Unit 9

Question 1

Altruistic

Answer 1

Unselfishly concerned for/ devoted to the welfare of others

Question 2

Ambivalent

Answer 2

Having mixed feelings about someone or something

Question 3

Concede

Answer 3

To acknowledge something as true or just

Question 4

Concise

Answer 4

Expressing/ covering much in few words, brief but comprehensive

Question 5

Didactic

Answer 5

Intended for instruction

Question 6

Diligence

Answer 6

Constant/ earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken, persistent

Question 7

Epitome

Answer 7

Person or thing typical of a high degree, quality, or type

Question 8

Equanimity

Answer 8

Mental or emotional stability, especially under tension or in a difficult situation

Question 9

Fractious

Answer 9

Unruly, irritable, readily angered

Question 10

Heterogeneous

Answer 10

Different, diverse in character or kind

Question 11

Indifference

Answer 11

Lack of interest or concern

Question 12

Indiscriminate

Answer 12

Done at random, without careful judgement

Question 13

Indolent

Answer 13

Wanting to avoid exertion/ activity, slothful

Question 14

Libel

Answer 14

A published false statement damaging to a person’s reputation

Question 15

Misanthrope

Answer 15

A hater of humankind

Question 16

Opportunist

Answer 16

A person who exploits circumstances to gain an immediate advantage, regardless of sacrific of ethical principals

Question 17

Permeate

Answer 17

To spread throughout, penetrate, pervade

Question 18

Persevere

Answer 18

To persist in anything undertaken, continue in face if difficulty

Question 19

Relevancy

Answer 19

Condition of being relevant, connected with matter at hand

Question 20

Scanty

Answer 20

Lacking in amount, quantity, insufficient, meager