Test 11

Question 1

portend = foreshadow (v)

(n): portent = omen|(adj): portentous = ominous

Answer 1

indicate as being about to happen, especially by previous signs

Question 2

deprave = corrupt (v)

In my view this book would deprave young children.

(adj): depraved = wicked|(n): depravity = wickedness

Answer 2

make sb morally bad

Question 3

disrobe (v)

She went behind the screen to disrobe.

Answer 3

take off your or somebody else’s clothes (unclothe)

Question 4

waive = forgo (v)

He waived his right to appeal against the verdict.

(n): waiver: a situation in which sb gives up a legal right or claim; an official document stating this

Answer 4

choose not to demand sth in a particular case, even though you have a legal or official right to do so

Question 5

resumption (n)

(v): resume

The demanded the immediate resumption of the aid programme.

Answer 5

the act of beginning sth again after it has stopped

Question 6

abyss (n)

an abyss of ignorance/ despair/ loneliness

(adj): abyssal

Answer 6

a very deep wide space or hole that seems to have no bottom

Question 7

surety (n)

They have offered a large amount of money as surety.

Answer 7

money given as a promise that you will pay a debt, appear in court, etc.

Question 8

maleficent (adj)

Answer 8

causing harm or destruction, especially by supernatural means

Question 9

misanthropic (adj)

(n): misanthrope: a person who hates and avoids people

(n): misanthropy: a feeling of hating people in general

Answer 9

hating and avoiding other people

Question 10

prodigious = colossal, enormous (adj)

(n): prodigy: a young person whose skill is unusually good for age.

USB sticks can store prodigious amounts of information.

Answer 10

very large or powerful and causing surprise; impressive

Question 11

efflorescent (adj)

(n): efflorescence: the most developed stage of sth

Answer 11

opening in flower

Question 12

bequeath (v)

bequeath sth (to sb) | bequeath sb sth

bequest (n): money or property that you ask to be given to a particular person when you die

Answer 12

say in a will that you want sb to have your property, money, etc. after you die

Question 13

dragnet (n)

Answer 13

1) a net that is pulled through water to catch fish, or along the ground to catch animals
2) a careful and complete search, especially for a criminal

Question 14

aboretum (n)

Answer 14

a botanical garden or place devoted to the cultivation of trees or shrubs.

Question 15

coronet (n)

Answer 15

a small crown worn on the head on formal occassions by princesses, etc.

Question 16

fez (n)

Answer 16

a round red hat with a flat top and a tassel but no brim, worn by men in some Muslim countries

Question 17

perpendicular (adj)

Answer 17

straight up and down

Question 18

predatory (adj)

Answer 18

of animals living by killing and eating other animal

Question 19

satiric (adj)

Answer 19

using satire to criticise sb/sth

Question 20

duteous (adj)

Answer 20

dutiful