NewYorker

Question 1

beginning to exist or is happening now

Answer 1

under way.
An after-dinner custom was under way.
Economic recovery is already underway.
He replies that investigations are under way.
Some degree of change is under way .
Similar community engagement initiatives are under way elsewhere.

Question 2

to open out gradually to the view or understanding : become know.
evolve, develope

Answer 2

unfold
Similar scenes are unfolding across the country.The jam session unfolding in the living room was a roda de samba.
events unfold…
the unfolding events, crisis

Question 3

“But there is this more mysterious aspect” to his talent, he told me: “The atmosphere that comes with my voice.”

Answer 3

there is another aspect to

Question 4

marking something as clearly different from others:

Answer 4

distinctive
is one of the most distinctive voices in music.
remains distinctive
a distinctive feature...
distinctive characteristics of...

Question 5

the action of moving away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and writing or talking about something else.

Answer 5

digression
Talking about money now would be a digression from the main purpose of this meeting.
The book contains many interesting digressions about life in the last half-century of the regime.
The whole thing is an unnecessary digression.
Its style is marked by digression and amplification.
Anyway let’s get off this digression!
let’s return to the main topic after that brief digression”

Question 6

(especially of a desire or need) too great to be satisfied

Answer 6

insatiable

What if John Lennon was a world-class intellectual with an insatiable curiosity for Third World literature.

Like so many politicians, he had an insatiable appetite/desire/hunger for power.

Nothing, it seemed, would satisfy his insatiable curiosity.

Question 7

very near, next to, or touching

Answer 7

adjacent

the guests made it outside to a porch with an adjacent bar.

** used in compounds to show that something is not exactly the thing mentioned, but very similar to it:
For fans looking for some excellent horror-adjacent movies, I’ve put together the list below.

Question 8

to take or obtain something from a particular source

Answer 8

to draw sth from sth/sb

to draw support/comfort/strength from your family.

She drew her inspiration from her childhood experiences..

drawing inspiration from his childhood haunts

Question 9

exist in large numbers or amounts.

Answer 9

abound

It is a vibrant community where opportunities abound.
References to Santo Amaro abound in Veloso’s work.

Examples of the repressive treatment women received abound.

Question 10

having a lot of different parts and small details that fit together

Answer 10

intricate
The story is so intricate and beautiful.
There is usually plenty of intricate patterns and symbols.
The tiled floor is installed in an intricate pattern.