English Quiz (Part 224)

'bulrush' Meaning

• used as a form of address to a king; to become the male parent of an animal or the father of a child

• a plant with tall stems that grows near rivers and lakes

• someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series; the person who had a particular job or position before someone else; a machine, system, law, etc. that has been replaced by a new one

'sire' Meaning

• used as a form of address to a king; to become the male parent of an animal or the father of a child

• someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series; the person who had a particular job or position before someone else; a machine, system, law, etc. that has been replaced by a new one

• a plant with tall stems that grows near rivers and lakes

'predecessor' Meaning

• (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough; very small in amount or number; only as much or not as much as is needed or thought to be suitable

• to make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others; to choose one thing or possibility rather than others

• someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series; the person who had a particular job or position before someone else; a machine, system, law, etc. that has been replaced by a new one

'meager' Meaning

• (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough; very small in amount or number; only as much or not as much as is needed or thought to be suitable

• to make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others; to choose one thing or possibility rather than others

• the belief that war is wrong, and, therefore, that to fight in a war is wrong

'opt' Meaning

• the belief that war is wrong, and, therefore, that to fight in a war is wrong

• to make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others; to choose one thing or possibility rather than others

• (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough; very small in amount or number; only as much or not as much as is needed or thought to be suitable

'pacifism/pacifist' Meaning

• to make a person or an action seem as if he, she or it is not important; to make an action or a person seem unimportant

• behaviour that is careful and avoids risks; the state of being careful in the way you make decisions or spend money so that you avoid unnecessary risks; the principle of not showing assets or profits to be greater than they might be, or losses to be smaller than they might be, in a company's accounts

• the belief that war is wrong, and, therefore, that to fight in a war is wrong