Chapter 15 How to talk about whats goes on

Question 1

enervate

Answer 1

complete exhaustion i.e. mental physical and emotional

Question 2

castigate

Answer 2

(Latin : punish) harsh and severe verbal punishment synonymous to scold, berate, rebuke, censure, reprimand, berate, criticize

Question 3

self-abnegate

Answer 3

altruistic: always concerns about others needs at the cost of self kinda selfless and self sacrificing.

Question 4

recapatulate

Answer 4

A repetition kind of brief, step by step, omitting all extraneous details.

Question 5

extraneous

Answer 5

Not essential

Question 6

vegetate

Answer 6

no joie de vivre, sameness monotony in one’s lifestyle

Question 7

simulate

Answer 7

to pretend

Question 8

ennui

Answer 8

The feeling of being bored by something tedious

Question 9

feigning

Answer 9

The act of giving a false appearance

Question 10

intimate

Answer 10

slight hint

Question 11

alleviate

Answer 11

lighten or relieve

Question 12

commiserate

Answer 12

vicarious sharing of sorrow with someone who directly suffers.

Question 13

vaccilate

Answer 13

swing back and forth in indecision

Question 14

synergy

Answer 14

working together

Question 15

light synonym of castigate

Answer 15

rail at, rant at, lash out at, tongue lash

Question 16

negate

Answer 16

to deny

Question 17

decapitate

Answer 17

to chop off one’s head

Question 18

capitulate

Answer 18

you arrange conditions of surrender

Question 19

dissimulation

Answer 19

hide your true feelings by making a pretense of opposite feelings

Question 20

dissemble

Answer 20

hide your true feelings by making a pretense of opposite feelings to conceal facts or one’s true intentions by deception; or still further additionally to pretend ignorance of facts you’d rather not admit

Question 21

pejorative

Answer 21

Expressing disapproval

Question 22

levity

Answer 22

lightness in sense of frivolity, flippancy, joking, or lack of seriousness, especially when solemnity, dignity, or formality is required.

Question 23

abmivalent

Answer 23

simultaneous and conflicting emotions

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