Vocabulary 2

Question 1

innate ability

Answer 1

a trait that an organism has at birth, not a learned behaviour

Question 2

punctual

Answer 2

doing sth at the agreed or proper time (dochvilný)

Question 3

nuisance

Answer 3

a person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance

Question 4

slump

Answer 4

sit, fall heavily and limply

Question 5

pour down

Answer 5

to rain heavily

Question 6

baffle

Answer 6

bewilder or perplex (mást)

Question 7

immaculate

Answer 7

perfectly clean, neat or tidy

He wore an immaculate white suit as always.

Question 8

predate

Answer 8

occur or exist at a date earlier than sth

Question 9

chuck

Answer 9

throw sth carelessly OR give up a job or activity

Question 10

empower

Answer 10

give someone the authority or power to do sth (zmocnit)

Question 11

further afield

Answer 11

in places other than the nearest or most obvious ones

Question 12

(go on) strike

Answer 12

stávka

Question 13

eminently

Answer 13

to a notable degree, very (neobyčejně)

Question 14

snap judgement

Answer 14

a hasty decision or opinion

Question 15

safety margin

Answer 15

sth required to ensure safety

Question 16

predicament

Answer 16

a difficult or embarrassing situation

Question 17

rigorous

Answer 17

extremely thorough and careful

The rigorous testing of English students.

Question 18

steer

Answer 18

řídit

Question 19

clutter

Answer 19

cover or fill with an untidy collection of things

Question 20

revenue

Answer 20

income (příjem)

Question 21

grubby

Answer 21

covered with dirt, grimy (the grubby face of a young boy)

Question 22

flux

Answer 22

continuous change

Question 23

designate

Answer 23

to choose someone officially to do a particular job

Question 24

entitle

Answer 24

to give someone the right to do something

Question 25

hardened

Answer 25

person who had so many bad experiences that they no longer get upset (police)

Question 26

incitements

Answer 26

encouraging someone to do sth violent (against the law)

Question 27

incentive

Answer 27

sth that encourages person to do sth

Question 28

jitter

Answer 28

slight uncontrolled movement or shaking (electic instruments, jitter on the screen)

Question 29

livid

Answer 29

extremely angry

Question 30

rave

Answer 30

to speak in an uncontrolled way, usually because you are upset or angry or ill

Question 31

relegate

Answer 31

to put someone or something into a lower or less important rank or position

Question 32

revoke

Answer 32

to say officially that an agreement, permission, a law, etc. is no longer in effect

Question 33

stipulate

Answer 33

to say exactly how something must be or must done

He stipulated certain conditions before their marriage.