English Quiz (Part 44)

'Skimp' Meaning

• to not spend enough time or money on something, or to not use enough of something in order to do a job or activity as it should be done; to use less of something than is necessary

• to guess or think about what might happen using information that is already known; to use existing information to discover what is likely to happen or be true in the future

• If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it; to not be caught by someone; If a piece of information eludes you, you cannot remember it

'Tweetstorm' Meaning

• difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember

• a series of tweets (= messages on Twitter ™) sent one after the other by one person

• If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it; to not be caught by someone; If a piece of information eludes you, you cannot remember it

'Extrapolate' Meaning

• a person who believes that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere; a person who believes that other people are interested only in themselves and therefore doubts that they can be good

• If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it; to not be caught by someone; If a piece of information eludes you, you cannot remember it

• to guess or think about what might happen using information that is already known; to use existing information to discover what is likely to happen or be true in the future

'Hierarchy' Meaning

• to repeat a process, especially as part of a computer program

• a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance; a system in which people or things are put at various levels or ranks according to their importance; a system in which the people within a company or organization are organized into levels according to the authority they have; the people in the upper levels of a company or organization who control it

• If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it; to not be caught by someone; If a piece of information eludes you, you cannot remember it

'Elude' Meaning

• difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember

• a person who believes that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere; a person who believes that other people are interested only in themselves and therefore doubts that they can be good

• If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it; to not be caught by someone; If a piece of information eludes you, you cannot remember it

'Elusive' Meaning

• difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember

• a person who thinks that bad things are more likely to happen or who emphasizes the bad part of a situation; someone who feels that bad things are more likely to happen than good things

• to repeat a process, especially as part of a computer program