Unit 10.2 & 10.3

Question 1

pleasant

Answer 1

enjoyable, attractive, friendly, or easy to like:
a pleasant climate/smile/person
a pleasant day/surprise

Question 2

despise

Answer 2

to feel a strong dislike for someone or something because you think that that person or thing is bad or has no value:
The two groups despise each other.
She despised him for the way he treated her sister.

Question 3

disdain

Answer 3

the feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that they do not deserve your interest or respect:
He regards the political process with disdain.

Question 4

needless

Answer 4

completely unnecessary:

needless worrying

Question 5

needless to say

Answer 5

as you would expect; added to, or used to introduce, a remark giving information that is expected and not surprising:
Needless to say, he’ll be off work for a while.

Question 6

the turn of the century

Answer 6

the time when a particular century ends and another begins:

My great-grandfather was born at the turn of the last century.

Question 7

give out

Answer 7

If a machine or part of your body gives out, it stops working:
At the end of the race his legs gave out and he collapsed on the ground.
The batteries are likely to give out soon.

Question 8

outcome

Answer 8

a result or effect of an action, situation, etc.:

It’s too early to predict the outcome of the meeting.

Question 9

fail to see/understand

Answer 9

used when you do not accept something:

I fail to see why you can’t work on a Saturday.

Question 10

keen

Answer 10

very good or well developed:

a keen sense of smell

Question 11

whisk

Answer 11

to take something or someone somewhere else suddenly and quickly:
Our coffees were whisked away before we’d even finished them.
We only had half an hour to see her before she was whisked off to some exotic location.
Her husband whisked her off to Egypt for her birthday.

Question 12

exotic

Answer 12

unusual and exciting because of coming (or seeming to come) from far away, especially a tropical country:
exotic flowers/food/designs

Question 13

spectacle

Answer 13

an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval:
It was a strange spectacle to see the two former enemies shaking hands and slapping each other on the back.
We witnessed the extraordinary spectacle of an elderly lady climbing a tree to rescue her cat.

Question 14

fascinated

Answer 14

extremely interested:

We watched fascinated as he cleaned and repaired the watch.

Question 15

scorn

Answer 15

a very strong feeling of no respect for someone or something that you think is stupid or has no value:
She has nothing but scorn for the new generation of politicians.
Why do you always pour/heap scorn on (= criticize severely and unfairly) my suggestions?

to show scorn for someone or something:
So does he respect the press and media, or does he secretly scorn them?
You scorned all my suggestions.

to refuse advice or an offer because you are too proud:
She scorned all my offers of help.

Question 16

go beet red / go as red as a beet

Answer 16

to have a red face because you are embarrassed:

Whenever I talked about his past life, he would go beetroot.

Question 17

take a … turn

Answer 17

to develop in a particular way:

The battle for control of the company took an interesting turn today.

Question 18

take turns

Answer 18

When a number of people take turns, they do the same thing one after the other:
We take turns answering the phone.

Question 19

not know where/which way to turn

Answer 19

to not know what to do or who to ask for help:

When both her parents died, she didn’t know which way to turn.

Question 20

turn of phrase

Answer 20

the ability to express yourself well:

She has a nice turn of phrase, which should serve her well in journalism.

Question 21

not turn a hair

Answer 21

to not show any emotion when you are told something bad or when something bad happens:
I was expecting him to be horrified when he heard the cost but he didn’t turn a hair.

Question 22

take a turn for the better/worse

Answer 22

to suddenly become better or worse:

Their relationship took a turn for the worse when he lost his job.

Question 23

be slated

Answer 23

to be expected to happen in the future or to be expected to be or do something in the future:
Jeff is slated to be the next captain of the team.
The meeting is slated for (= the chosen day is) next Thursday.

Question 24

scholarly

Answer 24

containing a serious, detailed study of a subject:

a scholarly article/book/work/journal