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Question 1

tactile

Answer 1

He had a tactile form of intelligence.

• of or connected w/ the sense of touch; tangible
• designed to be perceived by touch
• tactile exhibitions help blind people enjoy sculpture

Question 2

rift

Answer 2

The rift b/t them would never be repaired.

• a crack, split, or break in something
• The wind had torn open a rift in the clouds.

Question 3

rote

Answer 3

He disliked all of the rote learning.

• mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned. a poem learned by rote in childhood.
• routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure: the rote of daily living.
• rote performances, rote implementation; his behavior became more rote with every passing year.

Question 4

flounder

Answer 4

At moments when you must make important decisions, you flounder or follow what others are doing b/c you have no sense of inner direction.

• struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion

Question 5

impetuous

Answer 5

An impetuous person. An impetuous decision.

• acting or done quickly & w/o thought or care.
• moving forcefully or rapidly. The impetuous wind.

Question 6

naivete

Answer 6

And these misconceptions and naivete are brutally exposed.

• lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement
• innocence or unsophistication

Question 7

inculcated

Answer 7

In childhood we are inculcated in culture through a lond period of dependency.

• respect should be inculcated from birth, and is best learned by example.

instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction. follow by “upon” or “in”

• to cause or influence (someone) to accept an idea or feeling ( followed by “with”). Socrates inculcated his pupils with the love of truth

Question 8

jaunts

Answer 8

On these & other jaunts,

• a short excursion or journey for pleasure
• her little jaunt in France was over

Question 9

amass

Answer 9

As you amass more information about the rules and power dynamics of your environment,

• gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material or thing) over a period of time
• starting from nothing he had amassed a huge fortune.

Question 10

nebulous

Answer 10

the skills are more nebulous

• hazy
• unclear, vague, or ill-defined
• nebulous concepts like quality of life

Question 11

tacit

Answer 11

tacit knowledge- a feeling for what you are doing that is hard to put into words but easy to demonstrate in action.

• understood or implied without being stated
• your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement

Question 12

quaint

Answer 12

quaint relics of bygone eras

• attractively unusual or old-fashioned
• quaint country cottages

Question 13

irrevocably

Answer 13

those who are irrevocably distracted by all the media around them.

• not able to changed, reversed, or recovered; final
• an irrevocable step

Question 14

intuited

Answer 14

Many masters in history intuited this connection.

• understand or work out by instinct
• I intuited his real identity

Question 15

stultify

Answer 15

but that would stultify his brain and sap his energy for thinking.

• cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative esp. as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine.
• the mentally stultifying effects of a disadvantage home.

Question 16

despondent

Answer 16

Faraday felt despondent, but he was not ready to give up.

• in low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

Question 17

indoctrinate

Answer 17

often indoctrinated in us by schooling or family.

• teach (a person or group) to accept a set of beliefs uncritically;
• broadcasting was a vehicle for indoctrinating the masses

Question 18

paragon

Answer 18

Maximo is the paragon of - hard worker.

• a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.
• a person or thing viewed as a model of excellence
• your cook is a paragon

Question 19

impartiality

Answer 19

We often imagine ourselves to be paragons of impartiality

• fair and just

Question 20

Profuse

Answer 20

Such speed would make him sweat profusely and shake.

• abundant
• I offered my profuse apologies.

Question 21

Dismay

Answer 21

Much to his dismay,

• cause to feel consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected
• to his dismay, she left him

Question 22

trudge

Answer 22

They trudge on well past the point at which others slow down or mentally quit.

• walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically bc of exhaustion or harsh conditions.
• t trudge up the stairs

Question 23

gawky

Answer 23

He was slow and gawky, and could not jump very high.

• nervously awkward and ungainly.

Question 24

arduous

Answer 24

It would be an arduous process.

• involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult & tiring

Question 25

rigor

Answer 25

The rigors of engineering. - the quality of being extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate. - severity or strictness

Question 26

tout

Answer 26

The company itself was touting its future. - attempt to sell, typically by pestering people in an aggressive or bold manner