Manhatten #2 essential

Question 1

optimal or optimum

Answer 1

best, most desirable or favorable

Question 2

implicit

Answer 2

implied, not state directly, involved in the very essence of something unquestionable, explicit is the antonym

Question 3

default

Answer 3

failure to act, neglect (noun); fail to fulfill an obligation, especially a financial one “the government is cracking down on for profit colleges where graduates cannot use their degrees and end up defaulting on their student loans”. In court judgment by default is when someone loses a case for failing to show up in court.

Question 4

viable

Answer 4

capable of living (or growing, developing) practical, workable

Question 5

empirical

Answer 5

coming from, base on, or able to be verified by experience or experimentation, not purely based on theory

Question 6

partisan

Answer 6

devoted to a particular group, cause, etc; fervent supporter of a group, party, idea, etc; guerilla fighter (noun)

Question 7

ortho

Answer 7

adhering to a traditional, established faith, or to anything customary or commonly accepted- antonyms would be unorthodox or heterodox; ortho- means true

Question 8

adverse

Answer 8

opposing, harmful

Question 9

adhere

Answer 9

stick to, such as with glue, or to a plan or belief, cohere also means to stick but with two of the same things sticking together.

Question 10

plausible

Answer 10

believable, having the appearance of truth - shares a latin root approve with applause and plaudits

Question 11

disposition

Answer 11

a person’s general or natural mood; tendency “i could really use some help in the kitchen if you are disposed”, predilection and penchant are synonyms

Question 12

efficacy

Answer 12

the quality of being able to produce the intended effect “I’m going to ask the waiter for a more efficacious implement”

Question 13

intrinsic

Answer 13

belonging to the essential nature of a thing- communication is intrinsic to a healthy relationship, antonym - extrinsic

Question 14

keen

Answer 14

sharp, piercing, very perceptive or mentally sharp; intense (of a feeling) wailing or moaning. when used as a noun it is an emotional speech or piece of writing commemorating the dead.

Question 15

beauracracy

Answer 15

government characterized by man bureaus and petty administrators or by excessive, seemingly meaningless requirements.

Question 16

paradox

Answer 16

contradiction, or seeming contradiction that is actually true

Question 17

heirarchy

Answer 17

a ranked series; a classification of people according to rank, ability, etc. a ruling body

Question 18

underscore

Answer 18

emphasize (or literally to underline text)

Question 19

naive

Answer 19

(naivete, naif, naifness) - simple and unsophisticated, unsuspecting, lacking worldly experience and critical judgement

Question 20

haven

Answer 20

harbor or port, refuge, safe place

Question 21

subjective

Answer 21

existing in the mind or relating to one’s own thoughts, opinions, emotions, etc; personal, individual, based on feelings

Question 22

eclipse

Answer 22

the obscuring of one thing by another such as the sun by the moon or a person by a more famous or talented person; to obscure, darken or make less important

Question 23

dispatch

Answer 23

send off or deal with in a speedy way; speed, promptness could also mean to execute in a speedy manner

Question 24

activism

Answer 24

the practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations. Usually considered noble. Judicial activism (going beyond interpreting existing laws to actually using court decisions to create new public policies is often controversial.

Question 25

elevate

Answer 25

raise, lift up; lift the spirits of; move up to a higher rank or status or raise up to a higher spiritual or intellectual plane. Lev root means to lift up or raise

Question 26

console

Answer 26

lessen the suffering or grief of; a control panel, or a small table or cabinet. Succor also means to comfort

Question 27

pervasive

Answer 27

tending to spread throughout, “poverty is pervasive in our school system; 65% of students receive free lunch”

Question 28

slack

Answer 28

loose, negligent, lazy, weak; neglect to do one’s duties; loosen up, relax, period of little work. “As the product of slack parenting, I never learned good time management skills”

Question 29

elicit

Answer 29

call forth, bring out, evoke

Question 30

bolster

Answer 30

strengthen or support “the general requested reinforcements to bolster the defensive line set up at the border”

Question 31

explicit

Answer 31

direct, clear, fully revealed, clearly depicting sex or nudity. “The goal of my talk is to make explicit the connection between staying in school and avoiding crime life” explicate means to make clear.

Question 32

offset

Answer 32

counteract, compensate for, a counterbalance “property taxes did go up this year, but the hit to our finances was offset by a reduction in fees paid to our homeowners association”

Question 33

discrepancy

Answer 33

difference or inconsistency

Question 34

paradigm

Answer 34

model or pattern, worldview, set of shared assumptions, values, etc. “far from being atypical bawdy, this limerick is a paradigm of the form- nearly all of them rely on off-color jokes, para means beside, and digm means show. So this word can mean pattern or example

Question 35

volatile

Answer 35

varying, inconsistent, fleeting, tending to violence, explosive

Question 36

qualified

Answer 36

modified, limited, conditional on something else,

Question 37

prospective

Answer 37

potential, in the future, “prospective doctors”

Question 38

static

Answer 38

fixed, not moving or changing, lacking vitality

Question 39

inherent

Answer 39

existing as permanent, essential quality, intrinsic

Question 40

stark

Answer 40

complete, total, utter, harsh or grim, extremely simple, severe, blunt or plain. “the designer’s work is appreciated for its stark beauty, but most people prefer to live in a cozier, more welcoming home. She is stark raving mad. the stark reality is that we will have to begin burning our furniture for warmth to survive.”

Question 41

dissident

Answer 41

disagree or take an opposing view, esp in a relation to a formal body such as government, political party or church; an opposing opinion. Judge scalie cast the only dissenting vote, explaining in his written decision why he thought all the other justices had it wrong. Not every country has the right to free speech (and thus to dissent), although nations that throw dissenters in jail are condemned by the international community. Dissidence- strong, long standing determined practice of dissenting

Question 42

entitlement

Answer 42

having a right to certain privileges, believing, sometimes without cause, that one deserves or has a right to certain privileges. Entitlement originally referred to investing a person with a title as in “charles Lennox was entitled Duke of Richmond”. It can also mean a government benefit as in social security payments or other entitlements.

Question 43

lament

Answer 43

Mourn, express grief, sorrow, or regret, an expression of grief, esp as a song or poem.

Question 44

impair

Answer 44

make worse, weaken

Question 45

vintage

Answer 45

related to items of high quality from a previous era, old fashioned, antique, the wine of a particular year.

Question 46

consolidate

Answer 46

unite, combine, solidify, make coherent

Question 47

fringe

Answer 47

on the margin, periphery, the people in a group who hold the most extreme views “In america, reincarnation is a fringe believe, but in primarily hindu countries, the belief is common and mainstream. Stacey and Mark liked to say the live on the fringe of the big city, but really they had just moved to the suburbs.”

Question 48

speculate

Answer 48

contemplate, make a guess or educated guess about, engage in a risky business transaction, gamble “during the gold rush, speculators bought up land sometimes with borrowed funds, expecting to prospect the land for gold and get rich quickly.

Question 49

imminent

Answer 49

ready to occur, impending

Question 50

wary

Answer 50

watchful, motivated by caution, on guard against danger