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9 Theme 15
9 Theme 15 word banks
Question | Answer |
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treasurer | the person who is responsible for finances |
ad hoc committee | a temporary committee elected for a specific purpose |
expendable | someone or something that is no longer necessary useful |
lurking | waiting or hiding in order to frighten, annoy or attack someone |
grimmest | most unpleasant and unfriendly |
orator | someone who makes speeches in public |
charismatic | a person who has a strong personal quality that makes other people like him/her or be attracted to him/her |
hypnotized | a very relaxed state in which you seem to be sleeping but can still react to someone else’s suggestions |
tendrils | long, thin and curly (usually hair or plants) |
infiltrate | to secretly join an organisation or go into a place in order to find information about it or damage it |
advocate | to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things |
seethe | of a person – to be very angry: of a place – to be full of people who are moving around quickly |
writhing | twising and turning, especially when you feel a lot of pain |
precision | very exact and accurate |
tightrope | a piece of rope or wire high above the ground that a performer walks along in a circus |
wavering | not certain about what to say or do |
reflections | careful thought about something |
pulsing | the regular movement of blood as the heart pumps it around the body |
flaring | to suddenly burn or shine brightly |
devour | to read, watch or listen to something with a lot of interest or enthusiasm |
tremulous | (voice or smile) unsteady, from fear or excitement |
dismal | making you feel unhappy and without hope or enthusiasm |
precipices | very steep or high cliffs |
snag | to damage something with something rough or sharp |