Vocab Ch 86-90

Question 1

-ridden

Answer 1

a lot of -

Question 2

-ant

Answer 2

person who does -

Question 3

auto-

Answer 3

self-

Question 4

-gress-

Answer 4

walk, step, go

Question 5

tele-

Answer 5

over a distance

Question 6

heliport

Answer 6

helicopter airport

Question 7

smog

Answer 7

smoke fog

Question 8

guesstimate

Answer 8

guess estimate

Question 9

word stock

Answer 9

set of words

Question 10

roster

Answer 10

‘rooster’

Question 11

tabby

Answer 11

grey and brown stripy cat

Question 12

cot

Answer 12

child’s bed with high vertical sides

Question 13

mumps

Answer 13

a childhood illness

Question 14

palaver

Answer 14

unnecessary trouble

Question 15

intelligentsia

Answer 15

social class of intellectuals

Question 16

turban

Answer 16

men’s headwear, long piece of cloth

Question 17

intervene

Answer 17

step in; neutral

Question 18

interfere

Answer 18

involve yourself; negative and critical

Question 19

continually

Answer 19

very frequently; often negative

Question 20

continuously

Answer 20

without stopping

Question 21

series

Answer 21

set of related programmes

Question 22

serial

Answer 22

set of programmes where the story continues over different episodes

Question 23

compliment

Answer 23

to praise

Question 24

complement

Answer 24

to make seem better

Question 25

moist

Answer 25

slightly wet; from a recipe

Question 26

damp

Answer 26

slightly wet; in an unpleasant way

Question 27

to evade

Answer 27

to escape from

Question 28

to do out

Answer 28

to decorate