English Vocabulary 100

Question 1

Bedouin

Noun

To a credulous public, his experience conjured a romantic world of proud and ruthless Bedouin horsemen silhouetted against a burning sky; of Saladin, scimitars, keffiyehs, and desert hawks.

Answer 1

A nomadic Arab of the desert

Noun

To a credulous public, his experience conjured a romantic world of proud and ruthless {…} horsemen silhouetted against a burning sky; of Saladin, scimitars, keffiyehs, and desert hawks.

Question 2

Moribund

Adj.

And he should encourage economic and political reform in the Gulf and Egypt, which cling to a moribund “stability” for fear that change will run amok.

Answer 2

1. Approaching death, in a state of dying
2. In terminal decline, a state of inactivity, obsolescence, or lacking vitality

Adj.

And he should encourage economic and political reform in the Gulf and Egypt, which cling to a {…} “stability” for fear that change will run amok.

Question 3

Remuneration

Noun

A law firm may offer a woman a career downgrade to ‘support lawyer’ status but for many the cut in remuneration for part-time working or a lesser role are options not worth considering.

Answer 3

Something (typically money) given in exchange for goods or services rendered

Noun

A law firm may offer a woman a career downgrade to ‘support lawyer’ status but for many the cut in {…} for part-time working or a lesser role are options not worth considering.