.
These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise.

Question 14

maiden voyage

Answer 14

first journey
the Titanic’s maiden voyage

Question 15

cruise [v]

Answer 15

/kruːz/
1- [intransitive, transitive] to sail along slowly, especially for pleasure
We were cruising in the Caribbean all winter.
2- [intransitive usually + adverb/preposition] to move at a steady speed in a car, aircraft etc
We were cruising along at 50 miles per hour.

Question 16

cruise [n]

Answer 16

/kruːz/
noun [countable]
1- a holiday on a large ship
a Mediterranean cruise
cruise around
a cruise around the world

2- a journey by boat for pleasure

Question 17

trek [n]

Answer 17

/trek/ ●○○ noun [countable]
1 a long and difficult journey, made especially on foot as an adventure
SYN hike
a lonely trek through the forest

2 informal a distance that seems long when you walk it
I’m afraid it’s a bit of a trek to the station.

Question 18

trek [v]

Answer 18

/trek/
(trekked, trekking) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
1 informal to make a long and difficult journey, especially on foot
SYN hike
trek up/down etc
The elevator was broken, so we had to trek up six flights of stairs.
2 to walk a long way, especially in the mountains, as an adventure SYN hike
trek in/across etc
For five days he trekked across the mountains of central China.

Question 19

expedition

Answer 19

/ˌekspəˈdɪʃən/ ●●○ noun
1 [countable] a long and carefully organized journey, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place, or the people that make this journey
an expedition to the North Pole
another Everest expedition
on an expedition
He went on an expedition to Borneo.

2 [countable] a short journey, usually made for a particular purpose
SYN trip
a shopping expedition
a fishing expedition

Question 20

pilgrim

Answer 20

/ˈpɪlɡrɪm/ noun [countable]
a religious person who travels a long way to a holy place
pilgrims visiting a holy shrine

Question 21

pilgrimage

Answer 21

/ˈpɪlɡrəmɪdʒ/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable]
1 a journey to a holy place for religious reasons
make a pilgrimage/go on (a) pilgrimage
the chance to go on pilgrimage to Mecca

2 a journey to a place connected with someone or something famous
Presley’s home has become a place of pilgrimage.

Question 22

commuter

Answer 22

/kəˈmjuːtə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable]
someone who travels a long distance to work every day

Question 23

commute [n]

Answer 23

/kəˈmjuːt/
[countable usually singular]
the journey to work every day

Question 24

commute [v]

Answer 24

/kəˈmjuːt/ ●●○ verb
1 [intransitive] to regularly travel a long distance to get to work
commute to/from/between
Jim commutes to Manhattan every day.

2 → commute a sentence (to something):
technical to change the punishment given to a criminal to one that is less severe
Baldry’s 20-year prison sentence was commuted to three years.
3 → commute something for/into something:
technical to exchange one thing, especially one kind of payment, for another
He commuted his pension for a lump sum.

Question 25

conveyance

Answer 25

/kənˈveɪəns/ noun
1 [countable] formal
a vehicle
Wheeled conveyances of any kind are not allowed in the park.

Question 26

two-wheeler

Answer 26

a bicycle or motorcycle

Question 27

hill station

Answer 27

a town in the low mountains of the Indian subcontinent, popular as a holiday resort during the hot season.

Question 28

unbridled

Answer 28

/ʌnˈbraɪdld/ adjective literary
not controlled and too extreme or violent

Question 29

augment

Answer 29

/ɔːɡˈment $ ɒːɡ-/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
formal to increase the value, amount, effectiveness etc of something

Question 30

carpool

Answer 30

/ˈkɑːpuːl $ ˈkɑːr-/ verb [intransitive] especially American English
if a group of people carpool, they travel together to work, school etc in one car and share the cost [or use cars owned by different people in the group on different days]