English Quiz (Part 83)

‘Entitlement’ Meaning

• having a lot of money or owning a lot of things; having a lot of money or possessions; rich

• completely or extremely; in a very clever or detailed way

• something that you have a right to do or have, or the right to do or have something; the feeling that you have the right to do or have what you want without having to work for it or deserve it, just because of who you are; something, often a benefit from the government, that you have the right to have; a type of financial help provided by the US government for members of a particular group

Answer explanation

Example:

1. pension/holiday entitlements

2. Managers have generous leave entitlement.

3.a classic case of male entitlement

4. Social Security and Medicare are popular entitlement programs in the US.

5. He warned the administration would face massive budget deficits unless it reduced the soaringcosts of Social Security and other entitlements.

6. Means testing is a necessary part of all our entitlement programs.

‘Acutely‘ Meaning

• completely or extremely; in a very clever or detailed way

• having a lot of money or owning a lot of things; having a lot of money or possessions; rich

• strength, energy, or enthusiasm; strength of thought, opinion, expression, etc.

Answer explanation

Example:

1. Management is acutely aware of the resentment that their decision may cause.

2. Another scandal would be acutely embarrassing for the government.

3. She acutely identified all the main problems.

‘Affluent‘ Meaning

• strength, energy, or enthusiasm; strength of thought, opinion, expression, etc.

• having a lot of money or owning a lot of things; having a lot of money or possessions; rich

• completely or extremely; in a very clever or detailed way

Answer explanation

Example:

1. affluent nations/neighbourhoods

2. We live in an affluent neighborhood.

3. She makes a display of affluence.

‘Consent‘ Meaning

• A claustrophobic place is small and closed, and makes you feel uncomfortable when you are in it; used to refer to a person suffering from a fear of being in closed spaces; a claustrophobic person

• no longer existing, living, or working correctly; no longer existing or in use

• permission or agreement; agreement to sexual activity, given by someone who is free to choose and able to choose (because of being old enough, being able to think or communicate clearly, etc.); an actof giving agreement to something that is recognized by law, or the form this agreement is written on; to agree to do something, or to allow someone to do something; permission or agreement obtained from someone or something having authority or power

Answer explanation

Example:

1. They can't publish your name without your consent.

2. Patients must be informed of the risks of the surgery and give their informed consent.

3. You can only come on the trip if you have your parents' written consent.

4. Consent is defined in UK law.

5. Consent cannot be given by a person who is underage, intoxicated or incapacitated by drugs or alcohol, or asleep or unconscious.

6. You can withdraw consent at any time if you feel uncomfortable.

7. In an adult adoption, both the adopting person and the adoptee must file written consents.

8. The panel members recommended that patients be made to sign consents in order to obtain the drugs.

9. Very reluctantly, I've consented to lend her my car.

10. My aunt never married because her father wouldn't consent to her marriage.

11. I asked to leave the room, and the teacher gave his consent.

‘Crumpled‘ Meaning

• no longer existing, living, or working correctly; no longer existing or in use

• full of folds

• strength, energy, or enthusiasm; strength of thought, opinion, expression, etc.

Answer explanation

Example:

1. crumpled clothes

2. the crumpled charm of linen

‘Rave‘ Meaning

• to speak in an uncontrolled way, usually because you are upset or angry, or because you are ill; to praise something very much; admiring and giving a lot of praise; an event where young people dance to modern electronic music and sometimes take illegal drugs; to speak or shout in a way that is out of control, usually because of anger or mental illness; to express praise and admiration for someone or something enthusiastically

• A claustrophobic place is small and closed, and makes you feel uncomfortable when you are in it; used to refer to a person suffering from a fear of being in closed spaces; a claustrophobic person

• fear or worry about what is going to happen; worry or anxiety about something that is going to happen

Answer explanation

Example:

1. He's always raving (on) about the government.

2. She was ranting and raving about some imagined insult.

3. She raved about/over the clothes she had seen at the Paris fashion shows.

4. The show has received rave reviews/notices in all the papers.

5. an all-night/open-air rave

6. rave music

7. The show has received rave reviews.

8. Her speech drew raves from everyone.

9. She was wild and raving, tearing up her books.

10. Everyone is raving about that new Vietnamese restaurant.