16/07/20

Question 1

abstract

adjective

Answer 1

existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object:

Truth and beauty are abstract concepts.

Question 2

ostensibly

adverb

Answer 2

in a way that appears or claims to be one thing when it is really something else:

He has spent the past three months in Florida, ostensibly for medical treatment, but in actual fact to avoid prosecution.
The e-mail requested account information, ostensibly to help clear up a “billing error”.

Question 3

hysteria

noun [ U ]

Answer 3

extreme fear, excitement, anger, etc. that cannot be controlled:

One woman, close to hysteria, grabbed my arm.
Tabloid hysteria about the murders has increased public fears.
mass hysteria

Question 4

overlay

verb [ T often passive ]

Answer 4

to cover something with a layer of something:

The tiny carvings were overlaid with silver.

Question 5

disembodied

adjective

Answer 5

seeming not to have a body or not to be connected to a body:

a disembodied voice

Question 6

overt
adjective

covert

Answer 6

done or shown publicly or in an obvious way and not secret:

overt criticism
overt racism
He shows no overt signs of his unhappiness.

1. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
   Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden.
   [formal]
   They have been supplying covert military aid to the rebels.
   Synonyms: secret, private, hidden, disguised More Synonyms of covert
   covertly ADVERB [usually ADVERB with verb]
   He was arrested after being filmed covertly by the authorities.
2. COUNTABLE NOUN
   A covert is a group of small trees or bushes very close to each other where small animals or game birds can hide.
   Synonyms: thicket, bushes, brush [archaic], underwood

Question 7

accede to sth

— phrasal verb with accede verb

Answer 7

to agree to do what people have asked you to do:

He graciously acceded to our request.
It is doubtful whether the government will ever accede to the nationalists’ demands for independence.

Question 8

minute

adjective

Answer 8

extremely small:

a minute amount/quantity
I’ve never seen a man with such tiny hands - they’re minute!
The documentary showed an eye operation in minute detail (= showing every small detail).

Question 9

consonance

noun [ U ]

Answer 9

a situation in which people are peaceful and agree with each other, or when things seem right or suitable together:

Martin Luther King’s vision of consonance still seems radical.
The Western concept of the beach is not in consonance with our cultural traditions.

Question 10

ruminate
verb [ I ]

ramification

Answer 10

to think carefully and for a long period about something:

She ruminated for weeks about whether to tell him or not.

COUNTABLE NOUN [usually plural, oft with poss]
The ramifications of a decision, plan, or event are all its consequences and effects, especially ones which are not obvious at first.
Consider the long-term ramifications of any loan. [+ of]

Question 11

wearisome

adjective formal

Answer 11

causing a person to be tired and/or bored:

Simple repetitive tasks can be very wearisome.

Question 12

vested

adjective HR, LAW, FINANCE US

Answer 12

vested shares, pension plans, etc. can be kept by an employee who has worked the necessary number of years for a particular company:

He chose to receive his vested benefits in a single lump-sum payment.

Question 13

status quo

Answer 13

SINGULAR NOUN
The status quo is the state of affairs that exists at a particular time, especially in contrast to a different possible state of affairs.
By 492 votes to 391, the federation voted to maintain the status quo.
They have no wish for any change in the status quo.
We must not return to the status quo

the present situation:
Certain people always want to maintain the status quo.