Test 14

Question 1

assuage (v)

His reply did little to assuage my suspicions.

Answer 1

make an unpleasant feeling less severe

Question 2

abut (v)

Answer 2

(of a land or a building) to be next to sth or to have one side touching the side of sth

Question 3

garotte (v)

(n): garotte: a piece of wire, etc. used for garotting sb

Answer 3

kill sb by putting a piece of wire, etc. around their neck and pulling it tight

Question 4

enmoured (adj)

I’m not exactly enamored with the idea of spending a whole day with them

Answer 4

liking sth a lot

Question 5

decimate (v)

(n): decimation

Answer 5

1) kill large numbers of animals, plants, or people in a particular area
2) severly damage sth or make sth much weaker

Question 6

detrude (v)

Answer 6

push down forcibly

Question 7

ingenuous (adj)

It is ingenuous to suppose that money did not play a part in his decision

Answer 7

naive

Question 8

cohesive (adj)

(n): cohesion / cohesiveness

Answer 8

causing people or things to become united

Question 9

ferocious (adj)

Answer 9

savage

Question 10

plenary (adj)

Answer 10

to be attended by everyone who has the right to attend

Question 11

unsettle (v)

Answer 11

make sb feel upset or worried, especially because a situation has changed

Question 12

aver (v)

Answer 12

assert as a fact