English Quiz (Part 189)

'tidings' Meaning

• happening a lot or all the time; staying the same, or not getting less or more; A constant companion or friend who is loyal to you.; a particular number or amount that never changes; nearly continuous or very frequent

• news

• an area of land that has not been used to grow crops or had towns and roads built on it, especially because it is difficult to live in as a result of its extremely cold or hot weather or bad earth; an outside area in which plants are left to grow naturally or untidily; (in the wilderness)if someone previously in a position of power is now in the wilderness, they have lost their power and it is not clear if or how they will get it back

'wilderness' Meaning

• news

• happening a lot or all the time; staying the same, or not getting less or more; A constant companion or friend who is loyal to you.; a particular number or amount that never changes; nearly continuous or very frequent

• an area of land that has not been used to grow crops or had towns and roads built on it, especially because it is difficult to live in as a result of its extremely cold or hot weather or bad earth; an outside area in which plants are left to grow naturally or untidily; (in the wilderness)if someone previously in a position of power is now in the wilderness, they have lost their power and it is not clear if or how they will get it back

'focal' Meaning

• central and important

• a feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and an eagerness to be involved in it; a subject or activity that interests you very much

• not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided; not clear in shape, or not clearly seen; A vague person is not able to think clearly, or gives an impression of not thinking clearly in order to hide their real thoughts

'vague' Meaning

• a feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and an eagerness to be involved in it; a subject or activity that interests you very much

• central and important

• not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided; not clear in shape, or not clearly seen; A vague person is not able to think clearly, or gives an impression of not thinking clearly in order to hide their real thoughts

'enthusiasm' Meaning

• the quality of being based on clear thought and reason, or of making decisions based on clear thought and reason; the existence of reasons or intentions for a particular set of thoughts or actions; reason

• a feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and an eagerness to be involved in it; a subject or activity that interests you very much

• a person who believes in the ideas and principles of someone famous and tries to live the way that person does or did; (the disciples)the twelve men who followed Jesus during his life; a person who believes in the ideas of a leader, esp. a religious or political one, and tries to live according to those ideas

'rationality' Meaning

• the quality of being based on clear thought and reason, or of making decisions based on clear thought and reason; the existence of reasons or intentions for a particular set of thoughts or actions; reason

• (of a young bird) to grow feathers and learn to fly

• a person who believes in the ideas and principles of someone famous and tries to live the way that person does or did; (the disciples)the twelve men who followed Jesus during his life; a person who believes in the ideas of a leader, esp. a religious or political one, and tries to live according to those ideas