The List 011

Question 1

rapport

Answer 1

n. mutual understanding/relationship, ex: He had an excellent rapport with his patients.

Question 2

advocate

Answer 2

n. supporter (eps. publicly) ex: She’s a passionate advocate of natural childbirth.

Question 3

long-haul

Answer 3

adj. long-haul flight/route/destination etc

a long-haul flight etc is over a very long distance

Question 4

offshoot

Answer 4

n. something which has developed from a larger or earlier one ex: AirAsia X - an offshoot of AirAsia

Question 5

dubious

Answer 5

adj. probably not honest, true, right ex: dubious accounting practices

Question 6

dubious about

Answer 6

[not before noun] ex: I can see you are dubious; take some time to think about it

Question 7

heed

Answer 7

v. to pay attention to someone’s advice or warning, ex: If she had only heeded my warnings

Question 8

extricate

Answer 8

v. to set free something with difficulty, ex: inextricable

Question 9

propel

Answer 9

v. to push sth with lot of force ex: propel rockets

Question 10

incendiary

Answer 10

adj. designed to cause fire ex: incendiary bomb

Question 11

embezzle

Answer 11

v. to secretly take money from sth/so

Question 12

stoke

Answer 12

v. to add fuel/ encourage sth

Question 13

buoy

Answer 13

v. to prevent sth from sinking/ to support sth

Question 14

tout

Answer 14

v. to advertise

Question 15

piecemeal

Answer 15

adj. a process that is piecemeal happens slowly and in stages that are not regular or planned properly.

Question 16

crude

Answer 16

adj. not exact or without any detail, but generally correct and useful (approximate)

Question 17

rash of something

Answer 17

informal a large number of unpleasant events, changes etc within a short time ex: rash of car thefts

Question 18

succinct

Answer 18

adj. Short and clear without unnecessary words

Question 19

sordid

Answer 19

immoral and shocking, dirty and unpleasant ex: sordid MX news (naughty korea)

Question 20

palpable

Answer 20

adj. so obvious that it can easily be seen