Academic expression 2

Question 1

Adversity

Answer 1

A state opposed to well-being or prosperity

Friends will show their true colors in times of adversity

Question 2

Ardor

Answer 2

intense devotion, eagerness, enthusiasm

She studied English with ardor for the language.

Question 3

Complement

Answer 3

either of two parts or things needed to complete the whole

She used photographs to complement the text of the news story.

Question 4

Conceived

Answer 4

to bring a thought or idea into being; imagine

She couldn’t even conceive what it would be like to live in a country like that.

Question 5

Emanation

Answer 5

the act of producing something or of expressing a quality or feeling
Constitutional law should be treated as the emanation of the popular will

Question 6

Harness

Answer 6

to collect and control something so that it can be used effectively
The poems were organized by topic (“Absence,” “Adversity,”“Adultery”); the point wasn’t to appreciate and cherish them but to harness their eloquence in order to impress people.

Question 7

Intrinsically

Answer 7

belonging to a thing by its very nature

the intrinsic value of a gold ring

Question 8

Relief

Answer 8

The feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
If anything, the fervor of the Janeites puts into relief a fact almost too obvious to notice: the world of books is a romantic world.

Question 9

Susceptibility

Answer 9

the capacity for receiving mental or moral impressions; tendency to be emotionally affected
His susceptibilities are easily wounded

Question 10

Temporal

Answer 10

pertaining to or concerned with the present life of this world
The freedom they felt was temporal.

Question 11

Wane

Answer 11

to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.

Their good impression of him started to wane.

Question 12

Allocation

Answer 12

the process of giving someone their part of a total amount of something to use in a particular way
The displacement hypothesis is based on the premise that the Internet has created a shift in people’s allocation of time during the day: more time on the Internet equals less time on other activities.

Question 13

Displacement

Answer 13

the redirection of emotion or impulse from its original object (such as an idea or person) to another
The displacement of his emotions

Question 14

Emergence

Answer 14

to begin to exist or have power or influence

New phone technology emerged which made all the other smart phones obsolete.