Inpolite action

Question 1

malign

Answer 1

(v. ) to say unpleasant things about other, slander, critise

eg: While many like to malign space exploration, research and travel

Question 2

incendiary

Answer 2

(adj.) provocative, flammable

Eg: Trump’s incendiary comments

Question 3

mercenary

Answer 3

(adj.) greedy, avaricious

Eg: made people more mercenary

Question 4

nonentity

Answer 4

(n.) someone you haven no respect for, insignificant person

Eg: Majority non-white South Africa were treated as nonentities and forced to live in separate areas from whites

Question 5

nihilism

Answer 5

(n.) the rejection of all religious and moral principles in the belief that life is meaningless, pessimism

Eg: moral nihilism

Question 6

pathological

Answer 6

(adj.) behaviour that is unreasonable and impossible to control, compulsive, uncontrolled

Eg: It appears that many Politicians are pathological crooks

Question 7

mendacious

Answer 7

(adj.) dishonest, unreliable

Eg: President Trump attacked the mendacity of Journalists

Question 8

malinger

Answer 8

(v.) shrink 裝病來逃避職責

Eg: one reason intervention is to bail out the Greeks who malinger and are lazy and spendthrift

Question 9

odious

Answer 9

(adj.) extremely unpleasant, horrible

Question 10

officious

Answer 10

(adj.) too eager to tell ppl what to do, bossy

Eg: in an officious manner, US president has moved to ban refugees

Question 11

obstructive

Answer 11

(adj.) noticeable in a way that is unpleasant

Eg: Competition from abroad and terrorism which has become more obstructive in recent years

Question 12

masquerade

Answer 12

(v.) pretend to be something

Eg: some critics claim that Singapore is masquerading as a rich and prosperous country

Question 13

patronising

Answer 13

(adj.) humiliating

Eg: GOVs cannot afford to be patronising

Question 14

decapitate

Answer 14

(v.) to cut off someone’s head

Eg: The terrorists decapitated the reporter whom they had abducted

Question 15

defiant

Answer 15

(adj.) disobedient, bold

Eg: Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff remains defiant after a vote in Congress to authorise impeachment proceedings against her in April 2016

Question 16

degenerate

Answer 16

(adj.) deteriorate, worsen

Eg: While women’s participation in gov had degenerated over the years

Question 17

delude

Answer 17

(v.) cheat, mislead

Eg: You are deluding yourself if you belief that you can change their minds about the issue

Question 18

demean

Answer 18

(v.) degrade, debase, to do something you think you are too good for

Eg: while women are demeaned in some societies

Question 19

depraved

Answer 19

(adj. ) completely evil, immoral, corrupt

eg: Teens must be wary of meeting strangers as there are many depraved people in the society

Question 20

deprecate

Answer 20

(v. ) denounce, criticise, condemn

eg: Individuals who knowingly spread HIV or AIDS should be deprecated.

Question 21

desecrate

Answer 21

(v. ) to spoil or damage sth holy

eg: Some ppl cannot understand why others desecrate their bodies by smoking

Question 22

despicable

Answer 22

(adj. ) extremely unpleasant, vile, dreadful

eg: People who encourage others to take drugs are despicable as they are well aware of the negative consequences

Question 23

underhand

Answer 23

(adj. ) dishonest, immoral, unethical

eg: underhand dealings

Question 24

din

Answer 24

(n.) a loudound unpleasant noise, commotion

Question 25

eccentric

Answer 25

(adj. ) unconventional, abnormal, peculiar, strange

eg: He noted her eccentric behaviour

Question 26

effrontery

Answer 26

(n. ) impudence, boldness, impertinent behaviour

eg: Their effrontery has surprised many Singaporeans.

Question 27

facetious

Answer 27

(adj. ) silly, inappropriate, flippant

eg: a facetious remark

Question 28

fiendish

Answer 28

(adj. ) cruel and unpleasant, monstrous, wicked

eg: Some employers are fiendish and ill-treat their domestic helpers.

Question 29

denigrate

Answer 29

(v. ) vilify, criticise unfairly
eg: In the course of his Presidential campaign, Donald Trump has denigrated women, people who are overweight, immigrants, Muslims and most of his rivals.

Question 30

deplorable

Answer 30

(adj. ) very bad, unpleasant and shocking

eg: the current deplorable situation in Syria

Question 31

sadist

Answer 31

(n.) some one who enjoys being cruel to other ppl

Eg: Mr Kim is an infamous sadist

Question 32

scourge

Answer 32

(n.) sth that causes a lot of harm or suffering

Eg: to battle the scrounge of fake news, gov, media and tech firms are working hand in hand

Question 33

sacrilege

Answer 33

(n.) the act of treating sth holy in a way that does not show respect

Eg: some may argue that organ transplant is sacrilege

Question 34

scornful

Answer 34

(adj.) disdainful, mocking

Eg: the opposition were scornful of the PM’s proposal

Question 35

exceptionable

Answer 35

(adj.) making you fell offended and angry; offensive

Eg: some parents find their children’s conduct exceptionable when they become engrossed with their smartphone devices during a meal or conversation

Question 36

acquisitive

Answer 36

(adj. ) greedy; avaricious

eg: we live in a competitive and acquisitive society.

Question 37

acerbic

Answer 37

(adj. ) sarcastic

eg: his acerbic comments

Question 38

facetious

Answer 38

(adj. ) treating serious issues with inappropriate humour

eg: a facetious remark

Question 39

flout

Answer 39

(v. ) mock a rule/law/convention

eg: the policy is being flouted.

Question 40

disingenuous

Answer 40

(adj. ) dishonest; deceitful; insecere

eg: the doctor is being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical

Question 41

disparage

Answer 41

(v. ) belittle; deprecate; denigrate

eg: he never misses the chances to disparage his classmates

Question 42

invective

Answer 42

(n. ) insulting; abusive; vituperation

eg: he let out a steam of invective

Question 43

defy

Answer 43

(v.) openly resist; disobey
Eg: a woman who defies convention

(v.) challenge; dare
Eg: he glowed at her, defying her to mock him