The List 007

Question 1

infamy

Answer 1

n. when someone or something is famous for something considered bad.

Question 2

encrusted

Answer 2

adj. covered with something hard or decorative; ex: it’s kinda just like a Paris Hilton but encrusted with Cubic Zirconia

Question 3

reverent

Answer 3

adj. showing great respect and admiration ex: A reverent silence fell over the crowd

Question 4

delve

Answer 4

v. to search, especially as if by digging, in order to find a thing or information; ex: ou may see the truth if you delve deeper.

Question 5

flop

Answer 5

v. fail ex: her music has flopped massively of late.

Question 6

dejected

Answer 6

adj. unhappy, disappointed or without hope

Question 7

mutter

Answer 7

v. to speak quietly that is not easy to hear, often when you are complaining

Question 8

amiss

Answer 8

adj. wrong, not suitable or not expected ex: sth was amiss

Question 9

fractious

Answer 9

easily upset or annoyed and often complaing about that; ex: a fractious child

Question 10

idyll

Answer 10

n. a peaceful, happy, simple period of time especially in the countryside

Question 11

descend

Answer 11

v. badly become sth (read more in dictionary)

Question 12

harry

Answer 12

v. to repeatedly demand sth because of worriness ex: she harried the authorities

Question 13

botched

Answer 13

adj. done badly, usually a job ex: botched abortion

Question 14

lofty

Answer 14

high; ex: lofty valuation of Facebook

Question 15

snub

Answer 15

v. to insult someone by not giving them any attention ex: Snubbed Rinehart fires salvo at Fairfax board.

Question 16

provocative

Answer 16

causing thought about interesting subjects ex: The programme will take a detailed and provocative look

Question 17

spur

Answer 17

encourage ex: Her previous silence on her reasons for investing in Fairfax has spurred myriad theories

Question 18

myriad

Answer 18

n. a very large number of something ex: a myriad of choices

Question 19

yearn

Answer 19

to wish very strongly ex: And I do yearn for faster downloads

Question 20

renege

Answer 20

to fail to keep a promise or an agreement ex: I’ve never reneged
on a proffer of sperm before