Pg 406 Hit Parade

Question 0

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning in explicitly.

Answer 0

Allusion (The lyrics contain biblical allusions.)

Question 1

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

Answer 1

Aesthetic (The pictures gave great aesthetic pleasure.)

Question 2

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

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Ambivalent (Some loved her, some hated her, few were ambivalent about her.)

Question 3

A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

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Anecdote (He would always tell anecdotes about his job.)

Question 4

To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.

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Assert (The company asserts that the cuts will not affect development.)

Question 5

To evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of something.

Answer 5

Assess (The committee must assess the relative importance of the issues.)

Question 6

Giving a false impression of something.

Answer 6

Belied (the tree’s delicate beauty belied it’s true toughness.)

Question 7

A difficult task or problem.

Answer 7

Challenge (Teaching adolescents can be quite a challenge.)

Question 8

To describe the character or special qualities of something.

Answer 8

Characterization (How would you characterize the situation, as positive or negative?)

Question 9

To say that something is similar to something else.

Answer 9

Compare (The singer’s voice has been compared to that of Elvis.)

Question 10

To agree with something or someone.

Answer 10

Concur (We concur that more money should be spent on education.)

Question 11

The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.

Answer 11

Contempt (He showed his contempt for his job by doing it very badly.)

Question 12

To set in opposition in order to show or emphasize differences.

Answer 12

Contrast (An essay that contrasts city and country life; contrasted this computer with inferior models.)

Question 13

Based on or in accordance with general agreement, use, or practice; customary.

Answer 13

Conventional (Conventional symbols; a conventional form of address.)

Question 14

To communicate or make known; impart.

Answer 14

Convey (A look intended to convey sympathetic comprehension.)

Question 15

To expose or ridicule the falseness, sham, or exaggerated claims of.

Answer 15

Debunk (We must debunk that supposed miracle drug.)

Question 16

Lacking confidence: not feeling comfortable around people.

Answer 16

Diffident (She was diffident about stating her opinion.)

Question 17

To come to know, recognize, or understand something.

Answer 17

Discern (The reasons behind this sudden change are difficult to discern.)

Question 18

To cause someone or something to seem dishonest or untrue.

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Discredit (Many of his theories have been thoroughly discredited.)

Question 19

To be separated from someone or something.

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Disengage (If there is a malfunction, the gears will automatically disengage.)

Question 20

Not influenced by personal feelings, opinions, or concerns.

Answer 20

Disinterested (The city’s Philistines, naturally disinterested in arts, voted to cut the museum’s budget.)

Question 21

To decide not to think about or consider something or someone.

Answer 21

Dismissive (I don’t think we should be dismissive about the matter.)

Question 22

To describe someone or something as unimportant, weak, or bad.

Answer 22

Disparage (Voters don’t like political advertisements in which opponents disparage one another.)

Question 23

Containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements.

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Disparity (There were notions of disparity among adults and adolescents about when the middle age began.)

Question 24

Not influenced or affected by emotions.

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Dispassionate (Journalists aim to be dispassionate observers.)

Question 25

Causing doubt, uncertainty, or suspicion: likely to be bad or wrong.

Answer 25

Dubious (He made the highly dubious claim that Elvis is still alive and living in Hawaii.)

Question 26

To get a response or information from someone.

Answer 26

Elicit (She has been trying to elicit the support of other committee members.)

Question 27

To publicly or officially say that you support or approve of someone or something.

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Endorse (The newspaper had endorsed the conservative candidate for mayor.)

Question 28

To use unclear language especially to deceive or mislead someone.

Answer 28

Equivocate (The applicant seemed to be equivocating when we asked about his last job.)

Question 29

To be a very good example of something.

Answer 29

Exemplify (The cities economic growth is exemplified by the many new buildings that are currently under construction.)

Question 30

The quality of being false or wrong.

Answer 30

Fallacy (The fallacy of their ideas about medicine soon became apparent.)

Question 31

An idea or theory that is not proven but that leads to further study or discussion.

Answer 31

Hypothesis (Their hypothesis is that watching excessive amounts of television reduces the person’s ability to concentrate.)

Question 32

Involving or based on a suggested idea or theory.

Answer 32

Hypothetical (She described a hypothetical case to clarify her point.)

Question 33

To give examples in order to make something easier to understand.

Answer 33

Illustrate (He illustrated his lecture with stories of his own experiences in the field.)

Question 34

Not interested in or concerned about something.

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Indifferent (The movie was poorly received by an indifferent public.)

Question 35

To explain the meaning of something.

Answer 35

Interpret (We need someone to interpret these results for us.)

Question 36

Using words that mean the opposite of what you really think especially in order to be funny.

Answer 36

Ironic (It’s ironic that computers breakdown so often since they’re meant to say people time.)

Question 37

To provide or be a good reason for something: to prove or show something to be just, right, or reasonable.

Answer 37

Justify (He tried to justify his behavior by saying that he was being pressured unfairly by his boss.)

Question 38

Pleasure or sadness that is caused by remembering something from the past and wishing that you could experience it again.

Answer 38

Nostalgia (A wave of nostalgia swept over me when I saw my childhood home.)

Question 39

Based on facts rather than feelings or opinions.

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Objective (We need someone outside the company to give us an objective analysis.)

Question 40

A firm adherent to a party, fraction, cause, or person; especially one exhibiting blind, prejudiced, and unreasoning allegiance.

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Partisan (Newspapers have become increasingly like a partisan.)

Question 41

Something that can be observed and studied and that typically is unusual or different to understand or fully explain.

Answer 41

Phenomenon (An example if a phenomenon is lightning, or earthquakes.)

Question 42

Possibly true: believable or realistic.

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Plausible (It’s a plausible explanation for the demise of that prehistoric species.)

Question 43

To show the existence, truth, or correctness of something by using evidence and logic.

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Prove (The charges against him were never proved in court.)

Question 44

To cause the occurrence of a feeling or action: to make something happen.

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Provoke (His remarks provoked both tears and laughter.)

Question 45

Having the necessary skill, experience, or knowledge to do a particular job or activity.

Answer 45

Qualified (I am not qualified to give you advice about what you should do.)

Question 46

To cause people or groups to become friendly again after an argument or disagreement.

Answer 46

Reconcile (Historians have never been able to reconcile over the two eyewitness accounts of the battle.)

Question 47

To prove something is wrong by argument or evidence.

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Refute (He refutes the notion that he is planning to retire soon.)

Question 48

Relating to a subject in an appropriate way.

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Relevant (The ideas and observations expressed in the book are still relevant today.)

Question 49

To refuse to accept or support something: to reject it.

Answer 49

Repudiate (A generation has repudiated the values of the past.)

Question 50

To give up a job or position in a formal or official way.

Answer 50

Resigned (The senator was forced to resign his position.)

Question 51

Showing a lot of respect.

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Reverent (A reverent tone of voice was used when confronting the scientist.)

Question 52

A way of using humor to show that someone or something is foolish, weak, or bad: humor that shows the weaknesses or bad qualities of a person, government, or society.

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Satire (His movies are known for their use of satire.)

Question 53

Feeling or showing open dislike and disrespect.

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Scornful (He is scornful of anyone who disagrees with his political beliefs.)

Question 54

To examine something carefully especially in a critical way.

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Scrutinize (I closely scrutinized my opponents every move.)

Question 55

To think about something and make guesses about it: to form ideas or series about something usually when there are many things not known about it.

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Speculate (We don’t know what happened… we can only speculate.)

Question 56

Relating to the way a person experiences things in his or her own mind.

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Subjective (Dreaming is a subjective experience.)

Question 57

To prove the truth of something.

Answer 57

Substantiate (Mr. McGregor couldn’t substantiate that it was Peter, and not some other rabbit, in the Cabbage Patch.)

Question 58

To make someone or something weaker or less effective usually in a secret or gradual way.

Answer 58

Undermine (She tried to undermine my authority by complaining about me to my boss.)

Question 59

To emphasize something or to show importance of something.

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Underscore (These failures underscore the difficulty of what we are attempting to do.)

Question 60

To give up possession of a claim or demand.

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Yield (I yield the floor to the senator from Maine.)