Day 2

Question 1

intricate

Answer 1

containing many small parts or details that all work or fit together
an intricate pattern

Question 2

anarchy

Answer 2

a situation in which there is no effective government in a country or no order in an organization or situation.
slide/fall/descend into anarchy

Question 3

emancipation

Answer 3

formal to give someone the political or legal rights that they did not have before:

Question 4

enfranchisement

Answer 4

to give a group of people the right to vote [≠ disenfranchise]

Question 5

succinct

Answer 5

clearly expressed in a few words - use this to show approval [= concise]:

Question 6

austere

Answer 6

1 plain and simple and without any decoration:
church’s austere simplicity
2 someone who is austere is very strict and serious - used to show disapproval:
Her father is a very austere man.
3 an austere way of life is very simple and has few things to make it comfortable or enjoyable:

Question 7

discretion

Answer 7

1 the ability and right to decide exactly what should be done in a particular situation
2 the ability to deal with situations in a way that does not offend, upset, or embarrass people or tell any of their secrets:

Question 8

mitigate

Answer 8

formal

to make a situation or the effects of something less unpleasant, harmful, or serious [= alleviate]

Question 9

heretical

Answer 9

异教徒的

Question 10

harry

Answer 10

1 to keep attacking an enemy

2 to keep asking someone for something in a way that is upsetting or annoying

Question 11

pedantic

Answer 11

paying too much attention to rules or to small unimportant details

Question 12

perspicacity

perspicacious

Answer 12

formal

good at judging and understanding people and situations [= perceptive]

Question 13

quiescence

qui‧es‧cent

Answer 13

qui‧es‧cent formal

not developing or doing anything, especially when this is only a temporary state