mother tounge vocab 1 8 2

Question 1

belie

Answer 1

to fail to give true notion or impression of something; disguise or contradict

Question 2

Empirical

Answer 2

based on observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic

Question 3

Benign

Answer 3

gentle and kindly; (of a disease) not harmful (opposite of malignant)

Question 4

Insular

Answer 4

ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience

Question 5

Semantic

Answer 5

relating to meaning in language or logic

Question 6

Hone

Answer 6

To sharpen (a blade or one’s abilities)

Question 7

Quandary

Answer 7

a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation; dilemma; predicament

Question 8

Nascent

Answer 8

(especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential; developing; growing; emerging

Question 9

Malignant

Answer 9

very infectious; fatal; incurable; dangerous (opposite of benign)

Question 10

Somber

Answer 10

Gloomy; subdued

Question 11

Unanimously

Answer 11

Completely in agreement

Question 12

Translucent

Answer 12

Allowing some light to pass through

Question 13

Cultivate

Answer 13

Grow; encourage; promote

Question 14

Rickshaw

Answer 14

a light two-wheeled hooded vehicle drawn by one or more people

Question 15

Ingot

Answer 15

A block of steel, gold, silver, or other metal, typically oblong in shape

Question 16

Reproach

Answer 16

To address someone in a fierce way to express disapproval

Question 17

Ream

Answer 17

rebuke someone fiercely

Question 18

Reverie

Answer 18

Absentminded dreaming while awake; daydream

Question 19

Discordant

Answer 19

Not in agreement or harmony; incongruous

Question 20

Lament

Answer 20

Regret strongly; mourn a person’s death

Question 21

Shou

Answer 21

Respect for ancestors, elders, and family

Question 22

Dowry

Answer 22

Money or property brought by a bride’s family to her husband

Question 23

Concubine

Answer 23

A woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife; secondary wife

Question 24

Insolent

Answer 24

Arrogant; disrespectful; rude; insulting

Question 25

Ni

Answer 25

Traitor; disrespect for elders and ancestors