Academic expression 1

Question 1

Adept

Answer 1

Very skilled/proficient.

She was an adept researcher in her field.

Question 2

Boon

Answer 2

Something that is very helpful and improves the quality of life
The amazing cookbook was a great boon for those who have trouble with difficult recipes.

Question 3

Coalesce

Answer 3

If two or more things coalesce, they come or grow together to form one thing or system
Their ideas coalesced into one theory

Question 4

Conjure up

Answer 4

To make a picture or idea appear in someone’s mind (Cambridge dictionary)
For some people, the word “England” may still conjure up images of pretty gardens and tea parties.

Question 5

Deft

Answer 5

skillful, clever, or quick

She answered the journalist’s questions with a deft touch

Question 6

Disseminating

Answer 6

to spread or give out something, especially news, information, ideas, etc., to a lot of people (Cambridge dictionary)
One of the organization’s aims is to disseminate information about the disease (Cambridge dictionary).

Question 7

Elicited

Answer 7

to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke

I need to elicit an answer, otherwise I won’t get it.

Question 8

Erudite

Answer 8

having or containing a lot of knowledge that is known by very few people
For less erudite souls, simpler techniques abridged the process of looking for information much as Wikipedia does now

Question 9

Explicated

Answer 9

to explain something in detail, especially a piece of writing or an idea
This is a book that clearly explicates Marx’s later writings

Question 10

Germinal

Answer 10

being in the earliest stage of development

Back then, there were still germinal research projects about the subject

Question 11

Hallmark

Answer 11

a typical characteristic or feature of a person or thing

Simplicity is a hallmark of this design

Question 12

Ingenious

Answer 12

very intelligent and skillful, or (of a thing) skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods
She had an ingenious solution for the problem.

Question 13

Pithy

Answer 13

(of speech or writing) expressing an idea cleverly in a few words
He always makes pithy remarks that are memorable.

Question 14

Quirks

Answer 14

an unusual habit or part of someone’s personality, or something that is strange and unexpected
There is a quirk in the rules that allows you to invest money without paying tax.

Question 15

Redress

Answer 15

to put right a wrong or give payment for a wrong that has been done
We must redress the inequality between different groups of people.