Chapter 3 - XI

Question 1

eclectic

Answer 1

deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

Question 2

populist

Answer 2

relating to or characteristic of a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups.

Question 3

versatile

Answer 3

able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities.

Question 4

interpolate

Answer 4

insert something of a different nature into something else.

Question 5

extrapolate

Answer 5

extend the application of a method or conclusion, especially one based on statistics to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable.

Question 6

explicate

Answer 6

analyze and develop an idea or principle in detail.

Question 7

widespread

Answer 7

found or distributed over a large area or number of people.

Question 8

immature

Answer 8

not fully developed.

Question 9

robust

Answer 9

strong and healthy; vigorous.

Question 10

benign

Answer 10

gentle; kindly

Question 11

notorious

Answer 11

famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.

Question 12

prodigy

Answer 12

a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.

Question 13

teenager

Answer 13

a person aged between 13 and 19 years.

Question 14

crank

Answer 14

an eccentric person, especially one who is obsessed by a particular subject or theory.

Question 15

pragmatist

Answer 15

a person who is guided more by practical considerations than by ideals.

Question 16

heuristic

Answer 16

enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.

Question 17

literary

Answer 17

concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, especially of the kind valued for quality of form.

Question 18

allegorical

Answer 18

constituting or containing a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.

Question 19

dictate

Answer 19

lay down authoritatively; prescribe.

Question 20

ameliorate

Answer 20

make something bad or unsatisfactory better.

Question 21

represent

Answer 21

be entitled or appointed to act or speak for someone, especially in an official capacity.

Question 22

artistic

Answer 22

having or revealing natural creative skill.

Question 23

commercial

Answer 23

concerned with or engaged in the activity of buying and selling.

Question 24

technical

Answer 24

relating to a particular subject, art, or craft, or its techniques.

Question 25

avant-garde

Answer 25

new and unusual or experimental ideas, especially in the arts, or the people introducing them.

Question 26

diffident

Answer 26

modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

Question 27

reluctant

Answer 27

unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.