Attitude

Question 1

defeatist

Answer 1

(n.) pessimistic, negative, fatalistic

Eg: Rather than adopt a defeatist attitude

Question 2

deference

Answer 2

(n.) behaviour shows that you respect someone

Eg: The world has great deference for Angela Merkel

Question 3

despondent

Answer 3

(adj. ) unhappy and not hopeful, disheartened, dispirited

eg: There is no need to feel despondent

Question 4

desultory

Answer 4

(adj. ) done w/o any particular plan or purpose, aimless
eg: With the insights and knowledge you gain, you can learn to cope and stress management skills and become less desultory

Question 5

earnest

Answer 5

(adj.) serious. solemn

Question 6

earnestly

Answer 6

(adv. ) sincerely, intently

eg: Youtube and Facebook are among the sites earnestly deploying systems to block or rapidly take down ISIS

Question 7

strident

Answer 7

(adj.) blatant

Eg: the strident hammering of messages

Question 8

sanctimonious

Answer 8

(adj.) self-righteous

Eg: many sanctimonious ppl have condemned or criticised anything that does not agree with their views

Question 9

self-effacing

Answer 9

(adj.) humble, modest

Eg: His demeanour was self-effacing, gracious and polite

Question 10

profanity

Answer 10

(n. ) curse

eg: an outburst of profanity

Question 11

affable

Answer 11

(adj. ) amiable

eg: an affable comparison

Question 12

begrudge

Answer 12

(v.) envy
Eg: she begrudged her Friend for the award

(v.) grant
Eg: she did not begrudge the money spent on her child’s education