Day 7 - 9 MVP 2

Question 1

raconteur

Answer 1

storyteller

Question 2

virago

Answer 2

shew, vixen, 잔소리 많은 여자, 말참견 많이 하는 여자

Question 3

postulate

Answer 3

posit, premise

suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief

demand to assert as truth, claim

ex) postulate the existence of God

Question 4

fractious

Answer 4

grouchy, irritable, unruly

Question 5

mainstay

Answer 5

backbone, pillar

Question 6

homologous

Answer 6

similar, corresponding

Question 7

dissertation

Answer 7

thesis, monograph, paper

Question 8

travail

Answer 8

noun: agony, painful or laborious effort
verb: engage in painful or laborious effort

Question 9

abjure

Answer 9

abandon, renounce

Question 10

reprehensible

Answer 10

blameworthy, culpable

Question 11

defer

Answer 11

1) delay, postpone, procrastinate, put off

Question 12

unilateral

Answer 12

one-sided

Question 13

apprehend

Answer 13

1) arrest, seize
2) comprehend, grasp, understand
3) fear, worry

Question 14

sumptuous

Answer 14

extravagant, lavish, luxurious

Question 15

magniloquent

Answer 15

bombastic, pompous, grandiloquent

Question 16

stalwart

Answer 16

1) hardy, loyal, reliable, hardworking

2) resolute

Question 17

fracas

Answer 17

fight, brawl, quarrel

Question 18

apprise

Answer 18

inform, notify

Question 19

transpire

Answer 19

1) come to light, leak out
2) evaporate, vaporize
3) happen, occur

Question 20

curtail

Answer 20

diminish, lessen, reduce, shorten

Question 21

beatific

Answer 21

blissful, rapturous

Question 22

tendentious

Answer 22

biased, prejudiced, skewed, slanted

Question 23

exorbitant

Answer 23

excessive, immoderate, inordinate

Question 24

corroborate

Answer 24

confirm, verify

Question 25

discrete

Answer 25

distinct, separate

Question 26

munificent

Answer 26

generous, lavish, liberal, 아낌없이 주는

Question 27

tortuous

Answer 27

1) serpentine, winding, meandering

2) convoluted, complicated

Question 28

epigram

Answer 28

aphorism, quip, witticism

a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way

ex) “If we don’t end war, war will end us.”

Question 29

objurgate

Answer 29

berate, reprimand, censure, reprove

Question 30

inimical

Answer 30

1) adverse, contrary, harmful, injurious

2) antagonistic, hostile

Question 31

pundit

Answer 31

expert, guru, savant, specialist