Set 7 - Sessions 3 and 4 of class

Question 1

Punctilious (adj.)

Answer 1

Unlike so many crookery writers who were afraid of revealing their lack of originality, she was punctilious in naming her sources.
Careless in some situations, in others he proved punctilious.
(careful to behave correctly and follow the rules.)

Question 2

Concise (adj.)

Answer 2

Many probably haven’t seen concise and clear messaging on the vaccine and how to get it.
(express a lot in a few words OPP of Bombastic)

Question 3

Imperturbable (adj.)

Answer 3

years of experience had led to their laconic characters and imperturbable demeanor.
it is a rare, imperturbable calm you see in athletes at the top of a sport.

Question 4

Prolixity (adj.)

Answer 4

Roth’s prolixity exhausted even some of his most loyal readers.
(boring verbosity - going on and on with words and being totally boring.)

Question 5

Succinct (adj.)

Answer 5

When he asked how fast would the central government fall if U.S forces withdrew, his answer was succinct: really fast.
There comes a day when all we went through during this pandemic will become succinct summaries in history books.

Question 6

Revile (v.)

Answer 6

Many leaders who were once hailed for orchestrating a liberating movement, were soon after reviled by the same public for their abuse of power.
(hated by a group of people)

Question 7

Adulate (v.)

Answer 7

He did not want to be adulated, he did not need his ego stocked by a fawning fan.
The North Kora-Russia relationship improved when Vladimir Putin took office, he visited Pyongyang and also received an adulating praise in the state media.
(flattering someone in an obsequious manner. seeking for favor)

Question 8

Recede (v.)

Answer 8

Many companies are looking ahead to how employees will work as the pandemic recedes.
I stood by the door until his footstep receded in the distance.

Question 9

Obviate (v.)

Answer 9

Even if the use of the technology is currently interrupted, it does not obviate the threats it poses both in short and long term.
This is less taxing to the postal system and obviates the need to wait in line in polling centers.
(eliminate the need for something or prevent something from happening)

Question 10

Temper (v.)

Answer 10

The hot weather of the coastal town is tempered by cool sea breezes.
Nor does the time have tempered his demeanor.

Question 11

Weave (v.)

Answer 11

بافتن

Question 12

Postulate (v.)

Answer 12

Parkinson’s theory postulates that the world is full of inept leaders, because everyone is promoted to his level of incompetence.
the basic postulates of Marxism.

Question 13

antediluvian (adj.)

Answer 13

It is difficult to be surprised by Trump’s mundane, antediluvian misogyny.
(outdated - old-fashioned)

Question 14

Anthropogenic (adj.)

Answer 14

in most cases, these individuals and their communities contribute very little to this anthropogenic climate change, yet they are feeling a proverbial heat in profound and potentially devastating ways.
(under the influence of human beings.)

Question 15

Appropriate (v.)

Answer 15

The congress appropriated $5 million dollars to the international women’s year.
(allocate, allot)

Question 16

Dilatory (adj.)

Answer 16

Their unreasonable demands had a dilatory effect on the peace process.
lawyers use dilatory tactics so a case will take many years to be actually decided.
(slothful - indolent - wasting time - slow in doing something)

Question 17

Distill (v.)

Answer 17

the noted I had brought back from the conference were waiting to be distilled into a book.
my task was to simplify without oversimplifying, to distill without losing the essence.
(to extract the essence of something - تقطیر، خلاصه what remains after the distillation process is the most powerful part.)

Question 18

impetuous (adj.)

Answer 18

The economy of this country was fraying well before the pandemic because of some structural problems and impetuous decisions.
she will live to regret this impetuous marriage decision.
(hasty, impulsive)

Question 19

vigilant (adj.)

Answer 19

Please remain vigilant and report anything suspicious.

careful

Question 20

Sanguine (adj.)

Answer 20

Students are not sanguine about their prospects and what college is doing to improve them, either.
(optimistic, happy and hopeful about the future.)

Question 21

circumspect (adj.)

Answer 21

Following the discrimination allegations the social media marketers were asked to be more circumspect with what they post.
(cautious, careful before doing something, headful of potential consequences.)

Question 22

obtrusive (adj.)

Answer 22

With the fans working full speed, the smell was definitely less obtrusive than it was when we first arrived.
I had difficulty recording a voice-over at the night of the festival and I ended up handing in my work with the obtrusive sound of partying in the background.
(noticeable in an unpleasant way)

Question 23

Surreptitious (adj.)

Answer 23

His victory was what Russia supported and was after in its surreptitious social media campaigns and email hacking.
(clandestine, secretive)

Question 24

Plastic (adj.)

Answer 24

A plastic substance such as wax or clay.

capable of being molded or modeled.

Question 25

Protracted (adj.)

Answer 25

Pakistan’s national security advisor called for reinvigorated efforts to bring all sides of the conflict back to the talks, describing a protracted conflict in Afghanistan “a nightmare scenario for Pakistan”.

Question 26

Sprout (v.)

Answer 26

Jim seemed to have sprouted a beard overnight.
It is only one election after the heated 1396 one and it seems that the seeds of reformation have stopped sprouting.
(start to grow)

Question 27

Render (v.)

Answer 27

He was rendered speechless by the news of the immediate collapse of Afghanistan’s central government.
Responding paramedics attempted to render aid but she declared dead, police said.
(cause someone to become something)
(to give, present or perform)

Question 28

Nomenclature (n.)

Answer 28

An ad hoc committee was formed to develop a uniform nomenclature following the merger.
despite the difference in nomenclature, no discernable difference can be found.

Question 29

abet (v.)

Answer 29

They were arrested on the counts of abetting unauthorized immigration.
(helping someone do something illegal, be someone’s accomplice.)

Question 30

instigate(v.)

Answer 30

He knew that the fire was instigated but as a wanted person he did not have the luxury of pursuing the matter legally.
(provoke, start something, persuade someone to do something bad or violent.)

Question 31

Nullify (v.)

Answer 31

A central irony of living in New York is that your proximity to world-class institutions is almost nullified by how arduous it is to actually get inside them. 
(declare invalid.)

Question 32

Hamper (v.)

Answer 32

Taliban’s efforts toward those goals are hampered by their inexperience, internal divisions and ideological fervor.
(hinder, to prevent the progress of something)

Question 33

strenuous (adj.)

Answer 33

Sherry’s been making a strenuous effort to lose weight.

Barrett strenuously denied the rumors that he would resign.