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Question 1

jumble

Answer 1

N: clutter, muddle; an untidy collection or pile of things.

“the books were in a chaotic jumble”

Question 2

pioneer

Answer 2

N: developer, innovator; a person who is among the first to research and develop a new area of knowledge or activity.

“a famous pioneer of birth control”

V: introduce, evolve; develop or be the first to use or apply (a new method, area of knowledge, or activity).

“he has pioneered a number of innovative techniques”

Question 3

solicit

Answer 3

V: ask for, beseech, canvass; ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.

“he called a meeting to solicit their views”

Question 4

surmise

Answer 4

V: guess, conjecture, speculate; suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.

“he surmised that something must be wrong”

Question 5

blissful

Answer 5

A: rapturous; extremely happy; full of joy.

“a blissful couple holding a baby”

Question 6

ardent

Answer 6

A: enthusiastic or passionate; zealous

“an ardent baseball fan”

Question 7

zeal

Answer 7

N: passion, adore, fervor, devotion, keenness

“his zeal for privatization”

Question 8

fanatical

Answer 8

A: 疯狂的 filled with excessive and single-minded zeal; zealous, dogmatic
2. enthusiastic; obsessively concerned with something.

“fanatical revolutionaries”
2. “he was fanatical about security at night”

Question 9

tenuous

Answer 9

A: very weak or slight

the tenuous link between interest rates and investment

N: tenuousness

Question 10

pernicious

Answer 10

A: harmful, destructive, adverse; having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

“the pernicious influences of the mass media”

Question 11

scrutinize

Answer 11

V: inspect, probe; examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

“customers were warned to scrutinize the small print”

Question 12

demote

Answer 12

V: downgrade; give (someone) a lower rank or less senior position, usually as a punishment.

“the head of the army was demoted to deputy defense secretary”