Set 5 - TC section 2 / CR section 2 / RC section

Question 1

Proprietary (adj.)

Answer 1

Hackers locked up much of the company’s proprietary information and offered to decrypt it in exchange for a ransom.
his tone was a little too proprietary.
proprietary information
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Question 2

self-perpetuating

Answer 2

the self-perpetuating power of bureaucracy.

The error will be perpetuated for decades in books and even a movie.

Question 3

Lopsided (adj.)

Answer 3

His whole face was lopsided, one side badly scarred.
a lopsided 8-0 victory.
(asymmetrical)

Question 4

Feeble (adj.)

Answer 4

By forcing a huge technological acceleration on the country, the pandemic is giving Italy a one-off chance to boost its feeble productivity and growth.
(weak)

Question 5

Swift (adj.)

Answer 5

Early detection and swift medical intervention saved my life.

Question 6

debacle (n. C.)

Answer 6

What followed was a swift merger and a debacle that put two of the most powerful forces shaping the financial world on a collision course.

Question 7

Augment (v.)

Answer 7

When Taliban seized provincial capitals such as Kunduz, they freed prisoners held there to augment their forces.
(increase, strengthen)

Question 8

Disclose(v.)

Answer 8

They argued that it was unnecessary to disclose all the information to research subjects and to ask for consent in all cases.
(reveal something that was previously unknown.)

Question 9

Brook (v.)

Answer 9

John brooked no serious opposition to his three decades in power.
(To put up with something unpleasant
Tolerate, suffer)

Question 10

to be wont to do something

Answer 10

Claire is wont to micromanage the family trip as she has always done.
(to be likely to do something because you have often done it.)

Question 11

altruism (n. uc.)

Answer 11

It requires an altruism not commonly associated with big time politics.

Question 12

Fecundity

Answer 12

the fecundity of her imagination made a profound impact on the European literature.
multiply mated female showed increased fecundity.
(The state of being productive and fruitful both in reproduction and creativity. )

Question 13

Cordiality (n.)

Answer 13

Despite attempt at cordiality I found the tone and content purposefully vaguely and opaquely threatening and somehow insulting.
(the state of being friendly and agreeable)

Question 14

Irascibility (n.)

Answer 14

Something called irascibility, I get angry easily, I get saddened by things easily.
There are many impediments to a breakthrough, not the least of which is North Korea and its irascibility.

Question 15

Conviviality (n.)

Answer 15

Sitting at long communal tables, conviviality unhindered.

The reputation of a festival famed for its friendliness and conviviality suffered an unwelcome dent.

Question 16

Exasperation (n.)

Answer 16

He displayed exasperation that still many eligible Americans were reluctant to get a shot.
State borders are closed and exasperation over another lock-down is intensifying.
(great anger)