2020/12/27-2021/02/08

Question 1

be akin to

Answer 1

having some of the same qualities:

They speak a language akin to French.

Question 2

espouse

Answer 2

to become involved with or support an activity or opinion:

Vegetarianism is one cause she does not espouse.

Question 3

vigour

Answer 3

strength, energy, or enthusiasm:
They set about their work with youthful vigour and enthusiasm.
strength of thought, opinion, expression, etc.:
He gave his side of the story with vigour.

Question 4

comprise

Answer 4

to have things or people as parts or members; to consist of:
The course comprises a class book, a practice book, and a CD.
to be the parts or members of something; to make up something:
Italian students comprise 60 percent of the class.
The class is comprised mainly of Italian and French students.
Visible light comprises only a minute fraction of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Question 5

viscosity

Answer 5

the quality or state of being viscous (= thick and sticky and not flowing easily):
The viscosity of the fluid in the system can be modified.
Fish oils reduce inflammation in the arteries, and improve your blood viscosity.

Question 6

clear-cut

Answer 6

clear or obvious without needing any proof:
She has clear-cut evidence that the company cheated her.

Opposites
indistinct
unclear

Question 7

gusto

Answer 7

great energy, enthusiasm, and enjoyment that is experienced by someone taking part in an activity, especially a performance:
Everyone joined in the singing with great gusto.

Synonyms
relish
zest

Question 8

on the fly

Answer 8

If you do something on the fly, you do it quickly, often while you are doing something else, without preparing and without thinking too much about how it should be done:
This new rule seems to have been created on the fly.

Question 9

stroller

Answer 9

mainly US
(UK usually pushchair)
a small folding chair on wheels that a baby or small child sits in and is pushed around in

Question 10

cardiac

Answer 10

of the heart or heart disease:
The patient had a history of cardiac disease.
cardiac muscle
cardiac function

Question 11

go with the flow

Answer 11

to do what other people are doing or to agree with other people because it is the easiest thing to do:
Just relax and go with the flow!

Question 12

seminal

Answer 12

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 13

miser

Answer 13

someone who has a great desire to possess money and hates to spend it, sometimes living like a poor person because of this:
On environmental spending, the president is a miser.

Question 14

hitherto

Answer 14

until now or until a particular time:
Mira revealed hitherto unsuspected talents on the dance floor.

Synonyms
heretofore
yet

Question 15

manifestation

Answer 15

a sign showing the existence of a particular condition:

His refusal to see us was a manifestation of his guilt.

Question 16

pervasive

Answer 16

present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place:
The influence of Freud is pervasive in her books.
a pervasive smell of diesel
Reforms are being undermined by the all-pervasive corruption in the country.

Question 17

provocative

Answer 17

If behaviour or clothing is provocative, it is intended to cause sexual desire:
She slowly leaned forward in a provocative way.

Question 18

hypocrisy

Answer 18

a situation in which someone pretends to believe something that they do not really believe, or that is the opposite of what they do or say at another time:
There’s one rule for her and another rule for everyone else and it’s sheer hypocrisy.

Question 19

razor

Answer 19

a small device with a sharp blade for removing hair, especially from the face or legs:
Do you use an electric razor or the kind that you have to put a razor blade in?

Question 20

conative

Answer 20

connected with a wish, intention, or effort to do something:
There is a long-established distinction in psychology between cognitive and conative aspects of behaviour.
If we wish to describe the whole person, conative aspects must be included.

Question 21

complacency

Answer 21

a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder:
What annoys me about these girls is their complacency - they seem to have no desire to expand their horizons.
There’s no room for complacency if we want to stay in this competition!

Question 22

conspicuously

Answer 22

in a way that is conspicuous (= noticeable):
The temple’s grand white arches rose conspicuously over the dirty decaying city.
Ms Andrews was conspicuously absent from the event.

Question 23

asthma

Answer 23

a medical condition that makes breathing difficult by causing the air passages to become narrow or blocked:
an asthma sufferer
an asthma attack

Question 24

poignancy

Answer 24

the quality of causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness:
The production took on added poignancy due to the director’s recent death.
The poem has a haunting poignancy.

Question 25

implausibly

Answer 25

in a way that is difficult to believe, or unlikely:
He implausibly claimed to know nothing about it.
The figures cited are implausibly high.

Question 26

momentarily

Answer 26

for a very short time:

She was momentarily confused by the foreign road signs.

Question 27

unanimity

Answer 27

the state of being unanimous

Question 28

invulnerability

Answer 28

the quality of being impossible to damage or hurt in any way:
He had built around himself a sense of invulnerability.
Her father’s protective manner gave her a feeling of seeming invulnerability.

Question 29

phrenology

Answer 29

in the past, the study of the size and shape of the skull (= the bones that cover the brain) in order to find out about a person’s character or abilities:
Berrill was interested in measuring intelligence by phrenology.

Question 30

astrology

Answer 30

the study of the movements and positions of the sun, moon, planets, and stars in the belief that they affect the character and lives of people

Question 31

extraneous

Answer 31

not directly connected with or related to something:
extraneous information
These questions are extraneous to the issue being discussed.

Question 32

coefficient

Answer 32

a value, in mathematics, that appears in front of and multiplies another value:
In 2x + 4y = 7, 2 is the coefficient of x.

Question 33

arc

Answer 33

the shape of part of a circle, or other curved line:

The ball rose in a high arc and fell behind the boundary line.

Question 34

reflex

Answer 34

a physical reaction to something that you cannot control:

I’m sorry I punched him, it was a reflex action/response.

Question 35

outermost

Answer 35

at the greatest distance from the centre:

These spacecraft may send back data about the outermost reaches of the solar system.

Question 36

spatial

Answer 36

relating to the position, area, and size of things:
This task is designed to test children’s spatial awareness (= their understanding of where things are in relation to other things).

Question 37

crackpot

Answer 37

a person who is silly or stupid
Synonyms
crank (PERSON) informalfruitcake (PERSON) informal offensivescrewball (PERSON) mainly US informal

Question 38

mint

Answer 38

to produce a coin for the government
to produce something new, especially to invent a new phrase or word:
a freshly minted slogan/phrase
newly minted college graduates

Question 39

peculiarity

Answer 39

the quality of being strange or unusual, or an unusual characteristic or habit:
You couldn’t help but be aware of the peculiarity of the situation.
Well, we all have our little peculiarities, don’t we?

Question 40

thorny

Answer 40

A thorny problem or subject is difficult to deal with:

the thorny issue of taxation

Question 41

bulwark

Answer 41

something that protects you from dangerous or unpleasant situations:
My savings were to be a bulwark against unemployment.

Question 42

numerator

Answer 42

the number above the line in a fraction:

In the fraction ¾, 3 is the numerator.

Question 43

denominator

Answer 43

the number below the line in a fraction:

In the fraction ¾, 4 is the denominator.

Question 44

rave

Answer 44

to speak in an uncontrolled way, usually because you are upset or angry, or because you are ill:
He’s always raving (on) about the government.
She was ranting and raving about some imagined insult.

Question 45

bashful

Answer 45

often feeling uncomfortable with other people and easily embarrassed:
She gave a bashful smile as he complimented her on her work.

Question 46

peg

Answer 46

a small stick or hook that sticks out from a surface and from which objects, especially clothes, can hang:
He took off his coat/hat and hung it on the peg.

Question 47

scrutinize

Answer 47

to examine something very carefully in order to discover information:
He scrutinized the men’s faces carefully/closely, trying to work out who was lying.

Question 48

attentiveness

Answer 48

the fact of paying attention and listening carefully:
She brings a scholar’s attentiveness to detail to her job.
The pianist was extraordinary, as you could see by the attentiveness of her audience.

Question 49

nefarious

Answer 49

(especially of activities) morally bad:

The company’s CEO seems to have been involved in some nefarious practices/activities.

Question 50

villainous

Answer 50

A villainous person or an action is evil:

a villainous dictator