Lecture 6

Question 1

to avert a famine

Answer 1

to prevent a lack of food during a long period of time in a region

Question 2

a calamity

Answer 2

an event that causes great damage to people’s lives, property (disaster)

Question 3

privation (n)

Answer 3

a lack of the basic things that people need for living

Question 4

distinctive

Answer 4

having a quality or characteristic that makes something different and easily noticed (stand out)

Question 5

to vote with one’s feet

Answer 5

political backlash, any actions that one take may cause strong (positive, negative) reactions, the electorate (people who are allowed to vote) can cause a political backlash

Question 6

succinct

Answer 6

short, but pregnant with meaning, straight to the point

Question 7

to enumerate

Answer 7

to list causes/effects(aspects

Question 8

destitute

Answer 8

lacking something needed or desirable

Question 9

conversely

Answer 9

in a contrasting or opposite way —used to introduce a statement that contrasts with a previous statement or presents a differing interpretation or possibility

Question 10

blight

Answer 10

something that frustrates plans or hopes

Question 11

foment

Answer 11

to promote the growth or development of

Question 12

inordinate

Answer 12

exceeding reasonable limits

Question 13

borne

Answer 13

transported or transmitted by —used in combination

soilborne

Question 14

estrangement

Answer 14

to arouse especially mutual enmity or indifference in (someone) where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

Question 15

emaciated

Answer 15

very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness

Question 16

to toe the line

Answer 16

to do what you are expected to do without causing trouble for anyone

Question 17

culpability

Answer 17

responsibility for wrongdoing or failure : the quality or state of being culpable

Question 18

denigrate

Answer 18

to attack the reputation of