English Quiz (Part 221)

'monastery' Meaning

• a wild plant with heart-shaped leaves that are covered in hairs that sting (= cause a painful reaction when touched); to make someone annoyed or slightly angry

• a building in which monks live and worship

• the part of something such as a tree, tooth, arm, or leg that is left after most of it has been removed; (stumps)the three vertical wooden poles at which the ball is thrown in cricket; (be stumped)to be unable to answer a question or solve a problem because it is too difficult; to travel around an area giving speeches and trying to get political support; the part of a tree, arm, etc. that is left after another part has been removed; to confuse or cause someone to be unable to understand or explain something; to talk in support of a politician or idea

'nettle' Meaning

• a wild plant with heart-shaped leaves that are covered in hairs that sting (= cause a painful reaction when touched); to make someone annoyed or slightly angry

• the part of something such as a tree, tooth, arm, or leg that is left after most of it has been removed; (stumps)the three vertical wooden poles at which the ball is thrown in cricket; (be stumped)to be unable to answer a question or solve a problem because it is too difficult; to travel around an area giving speeches and trying to get political support; the part of a tree, arm, etc. that is left after another part has been removed; to confuse or cause someone to be unable to understand or explain something; to talk in support of a politician or idea

• a building in which monks live and worship

'stump' Meaning

• to cause people to doubt someone's character, qualities, or reputation by criticizing them; to cause people to doubt or not trust someone’s character, honesty, or ability

• to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant; to attract someone to a particular place or activity by offering something pleasant or advantageous

• the part of something such as a tree, tooth, arm, or leg that is left after most of it has been removed; (stumps)the three vertical wooden poles at which the ball is thrown in cricket; (be stumped)to be unable to answer a question or solve a problem because it is too difficult; to travel around an area giving speeches and trying to get political support; the part of a tree, arm, etc. that is left after another part has been removed; to confuse or cause someone to be unable to understand or explain something; to talk in support of a politician or idea

'impugn' Meaning

• to cause people to doubt someone's character, qualities, or reputation by criticizing them; to cause people to doubt or not trust someone’s character, honesty, or ability

• to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant; to attract someone to a particular place or activity by offering something pleasant or advantageous

• a wild plant with heart-shaped leaves that are covered in hairs that sting (= cause a painful reaction when touched); to make someone annoyed or slightly angry

'entice' Meaning

• a wild plant with heart-shaped leaves that are covered in hairs that sting (= cause a painful reaction when touched); to make someone annoyed or slightly angry

• to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant; to attract someone to a particular place or activity by offering something pleasant or advantageous

• to cause people to doubt someone's character, qualities, or reputation by criticizing them; to cause people to doubt or not trust someone’s character, honesty, or ability

'despise' Meaning

• to feel a strong dislike for someone or something because you think that that person or thing is bad or has no value; to feel a strong dislike for someone or something that you think is bad or worthless

• to wake someone up or make someone more active or excited

• (an act of) keeping the truth hidden, especially to get an advantage; speech or behavior that keeps the truth hidden; dishonest or illegal methods used by a person or organization in order to get something or to make people believe that something is true when it is not