B2: 14-16

Question 1

muse

Answer 1

v-to ponder

s-meditate, ruminate

Question 2

vigilant

Answer 2

adj-very alert, watchful

Question 3

elicit

Answer 3

v-to bring out a response, to evoke

s-educe, extort, extract
a-to inhibit

Question 4

infallible

Answer 4

adj-incapable of error

a-yielding

Question 5

impel

Answer 5

v-to urge or to drive forward

a-to restrain

Question 6

provincial

Answer 6

adj-lacking sophistication, narrow-minded

Question 7

disdain

Answer 7

n-intense dislike, to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy

s-arrogant, haughty
a-favor, admiration, love

Question 8

insolence

Answer 8

n-insulting or contemptuous behavior

s-arrogance, haughtiness

Question 9

supercilious

Answer 9

adj-haughty, vain and arrogant

s-disdainful, high-handed, insolent
a-servile

Question 10

palpable

Answer 10

adj-tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable

Question 11

irony

Answer 11

difference between appearance and reality or expectation and reality. Irony serves to mock some aspect of humanity

Question 12

situational irony

Answer 12

difference between the expected outcome and what actually occurs or between what seems appropriate and what actually occurs