Vocab tests

Question 1

work off

Answer 1

-to get rid of something, especially a strong feeling, by using physical effort
-to earn money in order to be able to pay a debt

Question 2

out of order

Answer 2

-If something someone says or does is out of order, it is unpleasant or not suitable and it is likely to upset or offend people
-not operating because it is broken
remarks or actions that are out of order are not acceptable under the rules

Question 3

off duty

Answer 3

(especially of police, military and medical staff) not at work

Question 4

formation

Answer 4

a particular arrangement or pattern

Question 5

be common/public knowledge

Answer 5

to be something that everyone knows, especially in a particular community or group

Question 6

send on

Answer 6

-to send something to a place so that it arrives before you get there
-to send a letter that has been sent to somebody’s old address to their new address
-to send something from one place/person to another

Question 7

call up

Answer 7

-to make a phone call to somebody
-to make somebody do their training in the army, etc. or fight in a war
-to give somebody the opportunity to play in a sports team, especially for their country
-to bring something back to your mind
-to use something that is stored or kept available

Question 8

go up

Answer 8

-if the price of something, the temperature, etc. goes up, it becomes higher
-to be built
-when the curtain across the stage in a theatre goes up, it is raised or opened
-to go from one place to another, especially further north or to a city or large town from a smaller place
-to be destroyed by fire or an explosion

Question 9

come on

Answer 9

-used in orders to tell somebody to hurry or to try harder
-(of an actor) to walk onto the stage
-(of a player) to join a team during a game
-to improve or develop in the way you want
-used to show that you know what somebody has said is not correct
-(of an illness or a mood) to begin
-(of a TV programme, etc.) to start
-to begin to operate

Question 10

limp

Answer 10

-having no strength or energy
-not stiff or strong

Question 11

conspicuous

Answer 11

easy to see or notice; likely to attract attention

Question 12

self-esteem

Answer 12

=self-worth (a feeling of being happy with your own character and abilities)

Question 13

self-absorption

Answer 13

the fact of only thinking about or being interested in yourself

Question 14

self-identity

Answer 14

the way somebody considers their characteristics as a particular individual, especially in relation to the social environment they live or work in

Question 15

detect

Answer 15

find the position of

Question 16

adhere to

Answer 16

=follow (to behave according to a particular law, rule, set of instructions, etc.; to follow a particular set of beliefs or a fixed way of doing something)

Question 17

mainstream

Answer 17

the ideas and opinions that are thought to be normal because they are shared by most people; the people whose ideas and opinions are most accepted

Question 18

stereotyped

Answer 18

based on fixed ideas about a person or thing which may not really be true

Question 19

instalment

Answer 19

one of a number of payments that are made regularly over a period of time until something has been paid for, monthly payment (in/by instalments)

Question 20

augmentation

Answer 20

=increase (the act or process of increasing the amount, value, size, etc. of something)

Question 21

Notwithstanding

Answer 21

=in spite of (without being affected by something; despite something)
Ex: Notwithstanding some major financial problems, the school has had a successful year

Question 22

regardless of

Answer 22

paying no attention to something/somebody; treating something/somebody as not being important

Question 23

impediment

Answer 23

=obstacle ( something that delays or stops the progress of something)

Question 24

gregarious

Answer 24

liking to be with other people

Question 25

rub shoulders with

Answer 25

to meet or spend time with someone socially, esp. someone important or famous

Question 26

prerequisite

Answer 26

=condition (that must exist or happen before something else can happen or be done)

Question 27

operate

Answer 27

=function

Question 28

appreciate

Answer 28

=value

Question 29

flock

Answer 29

come in large number

Question 30

unfold

Answer 30

=develop (to be gradually made known; to gradually make something known to other people)

Question 31

modify

Answer 31

=improve (to change something slightly, especially in order to make it more suitable for a particular purpose)

Question 32

embarrassed

Answer 32

=humiliated

Question 33

enviable

Answer 33

=desirable (something that is enviable is the sort of thing that is good and that other people want to have too)

Question 34

lavish

Answer 34

-large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money - giving or doing something generously

Question 35

make amends for

Answer 35

=compensate for, take special circumstances into consideration

Question 36

milestone

Answer 36

an important event

Question 37

implement

Answer 37

to make something that has been officially decided start to happen or be used, put into operation

Question 38

malfunction

Answer 38

=breakdown (of a machine, etc.) to fail to work correctly)

Question 39

breakthrough

Answer 39

an important development that may lead to an agreement or achievement

Question 40

break-in

Answer 40

an entry into a building using force, usually to steal something

Question 41

breakup

Answer 41

-the ending of a relationship or an association -the division of a large organization or country into smaller parts

Question 42

see eye to eye with

Answer 42

agree with

Question 43

live in harmony with

Answer 43

coexist peacefully with

Question 44

live in harmony with nature

Question 45

heyday

Answer 45

the time when somebody/something had most power or success, or was most popular (in its heyday)

Question 46

be in the driving seat

Answer 46

to be in charge or in control of a situation

Question 47

float about/around

Answer 47

=circulate (if an idea, etc. is floating around, it is talked about by a number of people or passed from one person to another)

Question 48

futile

Answer 48

having no purpose because there is no chance of success

Question 49

coyote

Answer 49

a North American wild animal of the dog family a person who is paid to secretly and illegally bring people across the border into the US from Latin America

Question 50

repertoire

Answer 50

- all the plays, songs, pieces of music, etc. that a performer knows and can perform -all the things that a person is able to do

Question 51

come into operation

Answer 51

start working

Question 52

approximate

Answer 52

=a sort of (almost correct or accurate, but not completely so)

Question 53

a deluge of

Answer 53

a large number of things that happen or arrive at the same time

Question 54

hold up

Answer 54

=put off (to remain strong and working effectively) -to remain strong and working effectively -to delay or block the movement or progress of somebody/something -to use or present somebody/something as an example -to steal from a bank, shop, etc. using a gun

Question 55

carry off

Answer 55

to win something

Question 56

play down

Answer 56

to try to make something seem less important than it really is

Question 57

lovey-dovey

Answer 57

=affectionate (expressing romantic love in a way that is slightly silly) Ex: She was getting a bit too old for holding hands and all that lovey-dovey stuff.

Question 58

demonstrative

Answer 58

showing feelings openly, especially feelings of love used to identify the person or thing that is being referred to