English Quiz (Part 57)

'lump it' Meaning

• a type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you should give all your time and energy, or the feeling that a type of work suits you in this way

• To accept a situation or decision although you do not like it

• An idea that a lot of people think is true but is, in fact false

'Sum' Meaning

• An amount of money; the whole number or amount when two or more numbers or amounts have been added together; the whole of something after all the different features or parts of it are considered; more powerful, effective, etc., as a whole than you would think if you considered the different features or parts that it consists of; used at the end of a report or discussion before giving a short description of the main ideas or facts; used humorously to refer to an unexpectedly small amount of money

• Completely different; disagreeing with something; (as opposed to)rather than; (be opposed to something)to disagree with a principle or plan

• Not easy to find or get; almost not; not available in necessary amounts, or rare; (make yourself scarce)to go away from a difficult situation in order to avoid trouble

'Opposed' Meaning

• (of a company, economy, fund, etc.) investing money in many different industries, activities, countries, etc.; including a range of different types of products, investments, etc., in order to reduce risk or increase the chances of success

• not easy to find or get; almost not; not available in necessary amounts, or rare; (make yourself scarce)to go away from a difficult situation to avoid trouble

• Completely different; disagreeing with something; (as opposed to)rather than; (be opposed to something)to disagree with a principle or plan

'Trickle' Meaning

• (trickle down, from, out of, etc. something)If liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly and without force in a thin line; (trickle in, out, back, etc.)to arrive or move somewhere slowly and gradually, in small numbers; a very small number of people or things arriving or leaving somewhere; a small amount of liquid that is flowing slowly in a thin line

• not easy to find or get; almost not; not available in necessary amounts, or rare; (make yourself scarce)to go away from a difficult situation in order to avoid trouble

• (of a company, economy, fund, etc.) investing money in many different industries, activities, countries, etc.; including a range of different types of products, investments, etc. in order to reduce risk or increase the chances of success

'Scarce' Meaning

• men and women who have completed their studies, esp. at a college or university

• (of a company, economy, fund, etc.) investing money in many different industries, activities, countries, etc.; including a range of different types of products, investments, etc., to reduce risk or increase the chances of success

• Not easy to find or get; almost not; not available in necessary amounts, or rare; (make yourself scarce)to go away from a difficult situation to avoid trouble

'Diversified' Meaning

• (of a company, economy, fund, etc.) investing money in many different industries, activities, countries, etc.; including a range of different types of products, investments, etc., to reduce risk or increase the chances of success

• Men and women who have completed their studies, esp. at a college or university

• If an unpleasant feeling or situation persists, it continues to exist; to try to do or continue doing something in a determined but often unreasonable way; to continue to exist past the usual time, or to continue to do something in a determined way even when facing difficulties or opposition