English Quiz (Part 146)

'contempt' Meaning

• strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something; (hold someone/something in contempt)to feel contempt for someone or something; behaviour that is illegal because it does not obey or respect the rules of a law court; a strong feeling of lack of respect for someone or something

• using something or someone as a way of getting help, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation; the legal right of a lender to take assets belonging to the borrower in addition to the asset used to guarantee the loan, if the loan is not repaid; the legal right to demand payment from someone who has signed a cheque or bill of exchange if the money is not paid on the agreed date

• common and not special

'dime a dozen' Meaning

• using something or someone as a way of getting help, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation; the legal right of a lender to take assets belonging to the borrower in addition to the asset used to guarantee the loan, if the loan is not repaid; the legal right to demand payment from someone who has signed a cheque or bill of exchange if the money is not paid on the agreed date

• strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something; (hold someone/something in contempt)to feel contempt for someone or something; behaviour that is illegal because it does not obey or respect the rules of a law court; a strong feeling of lack of respect for someone or something

• common and not special

'recourse' Meaning

• a new growth of activity or interest in something, especially art, literature, or music; the period of new growth of interest and activity in the areas of art, literature, and ideas in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries; a situation when there is new interest in something and it becomes strong and active again

• using something or someone as a way of getting help, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation; the legal right of a lender to take assets belonging to the borrower in addition to the asset used to guarantee the loan, if the loan is not repaid; the legal right to demand payment from someone who has signed a cheque or bill of exchange if the money is not paid on the agreed date

• not able to be proved to be true

'unverifiable' Meaning

• a new growth of activity or interest in something, especially art, literature, or music; the period of new growth of interest and activity in the areas of art, literature, and ideas in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries; a situation when there is new interest in something and it becomes strong and active again

• perfect, or complete in every way; to make a marriage or romantic relationship complete by having sex

• not able to be proved to be true

'renaissence' Meaning

• a new growth of activity or interest in something, especially art, literature, or music; the period of new growth of interest and activity in the areas of art, literature, and ideas in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries; a situation when there is new interest in something and it becomes strong and active again

• not able to be proved to be true

• perfect, or complete in every way; to make a marriage or romantic relationship complete by having sex

'consummate' Meaning

• the people who will exist in the future

• perfect, or complete in every way; to make a marriage or romantic relationship complete by having sex

• felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way; showing a clear and deep understanding of serious matters