Q3 Vocabulary

Question 1

atrophy

Answer 1

to wear down, lose strength, or become weak, as from disuse, disease, or injury (as said of a body part); to wither away

• TO WASTE AWAY

Question 2

to aggravate (a situation or condition); to make more severe

• TO MAKE WORSE

Answer 2

exacerbate

Question 3

mitigate

Answer 3

to make less severe or less intense; relieve

• TO RELIEVE

Question 4

unprecedented

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being the first instance of something; never having occurred before

• UNHEARD-OF

Question 5

panacea

Answer 5

something supposed to cure all disease, evils, difficulties
- the solution to everything

• A COMPLETE SOLUTION

Question 6

lack or shortage of one or more basic necessities

• DEFICIENCY

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deprivation

Question 7

imperative

Answer 7

necessary; urgent

• ESSENTIAL

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objective

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not influenced by emotion or personal prejudice; based only on what can be observed

• FAIR

Question 9

made or intended for practical use; stressing usefulness over beauty or other considerations

• PRACTICAL

Answer 9

utilitarian

Question 10

deplore

Answer 10

to feel or express disapproval of

• TO CONDEMN

Question 11

conduct; outward behavior; manner

• BEHAVIOR

Answer 11

demeanor

Question 12

lazy; avoiding or disliking work

• UNWILLING TO WORK

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indolent

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unassuming

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modest; not boastful or arrogant

• HUMBLE

Question 14

to thin out or scatter and gradually vanish; drive away

• TO SCATTER

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dissipate

Question 15

calm, carefree, and casually unconcerned

• RELAXED

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nonchalant

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to become more similar to a large whole; especially to blend into or adjust to a main culture

• TO BE ABSORBED

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assimilate

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involving or done by only one side

• ONE-SIDED

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lateral

Question 18

existing as a natural or essential quality of a person or thing; built-in

• NATURAL

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inherent

Question 19

belligerent

• QUARRELSOME

Answer 19

quick or eager to argue or fight; aggressive

Question 20

denunciation

• CRITICISM

Answer 20

a strong expression of disapproval; an act of condemning, especially publicly

Question 21

decorum

Answer 21

correctness in behavior and manner; standards or conventions of socially acceptable behavior

• PROPER CONDUCT

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having a little substance or basis; weak; poorly supported

• SHAKY

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tenuous

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exhilaration

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cheerfulness; high spirits

• HAPPINESS

Question 24

to free from a tangled situation or a difficulty

• TO UNTANGLE

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extricate

Question 25

rejuvenate

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to make (someone) feel or seem young again; to make (something) seem fresh or new again - TO GIVE NEW LIFE TO

Question 26

to support, argue for, or adopt (an idea or cause) - TO SPEAK FOR

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espouse

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to cause to occur at exactly the same time; to cause (clocks) to agree in time - TO COORDINATE

Answer 27

synchronize

Question 28

to make it easier to do or get - TO MAKE POSSIBLE

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facilitate

Question 29

orthodox

Answer 29

following established, traditional rules or beliefs, especially in religion; following what is customary or commonly accepted - TRADITIONAL

Question 30

excessive, especially in amount, cost, or price; beyond what is reasonable or appropriate - EXTREMELY HIGH

Answer 30

exorbitant

Question 31

analogy

Answer 31

- A COMPARISON a comparison between two things in order to clarify or dramatize a point

Question 32

vindicate

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- TO PROVE INNOCENT to clear from blame or suspicion; justify or prove right

Question 33

- A FAKE MEDICINE a substance that contains no medicine, but which receiver believes is a medicine

Answer 33

placebo

Question 34

emanate

Answer 34

- TO COME OUT to flow or come out from a source; come forth

Question 35

- TO WIPE OUT to destroy completely; reduce to nothingness

Answer 35

annihilate

Question 36

- STANDARD a standard by which something is or can be judged

Answer 36

criterion

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subversive

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- INTENDED TO DESTROY acting or intended to undermine or overthrow something established

Question 38

staunch

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firm; loyal; strong in support - FAITHFUL

Question 39

holistic

Answer 39

emphasizing the whole and the interdependence of its parts, rather than the parts separately - HOLISTIC

Question 40

skilled; highly competent - EXPERT

Answer 40

proficient