Quant Revolution& Liar's Poker Flashcards
He’s on sabbatical this term
to take sabbatical leave/year
vacation, time off (səˈbætɪkl)
clients were financially savvy
shrewd (ʃruːd), perceptive, experienced, astute (əˈstuːt) (ˈsævi)
this instilled confidence in Simons
His father instilled him with a desire to fight injustice
inculcate smth into smb (ɪnˈkʌlkeɪt), imbue, impart, engender (ɪnˈdʒendər) (ɪnˈstɪl)
reams of historic data
large quantity (riːm)
the group worked surreptitiously
secretly, clandestinely (ˌsɜːrəpˈtɪʃəsli)
Simons became elated at the result
I was elated by the prospect of the new job
delighted, ecstatic, overjoyed, proud, jubilant (ˈdʒuːbɪlənt) (ɪˈleɪtɪd)
a dreary film
a dreary winter’s day
dingy, dull, dismal, somber (ˈsɑːmbər), gloomy, (ˈdrɪri) (“drizzle” and “teary”)
restaurant has been awarded the highest accolade of a three-star rating
award, honor, distinction, praise (ˈækəleɪd)
Fed prodded banks into taking control of the fund
She prodded him in the ribs to wake him up
incite, urge, encourage; nudge, jab, poke (prɑːd)
trounce the rivals
Brazil trounced Italy 5–1 in the final
thrash (θræʃ), defeat overwhelmingly, vanquish (ˈvæŋkwɪʃ), beat (traʊns)
The reforms have been very hastily cobbled together
The essay was cobbled together from some old notes
repair, revamp, produce something quickly and without great care or effort (ˈkɑːbl)
he proved prescient
These proposals were remarkably prescient
visionary, prophetic, presaging, to have foresight (ˈpresiənt)
I need some time to mull it over before making a decision
ponder about/on/over (ˈpɑːndər), contemplate, muse, ruminate on/over (ˈruːmɪneɪt), deliberate (mʌl)
He received a severe reprimand for his behaviour
admonition (ˌædməˈnɪʃn), castigation, chiding, rebuke, reproof, scolding (ˈreprɪmænd)
irreverent scholars mocking sacred things
Simons’s cheeky, irreverent sense of humor
disrespectful, cheeky (ˈtʃiːki), impudent (ˈɪmpjədənt), mocking, contemptuous (ɪˈrevərənt)
I was absolutely riveted by computers
Public attention was riveted on this topic
engross (ɪnˈɡrəʊs), attract, captivate, enthrall (ɪnˈθrɔːl), enrapture (ɪnˈræptʃər), beguile (bɪˈɡaɪl) (ˈrɪvɪt)
She was the only woman to rise to such an exalted position
I felt exalted and newly alive
elevated, idealistic, lofty, illustrious (ɪˈlʌstriəs) (ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd) of high moral or intellectual value, position
The country was riven with (by) strife
New York was plagued with internecine strife
bickering, squabble (ˈskwɑːbl), wrangle (ˈræŋɡl), conflict discord (straɪf)
She looked dejected when she lost the game
despondent (dɪˈspɑːndənt), gloomy (ˈɡluːmi), dreary (ˈdrɪri), dull, forlorn (fərˈlɔːrn), murky, somber (ˈsɑːmbər) (dɪˈdʒektɪd) you’re ejected from an important game or rejected by the love of your life, you’ll feel dejected (lost hope)
questions that have flummoxed civilization for ages
I was flummoxed by her question
bewilder (bɪˈwɪldər), befuddle (bɪˈfʌdl), confound (kənˈfaʊnd), confuse, nonplus (ˌnɑːnˈplʌs), perplex (pərˈpleks) (ˈflʌməks)
ornery personality
grumpy, ill-tempered, nasty, obstinate (ˈɑːbstɪnət) easily annoyed and difficult to deal with, belligerent (bəˈlɪdʒərənt) (ˈɔːrnəri)
loaf of French bread is crusty
He turned crusty, even ornery
crisp on the outside; ornery (ˈɔːrnəri), irritable (ˈɪrɪtəbl), brusque (brʌsk), abrupt (əˈbrʌpt), curt (kɜːrt), blunt
Goodbye and good riddance! she said to him angrily as he left
removal, exclusion, expulsion (ɪkˈspʌlʃn), banishment (ˈrɪdns)
pat him on the shoulder
She patted the dog on the head.
tap lightly with your hand, dab (pæt)
Sometimes you lose some dough, but sometimes you make a fortune
тесто; money(dəʊ)
His business totally engrossed him
passengers are engrossed in their cellphones
rivet (ˈrɪvɪt), attract, captivate, enthrall (ɪnˈθrɔːl), enrapture (ɪnˈræptʃər), beguile (bɪˈɡaɪl) (ɪnˈɡrəʊs)
Bellyaching would make me look like a fool
bemoan, bitch about , whine (waɪn), grumble (ˈbelieɪk)
The two of them made an incongruous couple
joke that was incongruous with polite conversation
inconsistent, inappropriate, incompatible (ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbl) (ɪnˈkɑːŋɡruəs)
It niggled him that she had not phoned back
A doubt niggled at me
I hate to niggle about little mistakes
worry excessively, fret, fuss, dither (ˈdɪðər), brood;
quibble, bicker, squabble, (ˈskwɑːbl), wrangle (ˈræŋɡl) (ˈnɪɡl)
She was so upset that she started to squirm in her chair
It made him squirm to think how badly he’d messed up the interview
twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle (ˈrɪɡl), wiggle (ˈwɪɡl), fidget (ˈfɪdʒɪt) (skwɜːrm)
She managed to wriggle free
squirm (skwɜːrm), wiggle (ˈwɪɡl), fidget (ˈfɪdʒɪt) (ˈrɪɡl)
indulgent parents
lenient (ˈliːniənt), giving, overly generous (ɪnˈdʌldʒənt)
But the program was popular among the top brass at the Pentagon
administration, authority, the most important persons in a governing body (ˌtɑːp ˈbræs)
elaborate and abstruse mathematics
Economics became an abstruse science
complicated, inscrutable, incomprehensible, unfathomable (ʌnˈfæðəməbl) (əbˈstruːs)
Police plucked a drowning girl from the river yesterday
Don’t pluck only the best cherries off the tree: that’s cherry-picking
grab, pull out; cull, pick, gather (plʌk) pick or pull a single item out of many
allowing one to divine the future from the past
they divined the direction of stocks
they had quickly divined that he was a fraud
deduce (dɪˈduːs), discern (dɪˈsɜːrn), foresee, foretell, infer (ɪnˈfɜːr), surmise (sərˈmaɪz) (dɪˈvaɪn)
children nurtured by loving parents
It’s important to nurture a good working relationship
nature versus nurture
foster, nourish (ˈnɜːrɪʃ), bolster, bring up, raise, rear (rɪr), fledge (ˈnɜːrtʃər)
It takes a lot of chutzpah to accept and admit one’s weaknesses
arrogance, audacity (ɔːˈdæsəti), boldness; impudence (ˈɪmpjədəns) (ˈhʊtspə)
He earned the sobriquet “professor of politics”
nickname (ˈsəʊbrɪkeɪ)
inane comment
The last question was especially inane
ludicrous (ˈluːdɪkrəs), stupid, ridiculous, silly (ɪˈneɪn)
This play jarred the audience
His constant moaning was beginning to jar on her nerves
jarring contrast between what the administration says and does
The dirty old building jarred with the luxury hotels
grate on, set smb’s teeth on edge, irritate, exasperate, vex, rattle (ˈrætl), have an unpleasant or disturbing effect; be incongruous (ɪnˈkɑːŋɡruəs) in a striking or shocking way (dʒɑːr)
a huddle of frightened women
People huddled up close to each other
We huddled together for warmth
Mercer spent long hours huddled with a younger colleague
n. crowd, gathering, throng (θrɔːŋ), flock (flɑːk);
v. crowd, gather, throng, flock, congregate, cram (ˈhʌdl)