Vocabulary unit 2 Upstream C1

"Quandary" means:

• inquiry.

• dilemma.

• crux.

The antonym of "dismay" is:

• panic.

• consternation.

• pleasure.

An "escapist yarn" is:

• a story that avoids attention.

• a story that is based on a loom.

• a story that leads the way into an imaginary world.

The song benefited from a... rendition.

• rousing

• wishful

• chilly

"Pristine" is an adjective that describes mainly:

• landscape or an element of the landscape.

• people.

• food.

"Gnarled" can describe:

• colours.

• branches and hands.

• a text.

The antonym of "debilitating" is:

• weakening

• sapping

• vitalizing

Something gruelling is also challenging.

• True

• False

Putting someone down in public means putting them through humiliation.

• True.

• False.

Embarking on a journey means

• heading for a voyage.

• setting off on a voyage.

• putting off a voyage.