Vocabulary Revision (Week 1)

Question 1

to find oneself doing sth

Answer 1

to be in a situation, often unintentionally

Question 2

but for sth

Answer 2

except for sth

Question 3

to be symptomatic ___ sth

Answer 3

to be symptomatic of sth (to be a symptom of sth)

Question 4

a pet peeve

Answer 4

one’s favourite subject of casual complaint

Question 5

to reassure sb of sth

Answer 5

to give sb confidence or faith in sth

Question 6

to form an opinion about sth

Answer 6

to develop a judgment or view on something

Question 7

to fit in with sth

Answer 7

to blend harmoniously with something

Question 8

tatty

Answer 8

old, worn out or run down in appearance

Question 9

hustle

Answer 9

busy and vigorous work

Question 10

sartorial

Answer 10

related to fine clothing

Question 11

mediocrity

Answer 11

a quality of being average or lacking excellence

Question 12

mediocre

Answer 12

of average quality; not good or bad

Question 13

jaded

Answer 13

lacking enthusiasm/excitement (due to overexposure)

Question 14

notorious

Answer 14

famous for negative reasons; infamous

Question 15

to run dry (to go dry)

Answer 15

to be depleted (as resource)

Question 16

catch-22

Answer 16

a contradictory situation with no clear solution, often in the system

Question 17

a prerequisite

Answer 17

a requirement

Question 18

to be a prerequite for sth

Answer 18

be necessary before something can happen

Question 19

an insistence ___ sth

Answer 19

an insistence on sth

Question 20

a thirst ___ sth

Answer 20

a thirst for sth

Question 21

a reason ___ sth

Answer 21

a reason for sth / to do sth

Question 22

an interpretation ___ sth

Answer 22

an interpretation of sth

Question 23

a taste ___ sth

Answer 23

a taste in sth

Question 24

in contrast ___ sth

Answer 24

in contrast with sth

Question 25

a talent ___ sth

Answer 25

a talent for sth

Question 26

a dress rehearsal

Answer 26

near-final practice before a performance

Question 27

to be in the limelight

Answer 27

to be the focus of (public) attention

Question 28

stage fright

Answer 28

nervousness before a performance

Question 29

a standing ovation

Answer 29

audience’s applause while standing, expressing great approval

Question 30

to do sth on cue

Answer 30

to do something when required (even with little/no warning)

Question 31

emotional recall

Answer 31

reliving past emotions to enhance performance

Question 32

a curtain call

Answer 32

a performer’s final bow after a show

Question 33

an understudy

Answer 33

a replacement apprentice performer

Question 34

to underact/overact

Answer 34

to perform with too little or too much emotion

Question 35

a playwright

Answer 35

a person who writes plays

Question 36

a shipwright

Answer 36

a person who builds or repairs ships

Question 37

a queue

Answer 37

a line or sequence of people waiting

Question 38

to be in disbelief

Answer 38

to have difficulty accepting something as true

Question 39

penultimate

Answer 39

second to last in a sequence

Question 40

antepenultimate

Answer 40

third to last in a sequence

Question 41

to converge

Answer 41

to come together a single point and become one

Question 42

an adaptation of sth

Answer 42

a modified version of something (usually across format/platform/language/etc.)

Question 43

questionable

Answer 43

possibly inappropriate

Question 44

unprecedented

Answer 44

never done or known before

Question 45

a precedent

Answer 45

an earlier example that guides future actions

Question 46

to find sth (adj.)

Answer 46

to view sth to have a quality of (adj.)

Question 47

to be recognized as sth

Answer 47

socially accepted as sth

Question 48

to be recognizable as sth

Answer 48

having a familiar or identifiable quality of sth

Question 49

to adapt to sth

Answer 49

to change oneself to better fit into sth

Question 50

to adopt sth

Answer 50

to make sth one’s own

Question 51

to be hard-pressed

Answer 51

to be pressured

Question 52

to counteract sth

Answer 52

to act against sth (a previous action) to neutralize its effect

Question 53

a sedentary lifestyle

Answer 53

an inactive lifestyle with little physical activity

Question 54

to tag along with sb to sth

Answer 54

to accompany sb to sth (often without proper invitation)

Question 55

to thrive on sth

Answer 55

to be successful or well thanks to sth; to enjoy sth greatly

Question 56

to be passable as sth

Answer 56

to be adequately or acceptably similar to sth

Question 57

to retain sth

Answer 57

to keep sth or not lose sth

Question 58

to hark back to sth

Answer 58

to revisit or refer to sth from the past

Question 59

to yet to do sth

Answer 59

to not have done something yet

Question 60

the minute sb does sth / has done sth

Answer 60

as soon as sb does sth / has done sth