English Quiz (Part 42)

'Weave' Meaning

• the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it

• any of the four books of the Bible that contain details of the life of Jesus Christ; the complete truth; a style of religious music originally performed by black Americans; a set of principles or ideas that someone believes in; the teachings of Jesus Christ

• to make cloth by repeatedly crossing a single thread through two sets of long threads on a loom (= special frame); to twist long objects together, or to make something by doing this; to form something from several different things or to combine several different things, in a complicated or skilled way; to go or make a path by moving quickly and changing direction often, especially to avoid hitting things; the way in which cloth has been woven, for example with the threads pulled firmly together, or the pattern produced by this process; a piece of hair that is added to a person's own hair in order to make the hair thicker or longer

'Almanack' Meaning

• a book published every year that includes information for that year such as important days, times of the sun rising and going down, or changes in the moon; a book published every year that contains facts and information about a particular subject or activity; a book published every year that contains facts and information, esp. tables showing the days, weeks, and months, important holidays, and times when the sun and moon rise, or a book containing facts and information about a particular subject

• a short statement of a general truth, principle, or rule for behaviour

• (an example of) the fact of something having more than one possible meaning and therefore possibly causing confusion; a situation or statement that is unclear because it can be understood in more than one way

'Deconsecrate' Meaning

• remove the consecration from a person or an object

• a person sent by one government or political leader to another to take messages or to take part in discussions

• a safe or peaceful place; an area of water next to the coast where ships and boats can shelter, or a small port; a safe place, especially a country where you can keep your money protected

'consecration' Meaning

• a safe or peaceful place; an area of water next to the coast where ships and boats can shelter, or a small port; a safe place, especially a country where you can keep your money protected

• a person sent by one government or political leader to another to take messages or to take part in discussions

• the act or process of officially making something holy and able to be used for religious ceremonies; the act of giving someone the title of bishop in the Christian Church in a religious ceremony

'Emissaries' Meaning

• a discussion between two groups of people, especially one that is intended to end an argument; to meet in order to discuss something, especially how to end an argument or a war

• a person sent by one government or political leader to another to take messages or to take part in discussions

• to use poisonous gas to remove harmful insects, bacteria, diseases, etc. from somewhere or something

'Haven' Meaning

• to use poisonous gas to remove harmful insects, bacteria, diseases, etc. from somewhere or something

• to give someone back their previous job or position, or to cause something to exist again; to put someone back in a job or position previously held, or to put a law or rule back into effect; to bring back a rule, agreement, process, etc. that was previously stopped; to put back into a document something that was previously removed

• a safe or peaceful place; an area of water next to the coast where ships and boats can shelter, or a small port; a safe place, especially a country where you can keep your money protected