My Vocabs

Question 1

Recital /rɪˈsaɪtl/

Answer 1

a performance of music or poetry, usually given by one performer

Question 2

aberration

Answer 2

something that differs from the norm – In 1974, Poland won the World Cup, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and Poland have not won a World Cup since

Question 3

abhor

Answer 3

to hate, detest – Because he always wound up getting hit in the head when he tried to play cricket, Marcin began to abhor the sport

Question 4

acquiesce

Answer 4

to agree without protesting – Though Mr. Pospieszny wanted to stay outside and work in his garage, when his wife told him that he had better come in to dinner, he acquiesced to her demands

Question 5

alacrity

Answer 5

eagerness, speed – For some reason, Simon loved to help his girlfriend whenever he could, so when his girlfriend asked him to set the table he did so with alacrity

Question 6

amiable

Answer 6

friendly – An amiable fellow, Neil got along with just about everyone

Question 7

appease

Answer 7

to calm, satisfy – When Jerry cries, his mother gives him chocolate to appease him

Question 8

arcane

Answer 8

obscure, secret, known only by a few – The professor is an expert in arcane Kashubian literature

Question 9

avarice

Answer 9

excessive greed – The banker’s avarice led him to amass an enormous personal fortune

Question 10

brazen

Answer 10

excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious – Critics condemned the writer’s brazen attempt to plagiarise Frankow-Czerwonko’s work

Question 11

brusque

Answer 11

short, abrupt, dismissive – Simon’s brusque manner sometimes offends his colleagues

Question 12

cajole

Answer 12

to urge, coax – Magdas friends cajoled her into drinking too much

Question 13

callous

Answer 13

harsh, cold, unfeeling – The murderer’s callous lack of remorse shocked the jury

Question 14

candor

Answer 14

honesty, frankness – We were surprised by the candor of the politician’s speech because she is usually rather evasive

Question 15

chide (v.)

Answer 15

to voice disapproval – Hania chided Gregory for his vulgar habits and sloppy appearance

Question 16

circumspect

Answer 16

cautious – Though I promised Marta’s father I would bring her home promptly by midnight, it would have been more circumspect not to have specified a time

Question 17

clandestine

Answer 17

secret – Announcing to her boyfriend that she was going to the library, Maria actually went to meet George for a clandestine liaison

Question 18

coerce

Answer 18

to make somebody do something by force or threat – The court decided that David Beckham did not have to honor the contract because he had been coerced into signing it

Question 19

coherent

Answer 19

logically consistent, intelligible – William could not figure out what Harold had seen because he was too distraught to deliver a coherent statement

Question 20

complacency

Answer 20

self-satisfied ignorance of danger – Simon tried to shock his friends out of their complacency by painting a frightening picture of what might happen to them

Question 21

confidant

Answer 21

a person entrusted with secrets – Shortly after we met, he became my chief confidant

Question 22

widespread

Answer 22

شایع، همه جا منتشر، گسترده

Question 23

To deter /dəˈtɜːr/

Answer 23

بازداشتن، ترساندن، تحذیر کردن

Question 24

surveillance /sərˈveɪləns/

Answer 24

نظارت، مراقبت، پاییدن،