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Question 1

infraction

Answer 1

a violation or infringement of a law or agreement

Boys, meanwhile, are twice as likely as girls to be suspended for the same infraction, a gap that race compounds.

Question 2

amalgamate

Answer 2

Blend, merge, or unite

With the sunset of the pandemic, educators now perceive that education in a post-pandemic world must amalgamate the advantages of online instruction with important pedagogical goals associated with in-person teaching.

Question 3

ameliorate

Answer 3

Improve; make better or more bearable

American Airlines is offering pilots raises of nearly 17% by the end of 2024, a sign that the airline is trying to ameliorate the staffing shortages that have plagued the industry.

Question 4

amortize

Answer 4

Gradually pay off a debt, or gradually write off an asset (청산하다)

Retailers that own facilities generally view them as long-term investments and amortize them over thirty years

Question 5

anachronism

Answer 5

Something that is not in its correct historical time; a mistake in chronology, such as by assigning a person or event to the wrong time period

Question 6

analgesia

Answer 6

Pain relief; inability to feel pain

… the accidental discovery of a connection between analgesia and inflammation opened a new pathway to pain treatment

Question 7

annul

Answer 7

Make void or null, cancel, abolish (usually of laws or other established rules)

Unfortunately, his arrogance annuls the many generous favors he does for the people

Question 8

anodyne

Answer 8

Medicine that relieves pain (noun); soothing, relieving pain (adj); not likely to offend or arouse tensions

the otherwise anodyne comments sounded quite inflammatory when taken out of context

Question 9

axiom

Answer 9

Self-evident truth requiring no proof; universally or generally accepted principle

Question 10

balk

Answer 10

Refuse to proceed or to do something

Some large health care organizations may balk at handing over their data to AWS

Question 11

banal

Answer 11

Lacking freshness and originality; cliché

Question 12

bane

Answer 12

Something that ruins or spoils

national frontiers have been more of a bane than a boon for mankind

Question 13

base

Answer 13

Morally low, mean, dishonorable; of little or no value; crude and unrefined; counterfeit

their base obedience to every unprincipled action ordered by their leader

Question 14

baying

Answer 14

Howling in a deep way, like a dog or wolf

the mob was baying for revenge

Question 15

belie

Answer 15

to give a false impression of; contradict

His manner and appearance belie his age.
The evidence belies their claims of innocence.

Question 16

benign

Answer 16

Harmless; favorable; kindly, gentle, or beneficial; not cancerous

Both malicious and benign apps use code libraries to interact with the OS kernel

Question 17

bent

Answer 17

Personal inclination or tendency

Question 18

besiege

Answer 18

overwhelm, crowd in on or surround

The Defense Ministry says Russia’s decision to besiege rather than attack the plant means many Russian units cannot be redeployed somewhere else in the country

Question 19

bevy

Answer 19

a large group of collection

The team had the rookie quarterback Joe Burrow and his bevy of talented weapons, which nearly pulled the team to a title

Question 20

bifurcate

Answer 20

To fork into two branches or divide into two halves

Google’s decision to move away from individualized user tracking in ad operations means digital advertising could bifurcate, with a Google ecosystem that has one set of rules and the rest of the web following another

Question 21

circumspect

Answer 21

Cautious, prudent; careful to consider the circumstances and consequences

diplomacy required a circumspect response

Question 22

clamber

Answer 22

Climb awkwardly or with difficulty, scramble

We clambered up the steep hill

Question 23

clamor

Answer 23

Noisy uproar or protest, as from a crowd; a loud, continuous noise

The clamor over the assassination of Daria Dugina highlights the prominence of her fellow pro-war Russian ultras

Question 24

clinch

Answer 24

Make final or settle conclusively; to fasten or hold together

The new evidence clinches the case.
Her work on the project should clinch her a promotion.

Question 25

cloying

Answer 25

Disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess; excessively sweet or sentimental (신물이 나는)

After a while, the softness of his voice becomes cloying.

Question 26

coagulate

Answer 26

Cause a liquid to become solid or semisolid; Cause a liquid to become solid or semisolid

Galleries tend to coagulate around other galleries, maximizing foot traffic

Question 27

coalesce

Answer 27

come together, unite; fuse together;

a group of young reformers who gradually coalesced into a political movement
The party officials behind the scenes have urged candidates to step aside and coalesce around one candidate to help defeat the opposing party

Question 28

coda

Answer 28

something that serves to round out, conclude, or summarize and usually has its own interest

The university’s supporting role in the college admissions scandal serves as a kind of coda to a dark tale to privilege, amorality and coverups

Question 29

coffer

Answer 29

Chest for storing valuables; financial resources, a treasury

The community didn’t see the money flow into the tax coffer until after the debt was retired

Question 30

cogent

Answer 30

Very convincing, logical

The results of the DNA fingerprinting were the most cogent evidence for acquittal

Question 31

collude

Answer 31

Conspire; cooperate for illegal or fraudulent purposes

President Biden blames the surge in prices on large firms that dominate markets and collude to raise prices

Question 32

commensurate

Answer 32

The same in size, extent, etc., equivalent; proportional

The White House asked the states to suspend their own gas taxes or provide commensurate relief to customers

Question 33

compendium

Answer 33

Concise but complete summary; a list or collection

His book is an invaluable compendium of anecdotes about his experiences in the TV trenches

Question 34

complaisant

Answer 34

Eager to please; cheerfully complying

Shinzo Abe, who hosted Trump in Tokyo, has been as complaisant as any world leader in courting the unpredictable US president

Question 35

compliant

Answer 35

Obeying, submissive; following the requirements

Question 36

prudent

Answer 36

acting with or showing care and thought for the future

no prudent money manager would authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose

Question 37

indulgent

Answer 37

having or indicating a tendency to be overly generous to or lenient with someone

Russia has been increasingly indulgent to their remaining few allies in Eastern Europe

Question 38

conspire

Answer 38

to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act

The firms conspired to monopolize and restrict trade

Question 39

impersonate

Answer 39

pretend to be (another person) as entertainment or in order to deceive someone

it’s a very serious offense to impersonate a police officer

Question 40

capitulate

Answer 40

surrender, cease to resist