Week 11

Question 1

HOLLOW (adj)

Answer 1

having a hole or empty space inside

Question 2

HARDSHIP (n)

Answer 2

a problem or situation that makes you suffer a lot, especially because you are very poor

Question 3

STIFF (adj)

Answer 3

hard and difficult to bend

Question 4

THIRD PARTY (n)

Answer 4

someone who is not one of the two main people or groups that are involved in a situation

Question 5

DOWNWARDS (adv)

Answer 5

towards a lower place or level

Question 6

DIALECT (n)

Answer 6

a form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country

Question 7

CULTIVATE (v)

Answer 7

1. grow

2. develop

Question 8

FOUNDATION (n)

Answer 8

1. the idea or principle that sth is based on

2. starting/organization

Question 9

EXPENSE (n)

at the expense of sth.

Answer 9

1. the money that you spend on sth

2. if you do one thing at the expense of another, doing the first thing harms the second thing

Question 10

STIR (v)

Answer 10

mix

Question 11

TERMINATE (v)

Answer 11

if sth terminates, it ends, and if you terminate sth, you make it end

Question 12

CONSISTENT (adj)

Answer 12

always behaving or happening in a similar, usually positive way

Question 13

PLOUGH INTO STH.

Answer 13

to hit sth with great force

Question 14

ROUGH (adj)

Answer 14

a rough surface is not smooth

Question 15

BEAR (v)

Answer 15

to accept someone or sth unpleasant

Question 16

SLIGHT (adj)

Answer 16

small and not important

Question 17

SCOPE (n)

Answer 17

how much a subject or situation relates to

Question 18

RATIO (n)

Answer 18

the relationship between two things expressed in numbers to show how much bigger one is than the other

Question 19

SUPERIOR (adj)

Answer 19

better than other things

Question 20

EXECUTIVE (adj)

Answer 20

relating to making decisions and managing businesses

Question 21

BID (n)

Answer 21

an attempt to achieve sth

Question 22

RECALL (v)

Answer 22

to remember sth

Question 23

ASSESS (v)

Answer 23

to make a judgment about the quality, size, value, etc of sth.

Question 24

VAGUE (adj)

Answer 24

not clear or certain

Question 25

DERIVE (sth) from sth

Answer 25

to come from or be developed from sth

Question 26

COMPRISE (v)

Answer 26

to consist of particular parts of members

Question 27

MAXIMIZE (v)

Answer 27

to increase sth as much as you can

Question 28

FEAST (n)

Answer 28

a large meal, especially to celebrate sth special