19/8/20(princeton,tc,set-6)

Question 1

zeal

Answer 1

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Zeal is great enthusiasm, especially in connection with work, religion, or politics.
…his zeal for teaching. [+ for]
Mr Lopez approached his task with a religious zeal.
Synonyms: enthusiasm, passion, zest, fire

Question 2

malevolent

Answer 2

ADJECTIVE
A malevolent person deliberately tries to cause harm or evil.
[formal]
Her stare was malevolent, her mouth a thin line.
Synonyms: spiteful, hostile, vicious, malicious More Synonyms of malevolent
malevolence UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
…a rare streak of malevolence.
Synonyms: malice, hate, spite, hatred

Question 3

Equanimity

Answer 3

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN [oft with NOUN]
Equanimity is a calm state of mind and attitude to life, so that you never lose your temper or become upset.
[formal]
His sense of humour allowed him to face adversaries with equanimity.
The defeat was taken with equanimity by the leadership.
Synonyms: composure, peace, calm, poise

Question 4

lackluster

Answer 4

ADJECTIVE
If you describe something or someone as lackluster, you mean that they are not exciting or energetic.
He has already been blamed for his party’s lackluster performance during the election campaign.
Synonyms: flat, boring, dull, dim

Question 5

Jade

Answer 5

1. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
   Jade is a hard stone, usually green in colour, that is used for making jewellery and ornaments.
2. COLOUR
   Something that is jade or jade green is bright green in colour.

Question 6

truant

Answer 6

1. COUNTABLE NOUN
   A truant is a pupil who stays away from school without permission.
   Synonyms: absentee, skiver [British, slang], shirker, dodger More Synonyms of truant
2. VERB
   If a pupil truants, he or she stays away from school without permission.
   In his fourth year he was truanting regularly. [VERB]
   Synonyms: absent yourself, play truant, skive [British, slang], bunk off

Question 7

jaded

adjective

Answer 7

not having interest or losing interest because you have experienced something too many times:
Flying is exciting the first time you do it, but you soon become jaded.
Perhaps some caviar can tempt your jaded palate.

Question 8

inaction

Answer 8

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN [oft with poss]
If you refer to someone’s inaction, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing nothing.
[disapproval]
He is bitter about the inaction of the other political parties. [+ of]
Synonyms: inactivity, inertia, idleness, immobility

Question 9

unfathomable

adjective formal

Answer 9

impossible to understand:

For some unfathomable reason they built the toilet next to the kitchen.

Question 10

splenetic

adjective formal

Answer 10

used to describe a person who easily becomes angry or annoyed, or their behaviour :
He launched into a splenetic rant about his colleagues.

Question 11

iniquitous

adjective formal

Answer 11

very wrong and unfair:

It is an iniquitous system that allows a person to die because they have no money to pay for medicine.

Question 12

diaphanous

adjective literary

Answer 12

A diaphanous substance, especially cloth, is so delicate and thin that you can see through it:
a diaphanous silk veil

Question 13

rite

noun [ C usually plural ]

Answer 13

(a usually religious ceremony with) a set of fixed words and actions:
funeral/marriage/fertility rites
You have to go through an initiation rite before you become a full member.

Question 14

poseur

noun [ C ] disapproving (also poser)

Answer 14

someone who pretends to be something they are not, or to have qualities that they do not have:
You look like a real poseur in your fancy sports car!

Question 15

by no means

also not by any means

Answer 15

not at all:
It is by no means certain that we’ll finish the project by June.
This isn’t the last we’ll hear of it by any means.

Question 16

desultory

adjective formal

Answer 16

without a clear plan or purpose and showing little effort or interest:
She made a desultory attempt at conversation.
He wandered around, cleaning up in a desultory way.

Question 17

seminal

adjective

Answer 17

formal
containing important new ideas and having a great influence on later work:
She wrote a seminal article on the subject while she was still a student.
He played a seminal role in the formation of the association.

Question 18

meretricious

adjective formal

Answer 18

seeming attractive but really false or of little value:

He claims that a lot of journalism is meretricious and superficial.

Question 19

apt

adjective

Answer 19

suitable or right for a particular situation:

an apt comment/description

Question 20

enfeeble

verb [ T ] formal

Answer 20

to make someone or something very weak

Question 21

odious

adjective formal

Answer 21

extremely unpleasant and causing or deserving hate:
an odious crime
an odious little man

Question 22

aggrandize

Answer 22

VERB
To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. To aggrandize a building means to make it more impressive.
[disapproval]
At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandising himself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
…plans to aggrandise the building. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: exaggerate, advance, promote, intensify

Question 23

perilous

adjective formal

Answer 23

extremely dangerous:

The country roads are quite perilous.

Question 24

subsidiary

adjective

Answer 24

used to refer to something less important than something else with which it is connected:
a subsidiary role/factor

Question 25

radiant

adjective

Answer 25

obviously very happy, or very beautiful:

He gave a radiant smile when he heard her news.