Manhatten #1 essential

Question 1

secular

Answer 1

not religious or holy, pertaining to worldly things. “Today the secular phrase “happy holidays” is common”.

Question 2

resolution

Answer 2

the quality of being firmly determined, resolving to do something, a formal judgement, esp decided by a vote- the city government passed a resolution- resolve also means being firmly determined.

Question 3

implication

Answer 3

act of implying or that which is implied. close connection, especially in a incriminating way. “ She implicated her boyfriend in the robbery after less than 20 minutes of interrogation”

Question 4

undermine

Answer 4

weaken, injure or attack in a secretive or underhanded way

Question 5

divine

Answer 5

discover through divination or supernatural means; perceive by insight. “I’ve been trying to divine whether I should buy or sell this stock. “

Question 6

log

Answer 6

keep a record of, write down; travel for or at a certain distance or speed; a written record

Question 7

status quo

Answer 7

existing state or condition

Question 8

patent

Answer 8

obvious, apparent, plain to see, a letter form the government guaranteeing an inventor the rights to his or her invention

Question 9

unprecedented

Answer 9

confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
“the witness had corroborated the boy’s account of the attack”

Question 10

likewise

Answer 10

also, in addition to; similarly in the same way

Question 11

document

Answer 11

support evidence, cite sources in a detailed way, create documentary evidence of

Question 12

facilitate

Answer 12

make easier, help the progress of

Question 13

moreover

Answer 13

besides; in addition to what was just stated, furthermore is a synonym

Question 14

credibility

Answer 14

believability, trustworthiness

Question 15

flag

Answer 15

get tired, lose enthusiasm, hang limply or droop

Question 16

enhance

Answer 16

raise to a higher value, desirability, etc.

Question 17

slight

Answer 17

small, not very important, slender or delicate, treat as though not very important, snub, ignore, an act of treating in this way, a discourtesy. “She was very sensitive, always holding a grudge against her coworkers for a variety of slights, both real and imagined. Natalie has always been slight, she became even thinner to portray a ballerina in the movie swan. I felt slighted when my husband told you about his promotion before he told me.”

Question 18

partial

Answer 18

biased, prejudice, favoring one over others, having a special liking for something or someone (partial to).

Question 19

landmark

Answer 19

object( such as a building) that stands out and can be used to navigate by , a very important place or event, etc.
The civil rights movement was a landmark in the battle for equality.

Question 20

incorporate

Answer 20

“when a business incorporates it forms a separate legal entity” “local legend has it that ghosts can incorporate on one night of the year and walk among the living.”

Question 21

incentive

Answer 21

something that encourages greater action or effort, such as a reward.

Question 22

spectrum

Answer 22

a broad range of nevertheless related qualities or ideas esp. Those that overlap to create a continuous series (as in a color spectrum, where each color blends into the next in a continuous way )

Question 23

resolve

Answer 23

find a solution; to firmly decide to do something; decide by formal vote, firmness of purpose

Question 24

dismiss

Answer 24

Dismiss - allow to disperse or leave; fire from a job; put aside or reject, especially after only a brief conversation

Question 25

aesthetic

Answer 25

concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste, pertaining to the science of what is beautiful; a set of principles or tastes guiding an artistic practice

Question 26

objective

Answer 26

factual, related to reality or physical objects, not influenced by emotions, unbiased

Question 27

standing

Answer 27

status, rank, reputation, existing indefinitely, not moveable

Question 28

net

Answer 28

remaining after expenses or other factors have been deducted, ultimate; to bring in as a profit, or to catch is in a net.

Question 29

respectively

Answer 29

in the order given

Question 30

articulate

Answer 30

using language in a clear, fluent way; speak distinctly or give clarity to an idea

Question 31

deem

Answer 31

judge, consider

Question 32

skirt

Answer 32

border, lie along the edge of , go around , evade (synonym for circumvent)

Question 33

novel

Answer 33

New, fresh, original

Question 34

sound

Answer 34

measuring the depth of (usually of water) as with a sounding line; penetrate and discover the meaning of, understand (usually as sound the depths)

Question 35

modest

Answer 35

humble, simple rather than showy, decent (especially covering up in terms of dress) small, limited.

Question 36

inform

Answer 36

inspire, animate give substance, essence or context to, be the characteristic quality of “her work as a historian is informed by a background in drama”

Question 37

rhetoric

Answer 37

the art of study of persuasion through speaking or writing; language that is elaborate or pretentious but actually empty, meaning little. “The politician’s blather is all rhetoric and no substance” “the ancient greeks used to study rhetoric as a major academic subject”

Question 38

render

Answer 38

give, submit, surrender, translate, declare formally, cause to become “when you render your last due payments, we will turn your phone back on” “she was able to render the classic poem into english” “the judge rendered a verdict that rendered us speechless”

Question 39

table

Answer 39

lay aside to discuss later, often as a way to postpone discussion indefinitely

Question 40

Nevertheless or nonetheless

Answer 40

however, even so, despite that

Question 41

concede

Answer 41

give in, admit, yield, acknowledge reluctantly, grant or give up (such as giving up land after losing a war) “the negotiations were pointless, with each side’s representation instructed by their home countries to make no concession whatsoever”

Question 42

base

Answer 42

morally low, mean, dishonorable, of little or no value; crude and unrefined, counter-fit

Question 43

whereas

Answer 43

while on the contrary, considering that. Mr K had always assumed his son would take over the family business, whereas his son had always assumed he would go away to college and never come back. Plaintiff statements often begin with whereas.

Question 44

profound

Answer 44

very insightful, penetrating deeply into a subject, pervasive, intense, down to the very bottom, at the very bottom, complete, all the way through - profound grief or profound corruption

Question 45

advocate

Answer 45

speak or argue in favor of, a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person, proponents, exponents or champions are all people who advocate for a cause.

Question 46

sanction

Answer 46

permission or approval, something that gives support or authority to something else, to allow, confirm, ratify; or a legal action by one or more countries against another country to get it to comply. “Professional boxers may only fight in sanctioned matches”

Question 47

artifact

Answer 47

any object made by humans, especially those from an earlier time, such as those excavated by archaeologists

Question 48

plastic

Answer 48

able to be shaped or formed, easily influenced, “a young child’s mind is quite plastic”

Question 49

liberal

Answer 49

favorable to progress or reform; believing in maximum possible individual freedom; tolerant, open minded; generous a person which such belief or practices,

Question 50

virtual

Answer 50

existing only in the mind or by means of a computer network; existing in results or in essence but not officially or in name. Nominally means in name and can mean the opposite of virtual. “the abused maid was nominally a free person, but kept as a virtual slave”. De facto means in fact, actually, but not in name. “Some allege the wilson was the de facto or virtual-president after her husband was incapacitated by a stroke