Vocab 3

Question 1

Causing or feeling depression

Answer 1

Gloomy

Question 2

Increase in rate or amount

Answer 2

Accelerate

Question 3

Flourish, prosper; grow/develop well

Answer 3

Thrive

Question 4

Terrible poverty

Answer 4

Dire poverty

Question 5

To meet with agreement

Answer 5

Resonate with

Question 6

Not steady

Answer 6

Unwavering

Question 7

Never done or known before

Answer 7

To be unprecedented

Question 8

Synonym for severe

Answer 8

Acute

Question 9

To fall suddenly and quickly from high level

Answer 9

To plummet

Question 10

To not do well

Answer 10

Fare poorly

Question 11

To fail to make progress or be successful

Answer 11

To languish

Question 12

To be defeated by a small margin or at the last moment

Answer 12

To be pipped by

Question 13

Abnormally low rainfall results in a…

Answer 13

Drought

Question 14

A sad state of affairs

Answer 14

A bad situation that you find upsetting

Question 15

A happy medium between

Answer 15

A way of doing sth which is good because it is not extreme

Question 16

A sorry sight

Answer 16

Sth unpleasant to look at, sth that one regrets seeing

Question 17

Not be a happy bunny/camper

Answer 17

To annoyed about a situation

Question 18

Be as happy as larry/a clam

Answer 18

Happy with no worries