Vocabulary

1.quip (noun, verb) - a quick and clever

remark
2.quandary (noun) - the state of not being
able to decide what to do in a dicult
situation! dilemma e.g. "eorge was in a
quandary#should he go or shouldn$t he%
&.quisling (noun) - (disapproving) a person
who helps an enemy that has taken control
of his or her country! collaborator '(rigin)
*econd +orld +ar - from the name of ,a-or
.idkun /uisling (100121345) - the
6orwegian army ocer and diplomat who
ruled 6orway on behalf of the "erman
occupying forces7
4.collaborator (noun) - (a) a person who
works with another person to create or
produce something such as a book (b) a
person who helps the enemy in a war,
when they have taken control of the
person$s country.
5.red herring (noun) - an unimportant fact,
idea, event, etc. that takes people$s
attention away from the important ones.
8.red-blooded (ad-ective) - full of strength
and energy, often se9ual energy! virile e.g.
red-blooded young males.
1.virile (ad-ective) (usually approving) - (a)
(of men) strong and full of energy,
especially se9ual energy (b) having or
showing the strength and energy that is
considered typical of men e.g. a virile
performance or, virile athleticism.
0.remonstrate (verb) - to protest or complain
about something:somebody e.g. they
remonstrated with the ocial about the
decision.
3.rend (verb) - (rent, rent) to tear something
apart with force or violence e.g. they rent
their clothes in grief or, (;gurative) a
country rent in two by civil war or,
(;gurative) loud screams rent the air.
1<. heart-rending (ad-ective) - causing
feelings of great sadness! heartbreaking
e.g. a heart-rending story.
11. =ombie (noun ) - (a) a person who
seems only partly alive, without any feeling
or interest in what is happening (b) (in
some >frican and ?aribbean religions and
in horror stories) a dead body that has
been made alive again by magic.
12. waive (verb) - to choose not to demand
something in a particular case, even
though you have a legal or ocial right to
do so! forgo.
1&. tautology (noun) - a statement in which
you say the same thing twice in di@erent
words, when this is unnecessary, for
e9ample Athey spoke in turn, one after the
other.$
14. translucent (ad-ective) - allowing light
to pass through but not transparent.
15. transmigration (noun) - the passing of
a person$s soul after their death into
another body.
18. trite (ad-ective) - (of a remark, an
opinion, etc.) dull and boring because it
has been e9pressed so many times before!
not original! banal.
11. banal (ad-ective) - very ordinary and
containing nothing that is interesting or
important.
10. tendentious (ad-ective) - (usually
disapproving) (of a speech, piece of
writing, theory, etc.) e9pressing a strong
opinion that people are likely to disagree
with! controversial.
13. controversial (ad-ective) - causing a lot
of angry public discussion and
disagreement e.g. a highly controversial
topic or, a controversial plan to build a new
road or, +inston ?hurchill and Bichard
6i9on were both controversial ;gures.
2<. loath to do something - not willing to
do something e.g. he was loath to admit
his mistake.
21. loathe (verb) - to dislike
somebody:something very much! detest
e.g. C loathe modern art or, they loathe
each other.
22. laggard (noun) - a slow and la=y
person, organi=ation, etc.
2&. loo (noun) - a toilet : bathroom e.g.
she$s gone to the loo or, can C use your loo,
please%
24. -ohn (noun) - a toilet.
25. coterie (noun) - (often disapproving) a
small group of people who have the same
interests and do things together but do not
like to include others.
28. clique (noun) - (often disapproving) a
small group of people who spend their time
together and do not allow others to -oin
them.
21. cartel (noun) - a group of separate
companies that agree to increase pro;ts by
;9ing prices and not competing with each
other.
20. conglomerate (noun) - (a) (business) a
large company formed by -oining together
di@erent ;rms e.g. a media conglomerate
(b) a number of things or parts that are put
together to form a whole (c) (geology) a
type of rock made of small stones held
together by dried clay.
23. bohemian (noun) - a person, often
somebody who is involved with the arts,
who lives in a very informal way without
following accepted rules of behaviour.
&<. bogeyman (noun) - an imaginary evil
spirit that is used to frighten children e.g.
the bogeyman$s comingD
&1. avocation (noun) - a hobby or other
activity that you do for interest and
en-oyment.
&2. vocational (ad-ective) - connected with
the skills, knowledge, etc. that you need to
have in order to do a particular -ob e.g.
vocational
education : quali;cations : training.
&&. the avant-garde (noun) (from Erench) -
(a) new and very modern ideas in art,
music or literature that are sometimes
surprising or shocking (b) a group of artists,
etc. who introduce new and very modern
ideas.
&4. >FG (noun) - a drug that is used to
treat >CH*.
&5. a=ure (ad-ective) - bright blue in colour
like the sky.
&8. awry (adverb, ad-ective) - (a) if
something goes awry, it does not happen
in the way that was planned e.g. all my
plans for the party had gone awry (b) not in
the right position! untidy e.g. she rushed
out, her hair awry.
&1. avid (ad-ective) - (a) very enthusiastic
about something (often a hobby)! keen e.g.
an avid reader : collector or, she has taken
an avid interest in the pro-ect (i.e. she is
e9tremely interested in it) (b) avid for
something means wanting to get
something very much e.g. he was avid for
more information.
&0. baIe (verb, noun) - to confuse
somebody completely! to be too dicult or
strange for somebody to understand or
e9plain e.g. his behaviour baIes me or,
C$m baIed why she hasn$t called.
&3. belabor (verb) - to repeat an idea,
argument, etc. many times to emphasi=e it,
especially when it has already been
mentioned or understood.
4<. besiege (verb) - (a) to surround a
building, city, etc. with soldiers until the
people inside are forced to let you in e.g.
Jaris was besieged for four months and
forced to surrender or, (;gurative) fans
besieged the bo9 oce to try and get
tickets for the concert (b) (especially of
something unpleasant or annoying) to
surround somebody:something in large
numbers e.g. the actress was besieged by
reporters at the airport (c) to send so many
letters, ask so many questions, etc. that it
is dicult for somebody to deal with them
all e.g. the radio station was besieged with
calls from angry listeners.
41. besmirch (verb) - to damage the
opinion that people have of
somebody:something! sully.
42. sully (verb) - (a) to spoil or reduce the
value of something (b) to make something
dirty.
4&. brigand (noun) - a member of a group
of criminals that steals from people,
especially one that attacks travelers!
bandit.
44. bandit (noun) - a member of an armed
group of thieves who attack travelers.
45. bKte noire (noun) - (from Erench) a
person or thing that particularly annoys
you and that you do not like.
48. be in cahoots (with somebody) - to be
planning or doing something dishonest
with somebody else! be in collusion.
41. cadge (verb) - to ask somebody for
food, money, etc. especially because you
cannot or do not want to pay for something
yourself e.g. C managed to cadge some
money o@ my dad.
40. coupL (noun) - a car with two doors
and usually a sloping back.
43. convivial (ad-ective) - cheerful and
friendly in atmosphere or character!
sociable e.g. a convivial
evening : atmosphere or, convivial
company.
5<. discreet (ad-ective) - careful in what
you say or do, in order to keep something
secret or to avoid causing embarrassment
or diculty for somebody! tactful e.g. he
was always very discreet about his love
a@airs or, you ought to make a few discreet
enquiries before you sign anything.
51. discrete (ad-ective) - (formal or
technical) independent of other things of
the same type! separate e.g. the organisms
can be divided into discrete categories.
52. discretion (noun) - the freedom or
power to decide what should be done in a
particular situation e.g. C$ll leave it up to
you to use your discretion or, how much to
tell terminally ill patients is left to the
discretion of the doctor.
5&. discretionary (ad-ective) - decided
according to the -udgement of a person in
authority about what is necessary in each
particular situation! not decided by rules
e.g. you may be eligible for a discretionary
grant for your university course.
54. e9tol (verb) - to praise
somebody:something very much e.g.
doctors often e9tol the virtues of eating
less fat or, she was e9tolled as a genius.
55. e9onerate (verb) - to ocially state
that somebody is not responsible for
something that they have been blamed for
e.g. the police report e9onerated Mewis
from all charges of corruption.
58. e9piate (verb) - to accept punishment
for something that you have done wrong in
order to show that you are sorry e.g. he
had a chance to confess and e9piate his
guilt.
51. atone (verb) - to act in a way that
shows you are sorry for doing something
wrong in the past! make amends e.g. to
atone for a crime.
50. e9pedite (verb) - to make a process
happen more quickly! speed up e.g. we
have developed rapid order processing to
e9pedite deliveries to customers.
53. e9pedient (noun) - an action that is
useful or necessary for a particular
purpose, but not always fair or right e.g.
the disease was controlled by the simple
e9pedient of not allowing anyone to leave
the city.
8<. e9pedient (ad-ective) - (of an action)
useful or necessary for a particular
purpose, but not always fair or right e.g.
the government has clearly decided that a
cut in interest rates would be politically
e9pedient.
81. foundling (noun) - a baby who has been
left by its parents and who is found and
taken care of by somebody else.
82. fawn (ad-ective) - light yellowish-brown
in colour e.g. a fawn coat.
8&. fawn (noun) - a deer less than one year
old.
84. fawn (verb) - (disapproving) to try to
please somebody by praising them or
paying them too much attention.
85. Naunt (verb) - (disapproving) to show
something you are proud of to other
people, in order to impress them e.g. he
did not believe in Naunting his wealth or,
she openly Naunted her a@air with the
senator.
88. Naunt yourself - to behave in a
con;dent and se9ual way to attract
attention.
81. foreboding (noun) - a strong feeling
that something unpleasant or dangerous is
going to happen e.g. she had a sense of
foreboding that the news would be bad or,
he knew from her face that his forebodings
had been -usti;ed.
80. implacable (ad-ective) - (of strong
negative opinions or feelings) that cannot
be changed e.g. implacable hatred (b) (of a
person) unwilling to stop opposing
somebody:something e.g. an implacable
enemy.
83. inadvertently (adverb) - by accident!
without intending to! unintentionally e.g.
we had inadvertently left without paying
the bill.
1<. inquest (noun) - an ocial investigation
to ;nd out the cause of somebody$s death,
especially when it has not happened
naturally e.g. an inquest was held to
discover the cause of death (b) a
discussion about something that has failed
a.g. an inquest was held on the team$s
poor performance.
11. acoustics (noun) - (a) (pl.) the shape,
design, etc. of a room or theatre that make
it good or bad for carrying sound e.g. the
acoustics of the new concert hall are
e9cellent (b) the scienti;c study of sound.