14. incline, debacle, strive, invoke, gimmick, baloney

Question 1

incline

Answer 1

have a tendency to do something.
she’s inclined to gossip with complete strangers

feel willing or favorably disposed toward (an action, belief, or attitude).
he was inclined to accept the offer

Question 2

debacle

Answer 2

a complete failure, especially because of bad planning and organization:
The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in US history.

an event or situation that is a complete failure:
The candidate’s behavior during the debate turned what could have been a victory into a political debacle.

Question 3

strive

Answer 3

make great efforts to achieve or obtain something.

national movements were striving for independence

scholars must strive against bias

we must strive to secure steady growth

Question 4

invoke

Answer 4

to use something such as a law to help you when you want to do something:
Regulators said they would invoke legal powers to enforce the change.

to make a computer program start working:
invoke sth from sth You may have to invoke the program from the command line.

cry, appeal, invoke, call

Question 5

gimmick

Answer 5

something that is not serious or of real value that is used to attract people’s attention or interest temporarily, especially to make them buy something:
a publicity gimmick
They give away free gifts with children’s meals as a sales/marketing gimmick.

a trick or device intended to attract attention, publicity, or business.
it is not so much a program to improve services as a gimmick to gain votes

Question 6

baloney

Answer 6

foolish or deceptive talk; nonsense.

typical salesman’s baloney