New words - 2022.12

Question 1

Fraternity

Answer 1

A fraternity or fraternal organization is an organization, society, club or fraternal order traditionally of men associated together for various religious or secular aims

Question 2

acclimate

Answer 2

acclimate client nurses and doctors

Question 3

Retaliate

Answer 3

Retaliate in any way against any person for …

Question 4

NBER

Answer 4

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) makes the “official” call on whether we are in a recession.

Question 5

Resilient

Answer 5

(of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions (Jian1Qiang2, Kan4Ya1)
:: Consumer spending has been relatively resilient so far.

Question 6

Vigilant

Answer 6

keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.
:: Jin3Shen4, Xiao3Xin1
:: regulators are much more vigilant about the risks of a housing crisis.

Question 7

Elevated

Answer 7

Housing affordability has collapsed due to both the spike in mortgage rates and still-elevated home prices

Question 8

slippery slope

Answer 8

an idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous.
“he is on the slippery slope toward a life of crime”

Question 9

Disguise

Answer 9

• give (someone or oneself) a different appearance in order to conceal one’s identity.
• “we took elaborate measures to disguise ourselves as locals”
• disguise the true source of …

Question 10

substantial

Answer 10

The impact of … is substantial.

Question 11

circle back

Answer 11

I will do some research, and circle back soon.
– come back with new info, findings, comments.

Question 12

metabolism

Answer 12

the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
“the metabolism of fatty acids in the kidney”
* the ability of your body to burn calories—or not

Question 13

imperative

Answer 13

of vital importance; crucial.
“immediate action was imperative”

Question 14

lentils

Answer 14

扁豆

Question 15

legume

Answer 15

豆类

Question 16

divulging

Answer 16

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* divulging confidential or personal information

Question 17

rapport

Answer 17

four-step sequence to social engineering attacks, typically referred to as the attack cycle. It includes the following: information gathering, establishing rapport, exploitation, and execution.

Question 18

vulnerable

Answer 18

defines a vulnerable adult as a person that …

Vulnerable adults are susceptible to a variety of fraudulent insurance

Question 19

impairment

Answer 19

has a physical or mental impairment or a developmental disability.

Question 20

susceptible

Answer 20

Vulnerable adults are susceptible to a variety of fraudulent insurance

Question 21

escalate

Answer 21

identify and escalate fraudulent activity

Question 22

allegation

Answer 22

the SIU receives an allegation of fraud through the Compliance and Fraud Hotline, the SIU mailbox, or by other means

Question 23

Ethics

Answer 23

Ethics is the moral principles that govern a person’s behavior and activity.
Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.

Question 24

Integrity

Answer 24

Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching