The List 010

Question 1

lull

Answer 1

v. to cause someone to feel calm or to feel as if they want to sleep

Question 2

quell

Answer 2

v. to stop sth by force ex: Police in riot gear were called in to quell the disturbances.

Question 3

convene

Answer 3

v. to arrange (a group of people for) a meeting, or to meet for a meeting. ex: Convene my military council.

Question 4

defiance

Answer 4

n. when you refuse to obey someone or something. Ex: The demonstration is a pointless act/gesture of defiance against the government.

Question 5

cordial

Answer 5

adj. friendly but formal and polite

Question 6

nuisance

Answer 6

n. something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you. ex: I’ve forgotten my umbrella - what a nuisance!

Question 7

mishap

Answer 7

n. bad luck, or an unlucky event or accident. EX:The parade was very well organised and passed without mishap.

Question 8

detest

Answer 8

v. to hate someone or something very much

Question 9

detestable

Answer 9

adj. describes people or things that you hate very much EX: a detestable coward

Question 10

martyr

Answer 10

n. a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their political or religious beliefs, and is often admired because of it

Question 11

recluse

Answer 11

a person who lives alone and avoids going outside or talking to other people. Ex: He is a millionaire recluse

Question 12

predate

Answer 12

v. to have existed or happened before another thing

Question 13

surmise

Answer 13

v. to guess something, without having much or any proof

Question 14

felon

Answer 14

n. man who is convicted of crime

Question 15

queer

Answer 15

adj. homosexual

Question 16

expedite

Answer 16

v. to make sthing happen faster

Question 17

immense

Answer 17

adj. extremely large amount of sth

Question 18

convey

Answer 18

v. to communicate or express something

Question 19

disseminate

Answer 19

v. to spread information or ideas

Question 20

brevity

Answer 20

n. Effects of the fraud triangle on students’
risk assessments ex: it is, for brevity, a Type II error