English Quiz (Part 38)

'Shed' Meaning

• to wish that you had something that another person has; to be liked and wanted by a lot of people; to wish that you had a quality or possession that another person has

• a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things; a large, simple building used for a particular purpose; (often used in newspapers) to get rid of something you do not need or want; to lose a covering, such as leaves, hair, or skin, because it falls off naturally, or to drop something in a natural way or by accident; to allow tears or blood to flow; to release a virus or bacterium from a cell or body into the environment where it can infect other people; to spread light; to lose value in the stock market or other financial markets

• the fact that someone or something is in a place; a feeling that someone is still in a place although they are not there or are dead; a group of police or soldiers who are watching or controlling a situation; a quality that makes people notice or admire you, even when you are not speaking; Presence is also a person’s ability to make his or her character known to others

'Presence' Meaning

• the fact that someone or something is in a place; a feeling that someone is still in a place although they are not there or are dead; a group of police or soldiers who are watching or controlling a situation; a quality that makes people notice or admire you, even when you are not speaking; Presence is also a person’s ability to make his or her character known to others

• to wish that you had something that another person has; to be liked and wanted by a lot of people; to wish that you had a quality or possession that another person has

• using only a few words or lasting only a short time; Brevity can also mean a short time

'Envy' Meaning

• the quality of being real or true

• a short part is taken from a speech, book, film, etc.; to take a small part from a speech, book, film, etc. in order to publish it separately;

• to wish that you had something that another person has; to be liked and wanted by a lot of people; to wish that you had a quality or possession that another person has

'Brevity' Meaning

• using only a few words or lasting only a short time; Brevity can also mean a short time

• a short part is taken from a speech, book, film, etc.; to take a small part from a speech, book, film, etc. in order to publish it separately;

• to consider something or to help other people consider something in its context (= the situation within which it exists or happens), which can help explain it

'Excerpts' Meaning

• an explanation or opinion of what something means; a particular way of performing a piece of music, a part in a play, etc.; An interpretation by actors or musicians is the expression by their performance of their understanding of the part or parts they are playing

• a short part is taken from a speech, book, film, etc.; to take a small part from a speech, book, film, etc. in order to publish it separately

• the quality of being real or true

'Authenticity' Meaning

• to consider something or to help other people consider something in its context (= the situation within which it exists or happens), which can help explain it

• an explanation or opinion of what something means; a particular way of performing a piece of music, a part in a play, etc.; An interpretation by actors or musicians is the expression by their performance of their understanding of the part or parts they are playing

• the quality of being real or true