EWFT 18

Question 1

absurd

Answer 1

clearly false; without reason; ridiculous

Confidentially, I think his suggestion is absurd
They are absurdly irrational about the issue.

Question 2

allocation

Answer 2

a share; a part set aside for a special
purpose; an assignment of portions; distribution

His allocation of materials was gradually used up.
Allocating office space in the building was a difficult task.

Question 3

balanced

Answer 3

a state where everything is of the same size or weight; an element on one side that counters an equal element on the other; equalized

He made a balanced presentation of both points of view.

The museum contains a pleasant balance of paintings from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Question 4

brazen

Answer 4

defiant or shameless; bold

The student brazenly defended her thesis.
The brazen politician did not withdraw from the debate.