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The Cuckoo's Calling Week 3

Quiz by Evgeniia Pak

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  • Q1
    'compare unfavourably' means
    marginally bigger
    be better than
    be worse than
    miles better
    300s
  • Q2
    'bangles' look like
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  • Q3
    'to abound in' means
    to be deficient in
    to be certain or destined to
    to have plenty of something
    to have an average amount of sth
    300s
  • Q4
    'scrunchies' look like
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  • Q5
    'to cadge'
    to plant, form, or trim a hedge
    to obtain by imposing on another's generosity or friendship
    to buy or sell commodity futures
    to confine in a restricted and often crowded area
    300s
  • Q6
    'going begging' looks like
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  • Q7
    She had been meeting Ross [___ ____ ____], while swearing undying love to Strike. [(idiom) secretly; not wanting other people to discover what you are doing]
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    300s
  • Q8
    'rapt' means
    wholly absorbed
    unusually fitted or qualified
    having a tendency
    suited to a purpose
    300s
  • Q9
    Where is the stress in the word 'antithesis'?
    first syllable
    second syllable
    first & third syllables
    third syllable
    300s
  • Q10
    'gauge' is pronounced
    [ɡɔːʒ]
    [ɡɑːʒ]
    [ɡeɪʒ]
    [ɡeɪdʒ]
    300s
  • Q11
    ‘Yeah, I can see a bit of Jonny,’ he said, looking up into Strike’s face; his voice was [_______] and faintly cockney. [(of a man or his manner) deliberately behaving in a way that some people think is typical of a homosexual]
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    300s
  • Q12
    'profligate' means
    recklessly carefree
    extremely frugal
    recklessly extravagant
    exceedingly embarrassing
    300s
  • Q13
    Strike tried a different [______]. [the way in which you deal with a particular situation; the direction of your words or thoughts]
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    300s
  • Q14
    the small hours:
    soon after 12 p.m.
    soon after 12 a.m.
    at daybreak
    at the crack of dawn
    300s
  • Q15
    'diatribe' is pronounced
    [daɪˈatraɪb]
    [daɪəˈtraɪb]
    [ˈdaɪatraɪb]
    [ˈdaɪətraɪb]
    300s

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