weekly-vocabulary

Question 1

Encourage /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/

Answer 1

to give support, confidence or hope to someone

Question 2

Foster /ˈfɒstə/

Answer 2

to promote the growth or development of something

Question 3

Assigned /əˈsaɪnd/

Answer 3

to allocate or designate someone or something for a particular purpose

Question 4

Culture /ˈkʌltʃə/

Answer 4

the customs, arts social institutions and achievements of a particular nationpeopleor other social group

Question 5

Signed /saɪnd/

Answer 5

past tense and past participle of the verb “sign”

Question 6

Goal /ɡoʊl/

Answer 6

the aim or purpose of an action

Question 7

Rocket /ˈrɒkɪt/

Answer 7

a vehicle used for travel into space

Question 8

Pace /peɪs/

Answer 8

the speed at which something happens

Question 9

Process /ˈprɒsɛs/

Answer 9

a set of actions that produces a result

Question 10

Operation /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/

Answer 10

a planned activity involving many people

Question 11

Swear /swɛər/

Answer 11

To say that something is absolutely true.

Question 12

Depth /dɛpθ/

Answer 12

the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something

Question 13

Bioluminescent /ˌbaɪoʊˌluːmɪˈnɛsənt/

Answer 13

producing light through chemical reactions in living organisms

Question 14

Exude /ɪɡˈzjuːd/

Answer 14

to give off; to emit

Question 15

Welcome /ˈwɛlkəm/

Answer 15

the manner in which someone who arrives is greeted

Question 16

Inspired /ɪnˈspaɪərd/

Answer 16

to cause to do or create something

Question 17

Visible /ˈvɪzəbl/

Answer 17

easily seen or noticed

Question 18

Tradition /trəˈdɪʃən/

Answer 18

a very old custom or belief

Question 19

Discovery /dɪˈskʌvəri/

Answer 19

something found or learned for the first time

Question 20

To get over something /tuː ɡɛt ˈoʊvər ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Answer 20

To recover from something; to feel better

Question 21

Killing time /ˈkɪlɪŋ taɪm/

Answer 21

Engaging in an activity to pass the time

Question 22

A jack of all trades /ə dʒæk ʌv ɔːl treɪdz/

Answer 22

a person who can do many different types of work

Question 23

A good egg /ə ɡʊd ɛɡ/

Answer 23

someone decent with good intentions; someone you can trust

Question 24

Good to go /ɡʊd tuː ɡoʊ/

Answer 24

Prepared; ready; okay