Final test 2

Question 1

tenure

Answer 1

the right to remain permanently a job, land,…

Question 2

deem

Answer 2

to consider or judge

Question 3

legitimacy

Answer 3

the quality of being legal

Question 4

trivial

Answer 4

having little value or importance
~ inconsequential

Question 5

compassionate

Answer 5

feeling or showing sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others, and wanting to help them

Question 6

anticipate

Answer 6

expect

Question 7

commodify

Answer 7

to treat or consider something as a commodity (= a product that can be bought and sold)

Question 8

evaluating

Answer 8

~tallying ~ganging

Question 9

engender

Answer 9

cause sth to exist
~elicit ~generate

Question 10

insurmountable

Answer 10

to great to be overcome
~insuperable ~irresolvable

Question 11

equivocal

Answer 11

not clear, seeming to have 2 opposite meanings
~ambiguous ~embivalent

Question 12

irreproachable

Answer 12

without fault therefore impossible to criticize

Question 13

ineluctable

Answer 13

impossible to avoid
~inevitable ~unavoidable

Question 14

intractable

Answer 14

hard to deal with

Question 15

antithetical

Answer 15

directly contrasted

Question 16

indispensable

Answer 16

essential

Question 17

amalgamate

Answer 17

combine

Question 18

dissuade

Answer 18

persuade someone not to do sth
~deter

Question 19

garner

Answer 19

collect sth after much work

Question 20

endeavor to

Answer 20

attempt to

Question 21

circumvent

Answer 21

to avoid (especially cleverly or illegally)

Question 22

maneuverability

Answer 22

kha nang co dong

Question 23

perch

Answer 23

to be in a high position or near the edge

Question 24

locomotion

Answer 24

the ability to move
~movement

Question 25

unattainable

Answer 25

unachievable

Question 26

celestial body

Answer 26

a natural object outside the Earth’s atmosphere

Question 27

cranium

Answer 27

skull

Question 28

cease

Answer 28

to stop sth

Question 29

numb

Answer 29

if a part of your body is numb, you are unable to feel it

Question 30

quietude

Answer 30

a state of being calm and peaceful

Question 31

lenient

Answer 31

not as severe or strong in punishment as would be expected

Question 32

exhibit

Answer 32

show

Question 33

inhabit

Answer 33

to live in a place

Question 34

introspective

Answer 34

examining and considering your own ideas instead of talking to other people

Question 35

resemble

Answer 35

to look like to remind of sth

Question 36

probe

Answer 36

attempt to discover information by asking a lot of questions

Question 37

momentum

Answer 37

the force that keep an object moving

Question 38

underscore

Answer 38

highlight

Question 39

enactment

Answer 39

the making of a law