Batch 2

Question 1

encompass

Answer 1

1. surround and have / hold within / fence in /

“The Gobi Desert encompasses Loamnore”

2. include (in all areas)

“Lady Zillah’s Shade sessions doesn’t encompass all sectors of shadowflux”

Question 2

rebuff

Answer 2

1. reject in an abrupt, ungracious manner / refuse

“Again, Mr. Forkle rebuffed her requests to reveal her biological parents”

Question 3

rebuke

Answer 3

1. express sharp disapproval or criticism

“Bronte rebuked Sophie for her ‘malfunctioning’ abilities”

Question 4

evoke

Answer 4

1. bring or recall a memory / feeling / image to the conscious mind (awaken/echo/recall)

“The iPod Dex pressed into her palm instantly evoked the memory of her museum field trip”

2. call on (a spirit or deity)

Question 5

quick-tempered

Answer 5

1. easily made angry / irritatable / hot-tempered

Question 6

oppurtunistic

Answer 6

1. a person who takes advantages from situations (without regard of what the consequences are for others)

(an oppurtunist seizes every oppurtunity to improve things for him/herself)

“Lord Cassius was an oppurtunist— he seized the situation to swear fealty to the Black Swan”

Question 7

coercion (co-wer-shen)

Answer 7

1. the practice of persuading someone to do something by force or threats

“our problem cannot be solved by any form of coercion”