11+ - set 2

Career

Career

A job

Amputate

Cut off a part of the body (arm, leg)

Convoy

a group of ships or vehicles travelling together

Comrade

Friend, colleague, associate

Traipse

walk or move wearily or reluctantly.

Commend

Praise, congratulate

Atone

Make amends, make good

Lyre

U shaped stringed musical instrument

Peat

A type of soil in bogs, used in gardening

Angler

a person who fishes with a rod

Rashness

the quality of being careless or unwise, without considering the potential consequences of one's actions

Brazen

Bold, shameless

Blitz

an intensive or sudden war attack. Bombing

Retiring

shy and fond of being on one's own

Prudence

Wisdom, care, common sense

Proficient

Skilled, expert

Seclusion

Privacy, isolation, solitude

Apathetic

Uncaring, uninterested, unenthusiastic

Ransack

go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage

search thoroughly, especially in such a way as to cause harm

Deface

spoil the surface or appearance of (something), for example by drawing or writing on it

Scour

a thorough search in order to locate something.

Antagonistic

showing or feeling active opposition or hostility towards someone or something

Futile

pointless

Employer

A company that gives work to people

Cheque

A document telling the bank to give stated on this paper money to the cheque owner

Wage

Earnings, salary, money that the employer pays to the employee (a worker).

Resemblance

Likeness, similarity

Alignment

arrangement in a straight line or in correct relative positions.

agreement or alliance

Disassemble

Dismantle, take to pieces, take apart

Upturn

An improvement, increase

Ransack

go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage

search (a place or receptacle) thoroughly, especially in such a way as to cause harm.

Roam

an aimless walk

Rodent

Animals that nibble things

Lenient

Merciful, forgiving

Robust

strong and healthy; vigorous

Traipse

walk or move wearily or reluctantly / trudge

Assail

To attack

Lacerate

tear or make deep cuts in (flesh or skin)

Barrage

bombard (someone) with questions, criticisms, complaints, etc.

Spur

a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward.

urge (a horse) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides.

Intercede

intervene on behalf of another

Radical

Total, absolute change

Interim

Meantime

Moderate

make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent.

average

Cogitate

think deeply about something; meditate or reflect

Lubricate

apply a substance such as oil or grease to (an engine or component) so as to minimize friction and allow smooth movement.

Immoral

Wicked, wrong

Unanimous

fully in agreement, united

Cohesion

Unity, togetherness

unscrupulous

having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair

Aloft

up in or into the air; overhead.

Inane

lacking sense or meaning; silly

Peripatetic

travelling from place to place

a person who travels from place to place

Perturbed

feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled.

Petulant

(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.

Shun

Avoid, ignore, reject

Delectable

Delicious

blasphemous

Disrespectful

Superficial

Not important

Dishevelled

untidy; disordered.

Clasp

A type of fastener

Mauve

Shade of purple

forthright

direct

arid

extremely dry

Catastrophe

Disaster

Utilise

to use something in an effective way

Moral

To do something that is right

Jubilant

extremely happy

Diminished

made smaller or less

Prodigy

Young person with a lot of talent

Prolific

A lot i.e. abundant

Vital

Important

Aggravating

irritating; annoying

Spontaneous

Doing something unplanned

Foal

Stag

male deer

Omen

a sign of something about to happen

e.g. black cat is bad luck

tuft

bunch or collection of threads

Herring

a type of fish

Surplus

extra or too much of something

frank

open and honest

Hitch

Verb to pull something to a different position

Cygnet

Baby swan

Comical

Laborious

Adjective for lots of hard work

Famine

Lack of food

Culpable

To be guilty or deserve blame

Prudent

To be sensible

Impeccable

To be perfect

Employ

To give someone a job

Commence

To start

Endeavour

To try hard to achieve something

Conceal

To hide

Intimidate

To scare someone into doing something

Gallant

Adjective for brave

Condemn

To disapprove of

Abode

Home

Abandon

To leave behind