Week 1

Question 1

interpretation

(noun)

Answer 1

A way of explaining

Question 2

choir

(noun)

Answer 2

A group of singers

Question 3

orchestra

(noun)

Answer 3

A group of instrumentalist

Question 4

serve

(verb)

Answer 4

Perform duties or services

Question 5

option

(noun)

Answer 5

A thing that is chosen

Question 6

Related (adjective)

Answer 6

Belonging to the same family

Question 7

Furry (adjective)

Answer 7

Consisting of or resembling fur

Question 8

Pest (noun)

Answer 8

an annoying person or thing

Question 9

Chatty

(adjective)

Answer 9

readily engaging in informal talk

Question 10

harmful

(adjective)

Answer 10

causing or likely to cause harm

Question 11

native

(adjective)

Answer 11

associated with the place or circumstances of a person’s birth.

Question 12

slot

(noun)

Answer 12

a long, narrow aperture or slit in a machine for something to be inserted.

Question 13

rod

(noun)

Answer 13

a thin straight bar, especially of wood or metal.

Question 14

false

(adjective)

Answer 14

not according with truth or fact; incorrect.

Question 15

sneeze

(verb)

Answer 15

make a sudden involuntary expulsion of air from the nose and mouth due to irritation of one’s nostrils.

Question 16

grumpy

(adjective)

Answer 16

bad-tempered and irritable.

Question 17

bank

(noun)

Answer 17

the land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake.

Question 18

platform

(noun)

Answer 18

a raised level surface on which people or things can stand.

Question 19

glance

(verb)

Answer 19

take a brief or hurried look.

Question 20

lake

(noun)

Answer 20

a large area of water surrounded by land.

Question 21

sting

noun

Answer 21

wound or pierce with a sting.

Question 22

ache

noun / verb

Answer 22

suffer from a continuous dull pain.

Question 23

sore

adjective

Answer 23

(of a part of one’s body) painful or aching.

Question 24

flu

noun

Answer 24

influenza.

Question 25

stress noun

Answer 25

a state of mental or emotional strain or tension

Question 26

cough noun / verb

Answer 26

expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.

Question 27

diarrhea noun

Answer 27

a condition in which faeces are discharged from the bowels.

Question 28

allergy noun

Answer 28

a damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially a particular food, pollen, fur, or dust

Question 29

swell verb

Answer 29

become larger or rounder in size

Question 30

variety noun

Answer 30

the quality or state of being different or diverse

Question 31

welfare noun

Answer 31

the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group

Question 32

hangover noun

Answer 32

a severe headache or other after-effects caused by drinking an excess of alcohol.

Question 33

itchy adjective

Answer 33

having or causing an itch.

Question 34

rash noun

Answer 34

an area of redness and spots on a person's skin

Question 35

vomit verb

Answer 35

eject matter from the stomach through the mouth.

Question 36

sneeze verb

Answer 36

make a sudden involuntary expulsion of air from the nose and mouth

Question 37

asthma noun

Answer 37

a respiratory condition marked by attacks of spasm in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing

Question 38

fever noun

Answer 38

an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache ## Footnote *"she had a slight fever"*

Question 39

yawn verb

Answer 39

involuntarily open one's mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom.

Question 40

contagious adjective

Answer 40

(of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another

Question 41

whiplash noun

Answer 41

injury caused by a severe jerk to the head, typically in a car accident.

Question 42

sunburn noun

Answer 42

reddening, inflammation, and, in severe cases, blistering and peeling of the skin caused by overexposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun.

Question 43

shiver verb

Answer 43

shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited.

Question 44

dizzy adjective

Answer 44

having or involving a sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance.

Question 45

obesity noun

Answer 45

the state of being grossly fat or overweight.

Question 46

dehydration noun

Answer 46

a harmful reduction in the amount of water in the body.

Question 47

twitch verb

Answer 47

give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.

Question 48

controversial adjective

Answer 48

giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement.

Question 49

cell noun

Answer 49

a small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps.

Question 50

gene noun

Answer 50

(in informal use) a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.