Deep Work

Question 1

Sidestep

Answer 1

to step to the side in order to avoid something, especially being hit.

Examples:
- He sidestepped the blow/the tackle
to avoid talking about a subject, especially by starting to talk about something else.

Question 2

Stipulate (v)

Answer 2

to say exactly how something must be or must be done.

Synonym: order smth w specific instructions

Example:
- She agreed to buy a car, but stipulated racing tyres.
- The law stipulates that new cars must have seat belts for the driver and every passenger.

Question 3

Impassable

Answer 3

An impassable road or path cannot be travelled because of bad weather or because it is blocked
Example:Many roads were flooded and impassable following the storm

Question 4

Fierce(adj)

Answer 4

Physically violent and frightening
Examples:
- A fierce attack/battle
- Two men were shot during fierce fighting last weekend.

Question 5

Compulsion (n)

Answer 5

synonyms: appetite, desire

(WANT) a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly that is difficult to control
Examples:
- For many people, dieting is a compulsion
- I seem to have a constant compulsion to eat

Question 6

Mediocre

Answer 6

not very good

Examples:
- The film’s plot is predictable and the acting is mediocre
- Parents don’t want their children going to mediocre schools

Question 7

Permeated (v)

Answer 7

to spread through something and be present in every part of it

Synonym: spread through

> Examples:
- Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society.
- A foul smell of stale beer permeated the whole building
- The table has a plastic coating which prevents liquids from permeating into the wood beneath.

Question 8

Chagrin (n)

Answer 8

disappointment or anger, especially when caused by failure or mistake
Examples:
- My children have never shown an interest in music, much to my chagrin
- We grow lots of squash, much to my children’s chagrin
- She was chagrined to discover her mistake

Question 9

Lucrative (adj)

Answer 9

(Especially of a business, job, or activity) producing a lot of money

Profitable

Examples:
- The merger proved to be very lucrative for both companies
- The owner and general manager offered the player a lucrative lifetime contract.

Question 10

Oracular (adj)

Answer 10

mysterious and difficult to understand, but probably wise
Examples:
- an oracular statement
- On that oracular note we must pass on.

Question 11

Bluntly

Answer 11

Saying exactly what you think without caring about people’s feelings
Резко

Examples:
- She told me bluntly that I should lose weight
- To put it bluntly, I can’t afford it. (грубо говоря)

Question 12

subtle

Answer 12

Not obvious or easy to notice
Examples:
- a subtle change/difference
- a subtle hint
- a subtle way to solve a problem

Question 13

Serendipitous

Answer 13

happening or found by chance
Example:
- Reading should be an adventure, a personal experience full of serendipitous surprises

Question 14

alacrity

Answer 14

If you do something with alacrity, you do it in a very quick and willing way
(готовность)

Question 15

Periphery

Answer 15

to outer edge of an area

Example:
- The soldiers were camped on the periphery of the village

Question 16

Dispute

Answer 16

a disagreement (especially the one that lasts for a long time)

Example:
- A man stabbed his neighbour in a dispute over noise

Question 17

Caveat

Answer 17

something you say thatwarns that there is alimit on ageneral announcement madeearlier

Example:
- Another caveat, is the question of the safety of life during relativistic future-directed time travel.

Question 18

Missive

Answer 18

a letter or a message

Example:
- Any conditions of sale will be accepted by him when the signs the missive

Question 19

Vapid

Answer 19

showing no intelligence or imagination
Examples:
- a vapid reality tv show
- She’s attractive, but vapid

Question 20

Immersive

Answer 20

seeming to surround the audience, player(digital), etc. so that they feel completely involved in something

Examples:
- an immersive theatrical experience
- The new game is more immersive
- this app creates immersive focus

Question 21

arbitrary

Answer 21

Based on chance, rather than being planned or based on a reason

Examples:
- arbitrary decision-making

• Did you have a reason for choosing your destination or was it arbitrary?

Question 22

Unravel

Answer 22

to solve a crime or solve a mystery

Example:
- You will discover what the title means as you unravel the movie’s mysteries.

Question 23

antithetical

Answer 23

Exactly the opposite of someone or something

Examples:
- The idea that science is antithetical to arts is wrong
- Birth and death are antithetical

Question 24

Depth

Answer 24

the state of having serious qualities or the ability to think seriously about something

Examples:
- Terry lacks depth - he’s a very superficial person
- Her writing shows astonishing depth
- I’d like to look at this question in some depth (=in a serious and detailed way)

Question 25

Bottom line

Answer 25

the final result or the most important consideration of a situation/activity

Example:
- The bottom line is that they lost the game

Question 26

Nonetheless

Answer 26

Despite what has just been said or done

Example:
- There are serious problems in our country. Nonetheless, we feel this is a good time to return

Question 27

Metrics

Answer 27

a set of numbers that give information about a particular process or activity

Example:
- Metrics like Piperpulse are a widely accepted measure of how coworkers feel about you
- Performance metrics need to align marketing activity with corporate goals

Question 28

Fracture

Answer 28

to crack or break something, esp

Examples:
- She fractured her skull in the accident

Question 29

Impending

Answer 29

used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon

Example:
- the player announced his impending retirement from international football

Question 30

Simulacrum (n)

Answer 30

something that looks like or represents something else

Example:
We possess indeed simulacra of morality, we continue to use many of the key expressions

Question 31

Open-ended

Answer 31

An open-ended activity or situation does not have a planned ending, so it may develop in several ways:

Example:
- We are not willing to enter into open-ended discussions

Question 32

Coherent

Answer 32

If someone is coherent, you can understand what that person says:

Example:
- When she calmed down, she was more coherent (= able to speak clearly and be understood).

Question 33

Scrutiny

Answer 33

the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it:

Example:
- The government’s record will be subjected to/come under (close) scrutiny in the weeks before the election.

Question 34

Vexing

Answer 34

annoying, worrying, or causing problems

Example:
- The shortage of qualified teachers remains a vexing problem.

Question 35

Tenure

Answer 35

the right to remain permanently in a job:
Examples:
- She is one of the few people in the English Department who has tenure.
- professors (= those likely to get tenure) who don’t publish enough work may not be offered tenure.

Question 36

Orthodox (adj)

Answer 36

(of beliefs, ideas or activities) considered traditional, normal, and acceptable by most people

Question 37

Adamant

Answer 37

impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision
Example:
- I’ve told her she should stay at home and rest but she’s adamant that she’s coming

Question 38

Imperative

Answer 38

extremely important or urgent
Examples:
- The president said it was imperative that the release of all hostages be secured
- It’s imperative to act now before the problem gets really serious

Question 39

Bewildering

Answer 39

confused and uncertain:

Examples:
- Arriving in a strange at night, I felt alone and bewildered
- I came out of the movie a bit bewildered, but I enjoyed it.

Question 40

Plight

Answer 40

an unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad, or difficult one
Examples:
- the plight of the poor/homeless
- Few of us can be unmoved by the plight of the refugees

Question 41

Tangible

Answer 41

real and not imaginary;
able to be shown, touched or experienced

Examples:
- We need tangible evidence if we’re going to take legal action
- Other tangible benefits include an increase in salary and shorter working hours

Question 42

Revolve

Answer 42

to move or cause something to move around a central point or line
Examples:
- The earth revolves around the sun
- The gun turret revolved until the gun was aimed at the advancing soldiers
Synonym: orbit

Question 43

Unambiguous (adj)

Answer 43

expressed in a way that makes it completely clear what is meant
Example:
- The minister promised a clear and unambiguous statement on the future of the coal industry

Question 44

Bereft (adj)

Answer 44

not having something or feeling a great loss
Example:
- Alone now and almost penniless, he was bereft of hope
- After the last of their children had left home the couple felt utterly bereft
-It seems that in today’s business landscape, many knowledge workers, bereft of other ideas

Question 45

Solidity

Answer 45

the quality of being certain or strong
Example:
- The agreement would give a new solidity to military cooperation between the two countries
- Avoiding alcohol in prosperity shows solidity of character

Question 46

Weigh in

Answer 46

(give opinion)
To give an opinion or enter a discussion or argument
Example:
- the senator weighed in with a blistering attack on welfare cheats

Question 47

Roam

Answer 47

(MOVE AROUND)
to move about or travel, especially without a clear idea of what you are going to do
Example:
- After the bars close, gangs of youths roam the city streets
- She roamed around America for a year, working in bars and restaurants

Question 48

Anachronistic

Answer 48

existing out of its time in history
Examples:
- He described the law as anachronistic and ridiculous
- Anachronistic mechanical voting machines are gone, replaced with computerised scanners

Question 49

lure (noun)

Answer 49

the quality or power that something ir someone has that makes it, him, or her attractive
Example:
- the lure of fame/power/money

Question 50

seductive

Answer 50

(ATTRACTING) making you want to do, have, or believe something, because of seeming attractive
Example:
- Television confronts the viewer with a succession of glittering and seductive images
- The argument that sanctions should be given more time to work is seductive but fatally flawed

Question 51

Discard (v)

Answer 51

to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it.
Example:
- discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets
- He makes toys from things people discard

Question 52

Ubiquitous (adj)

Answer 52

seeming to be everywhere
Examples:
- The mobile phon, that most ubiquitous of consumer-electronic appliances, is about to enter new age
- The Swedes are not alone finding their language under pressure from the ubiquitous spread of English

Question 53

Paradoxically
(adv)

Answer 53

in a way that seems impossible or difficult to understand because of containing two opposite facts or characteristics
Examples:
- The big thing in video equipment is, paradoxically, sound.
- Paradoxically, the cleaner lakes have made it easier for foreign species to thrive

Question 54

propensity
(n)

Answer 54

the fact that someone is likely to behave in a particular way, especially a bad way
Synonym: tendency
Example:
- She’s inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much
- He’s a well-known for his natural propensity for indiscretion

Question 55

uproar

Answer 55

a situation in which a lot of people complain about something angrily or make a lot of noise
Examples:
- The book caused an uproar in France
- The whole hall was in uproar after the announcement

Question 56

harbinger

Answer 56

a person or thing that shows that something is going to happen soon, especially something bad
Example:
- a harbinger of doom

Question 57

desecration

Answer 57

to damage or show no respect towards something holy or very much respected
Examples:
- the mosque/shrine was desecrated by vandals
- It’s a crime to desecrate the country’s flag

Question 58

exiled

Answer 58

the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc especially for political reasons
Example:
- The king went into exile because of political situation in his country
- The deposed leaders are currently in exile in the neighbouring country

Question 59

affixed

Answer 59

to fasten or stick one thing to another
Synonym: to attach
Example:
- she affixed a stamp to the envelope

Question 60

self-preservation

Answer 60

the protection of oneself from harm or death, especially regarded as a basic instinct in human beings and animals
Example:
- a sense of self-preservation cautioned her not to stick around
- it was his instinct for self-preservation that led him to abandon his former friends and transfer his allegiance to the new rulers