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Question 1

neologism

Answer 1

New word or phrase (or a new meaning applied to an existing word or phrase)

Omnishambles is a neologism first used in the BBC political satire The Thick of Itin 2009.

Question 2

neophyte

Answer 2

Beginner, novice; person newly converted to a religion

In Peru, a surge in poverty helped propel Marxist rural schoolteacher and political neophyte Pedro Castillo last year to the presidency.

Question 3

nettle

Answer 3

Irritate, sting, or annoy

It nettles him that his younger coworker got a promotion before he did.

Question 4

noisome

Answer 4

Offensive, disgusting; harmful

Farmers agreed to reduce the emissions of the country’s noisome pigs.

Question 5

nominal

Answer 5

Trivial, so small as to be unimportant; in name only, so-called

Her title of vice president had been nominal only.

Question 6

normative

Answer 6

Implying or attempting to establish a norm; expressing value judgments or telling people what to do (rather than merely describing that which is happening)

In the West, hookup culture is normative among adolescents and young adults.

Question 7

novel

Answer 7

New, fresh, original

Researchers have been in a race against the novel coronavirus, as a slew of new variants rendered the first-generation COVID vaccine seemingly more impotent with each evolution.

Question 8

impotent

Answer 8

unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless

Reports rarely mention the pain inflicted on Russia by Western sanctions, which are universally dismissed as impotent.

Question 9

obdurate

Answer 9

Stubborn, hardhearted, hardened in wrongdoing

all but the most obdurate loyalists on the American continent knew that all-out war between Britain and the American Colonies had arrived.
But the act has been tied up in the Senate, due to the obdurate opposition of the entire GOP caucus and Sen. Joe Manchin

Question 10

oblique

Answer 10

Slanting or sloping; indirect, misleading, or evasive

In her speech she made only oblique references to the scandal.

Question 11

obsequious

Answer 11

Servile, very compliant, fawning

She’s constantly followed by obsequious assistants who will do anything she tells them to.
As vice president, Pence was Trump’s notably obsequious wingman, heaping praise on his boss and stepping far from the spotlight whenever the president was in the same space.

Question 12

obstinate

Answer 12

Stubborn or hard to control

While many Big Tech companies have fought the right-to-repair movement, opposing dozens of state and federal bills that would force manufacturers to sell necessary repair items to customers, Apple has a reputation for being particularly obstinate.

Question 13

obviate

Answer 13

Prevent, eliminate, or make unnecessary

The new medical treatment obviates the need for surgery.
The move would preserve cash to help Intel continue paying dividends and would obviate the need to rely more on borrowing to fund its expansion.

Question 14

occlude

Answer 14

Stop up, close, shut in or shut off

But the prying eyes of commercial banks looking to occlude bank accounts with incriminating evidence of crypto transactions scare traders more.

Question 15

offhand

Answer 15

Casual, informal; done without preparation or forethought; rude in a short way, brusque

I couldn’t give them the exact figures offhand.

Question 16

officious

Answer 16

Excessively eager in giving unwanted advice or intruding where one is not wanted; meddlesome, pushy

an officious little man who was always telling everyone else how to do their jobs
The manager has maintained a cool contempt for officious pundits and their agendas

Question 17

offset

Answer 17

Counteract, compensate for (verb); a counterbalance (noun)

Gains in one area offset losses in another.
a better performance this time will be an offset to last year’s dismal showing

Question 18

onerous

Answer 18

Burdensome, oppressive, hard to endure

Environmentalism poses stark issues of survival, for humankind and for all those other tribes of creatures over which we have exercised our onerous dominion.
The best way to stem pilot fatigue, as well as reduce the onerous flight delays and cancellations that have plagued the airline industry of late, is for airlines to trim their schedules, experts say.

Question 19

opine

Answer 19

Express an opinion

Over the course of his presidency, Trump used Twitter daily to opine about current events, announce U.S. policy changes and interact with his 88 million followers.

Question 20

opprobrium

Answer 20

Disgrace and disapproval that result from outrageously shameful actions

Countries in Latin America came under particularly harsh criticism in the U.S. State Department’s annual report on human rights, with allies such as Mexico and adversaries including Nicaragua facing similar opprobrium.

Question 21

orotund

Answer 21

Full, rich, and clear (of the voice or speaking); pompous, bombastic

the tenor’s orotund voice was just what this soaring aria needs

Question 22

ossify

Answer 22

Become bone or become hard like bone; become inflexible in attitudes, opinions, etc.

While that belief is beginning to ossify among Republicans, a divide is brewing over Trump’s role in the party.

Question 23

ostensible

Answer 23

Professed, evident, or pretended; outwardly appearing in a certain way (표면상의)

the ostensible reason for the meeting turned out to be a trick to get him to the surprise party

Question 24

ostentatious

Answer 24

Pretentious, boastful showiness

While ostentatious wealth-signaling is definitely a thing in our society, there are any number of pro athletes whose vehicle choice is less aggro.

Question 25

outstrip

Answer 25

Surpass, exceed; be larger or better than; leave behind

In a fast growing field, demand continues to outstrip supply.

Question 26

overwrought

Answer 26

Overly nervous, agitated, or excited; too ornate, elaborate, or fussy; overdone

became overwrought when she heard that her child was missing

Question 27

palatial

Answer 27

Suitable for or resembling a palace, magnificent

Two days after his arrest, his organization released an extensive video report on a palatial seaside compound allegedly built for Putin.

Question 28

palliate

Answer 28

Make less serious or severe; relieve symptoms of an illness

The growing evidence of its propensity to palliate pain and nausea fueled the push for medical marijuana.

Question 29

pertinent

Answer 29

relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite

the unreleased section of tape was not pertinent to the investigation.

Question 30

pallid

Answer 30

Abnormally pale (as skin); lacking color or vitality

To our disappointed, the remake was just a pallid version of the classic novel.

Question 31

panache

Answer 31

Flair, style, swagger; a flamboyant or grand way of acting (관록, 기백)

At the victory parade, he flashed his smile and waved with the panache of a big-city mayor

Question 32

panegyric

Answer 32

Formal or lofty expression of praise

The musician composed a panegyric about Tchaikovsky for the concert program

Question 33

panoply

Answer 33

Splendid, wide-ranging, impressive display or array

There is a panoply of scholarships, grants and public and private loans available to supplement whatever students and parents can afford to pay.
Even after his presidency, Donald Trump faces a panoply of investigations that is unprecedented.

Question 34

pare

Answer 34

to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of

Target has discounted goods to pare excess inventory.
Gas prices eased in April, which could help pare inflation in the Wednesday’s CPI report.

Question 35

pariah

Answer 35

Social outcast, untouchable

The country’s absence from diplomatic circles and pariah status in global politics means that ongoing scientific research and policy collaboration in the Arctic is uncertain, just as climate change is transforming the region.