Words

Question 1

AT

Answer 1

At the beginning/end = the very moment of beginning/ending

Question 2

ON

Answer 2

On time = at the exact time

On arrival/arriving = when arriving

Question 3

By

Answer 3

By a time/date/period = not later than that time/date/period

Question 4

In

Answer 4

In the beginning/end = in the early/last stages

Place of arrival; of stay (city, town, village)

Question 5

From

Answer 5

Indicates a starting point or a point of origin in time or space .

Question 6

Since

Answer 6

Used for time only and means “from that time on until the time of speaking”

He has been here since 2018.

Question 7

For

Answer 7

Used for a period of time

Question 8

During

Answer 8

Used for a period of time as a whole or for some unspecified point/part of time in the period

Question 9

By

Answer 9

General method of transport/ route
We came here by car.
We went by the M5.
We went by London. = via London

Question 10

ecstatic

Answer 10

feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement.

“ecstatic fans filled the stadium”

Question 11

trigger

Answer 11

a small device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a mechanism, especially in order to fire a gun.

Question 12

eve

Answer 12

the day or period of time immediately before an event or occasion.
“on the eve of her departure he gave her a little present”

Question 13

unbridled

Answer 13

uncontrolled; unconstrained.

“a moment of unbridled ambition”

Question 14

blistering

Answer 14

(of heat) intense.

“the blistering heat of the desert”

Question 15

to mimic

Answer 15

imitate (someone or their actions or words), especially in order to entertain or ridicule.
she mimicked Marlon’s weird voice”

Question 16

elated

Answer 16

ecstatically happy.

“after the concert, I felt elated”

Question 17

bray

Answer 17

the loud, harsh cry of a donkey or mule.

“the mule uttered its insane bray”

Question 18

unassailable

Answer 18

unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated.

“an unassailable lead”

Question 19

phenomenal

Answer 19

remarkable or exceptional, especially exceptionally good.

“the town expanded at a phenomenal rate”

Question 20

trickle

Answer 20

(of a liquid) flow in a small stream.

“a solitary tear trickled down her cheek”

Question 21

to flit through

Answer 21

to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another.

Question 22

imminent

Answer 22

about to happen.

“they were in imminent danger of being swept away”

Question 23

blur

Answer 23

make or become unclear or less distinct.

“tears blurred her vision”

Question 24

bash

Answer 24

strike hard and violently.

“they bashed him over the head with a blunt object”

Question 25

shunt

Answer 25

push or pull (a train or part of a train) from the main line to a siding or from one line of rails to another.
“their train had been shunted into a siding”

Question 26

scoff

Answer 26

speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.
“Patrick professed to scoff at soppy love scenes in films”

Question 27

hassle

Answer 27

irritating inconvenience.

“the hassle of child care”

Question 28

fumble

Answer 28

do or handle something clumsily.

“she fumbled with the lock”

Question 29

bevy

Answer 29

a large group of people or things of a particular kind.

“a bevy of big-name cameos will keep the adults entertained”