Unit 3. 151 - 222

Question 1

sb who criticises sth

Answer 1

detractor

Question 2

closely connected with and inseparable

Answer 2

bound up with

Question 3

to encourage

Answer 3

spur on

Question 4

to make sb experience sth (usually unpleasant)

Answer 4

subject sb to sth

Question 5

to praise

Answer 5

extol

Question 6

to repeat some points already mentioned

Answer 6

recap on sth

Question 7

the scenery used for a play, film etc

Answer 7

set

Question 8

one of the separate photos that a film is made up of

Answer 8

frame

Question 9

a result

Answer 9

outcome

Question 10

harmless, not unpleasant

Answer 10

inoffensive

Question 11

improving in value, quality or attractiveness

Answer 11

enhancing

Question 12

under pressure, looking worried or nervous

Answer 12

strained

Question 13

sb who looks for gifted or skilled people in unusual places

Answer 13

talent scout

Question 14

to make sth less intense or severe

Answer 14

alleviate

Question 15

to flow over the edge due to overfilling

Answer 15

overflow

Question 16

chief executive officer, the highest ranking official in a business company

Answer 16

CEO

Question 17

a person who loads and unloads luggage from aircraft

Answer 17

baggage handler

Question 18

the exact location, place of residence

Answer 18

whereabouts

Question 19

to come or develop from sth

Answer 19

derive

Question 20

a liquid which hardens to provide a protective coat for wood

Answer 20

varnish

Question 21

to take sb’s attention away from what they’re doing

Answer 21

distract

Question 22

a current of air flowing through a place

Answer 22

draught

Question 23

general practitioner, a doctor who is trained in general medicine and works in the local community

Answer 23

GP

Question 24

to check a written text for mistakes

Answer 24

proofread

Question 25

false hair

Answer 25

wig

Question 26

trying to become successful in a certain field

Answer 26

aspiring

Question 27

well founded, firm

Answer 27

solid

Question 28

to get sth that is difficult to obtain

Answer 28

land sth

Question 29

working for sb for a period of time to learn skills for that job

Answer 29

apprenticeship

Question 30

presentation of the facts in such a way as to provoke strong feelings

Answer 30

sensationalism

Question 31

a person hired to kill sb

Answer 31

assassin

Question 32

a small baby

Answer 32

infant

Question 33

happening after

Answer 33

subsequent

Question 34

to develop and become known

Answer 34

unfold

Question 35

objectivity

Answer 35

detachment

Question 36

to take over sth when one has no right to do so

Answer 36

usurp

Question 37

the ability to understand sth about an event after it has happened

Answer 37

hindsight

Question 38

to cause sb to take action by making them feel excited or angry

Answer 38

galvanise

Question 39

a situation resulting from a major event

Answer 39

aftermath

Question 40

expressing feeling in a strong, extreme or intense manner

Answer 40

unrestrained

Question 41

to outsmart, to trick, to be cleverer than sb

Answer 41

outwit

Question 42

to have a romantic relationship with sb before getting married

Answer 42

court sb

Question 43

sb skilled in a certain handicraft

Answer 43

craftsman

Question 44

easily broken or damaged

Answer 44

fragile

Question 45

able to recover easily from unpleasant or damaging events

Answer 45

resilient

Question 46

having a deep, strong sound

Answer 46

resonant

Question 47

a smooth thick substance put on sore skin to heal it

Answer 47

ointment

Question 48

principles governing good behaviour, distinction between good and bad conduct

Answer 48

morality

Question 49

to make a text shorter by removing irrelevant material

Answer 49

condense

Question 50

the ability to do sth well or effectively

Answer 50

competence

Question 51

a grammatical term for words which describe the quantity of sth

Answer 51

quantifier

Question 52

to keep giving sb large amounts of sth

Answer 52

ply sb with sth

Question 53

breaking of an agreement, rule or promise

Answer 53

violation

Question 54

the National Collegiate Athletic Association, a US voluntary organisation through which the US colleges and universities govern their athletic programmes

Answer 54

NCAA

Question 55

to act against sth

Answer 55

counter

Question 56

stating publicly that one’s previous opinions have changed

Answer 56

recanting

Question 57

embarrassed, not feeling free to express oneself

Answer 57

inhibited

Question 58

willing to talk

Answer 58

forthcoming

Question 59

permission

Answer 59

consent

Question 60

connected with national rather than local institutions

Answer 60

federal

Question 61

doing sth in a secret, suspicious way

Answer 61

sneaky

Question 62

people who had previously given unofficial information to journalists but stopped doing so

Answer 62

dried-up sources

Question 63

honest, open

Answer 63

upfront

Question 64

a court case against sb

Answer 64

lawsuit

Question 65

a formal statement for legal purposes

Answer 65

testimony

Question 66

unquestionable

Answer 66

indisputable

Question 67

carelessly

Answer 67

recklessly

Question 68

a member of the police force

Answer 68

law enforcement officer

Question 69

hateful, disgraceful, unacceptable

Answer 69

abhorrent

Question 70

an excessive amount of sth

Answer 70

glut

Question 71

a clever and dishonest plan

Answer 71

scam

Question 72

an exclamation used when one has caught sb or won sth from them, a written representation of the way some people pronounce “(I) have got you”

Answer 72

gotcha