VOCAB

Question 1

Appendages

Answer 1

Attachment

Question 2

precursor

Answer 2

1. a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner.

2.

Question 3

lobbying

Answer 3

any attempt by individuals or private interest groups to influence the decisions of government

Question 4

subdued

Answer 4

1. restrained in style or quality

2. quieted and brought under control

Question 5

fiat

Answer 5

a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

Question 6

Democidal

Answer 6

the murder of any person or people by their government, including genocide, politicide and mass murder.

Question 7

feudalism

Answer 7

the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war

Question 8

percolate

Answer 8

1. pass through, permeate

2. gain energy, vigour

Question 9

obscurantist

Answer 9

a person who is deliberately vague, cheater

Question 10

envision

Answer 10

imagine; conceive of; see in one’s mind

Question 11

statecraft

Answer 11

wisdom in the management of public affairs

Question 12

formalistic

Answer 12

concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art)

Question 13

clamour

Answer 13

1. {noun} a loud harsh or strident noise

2. ( verb ) utter or proclaim insistently and noisily

Question 14

behove

Answer 14

be appropriate or necessary

Question 15

convention

Answer 15

1. something regarded as a normative
   example
   “the convention of not naming the main character”
   synonyms:formula, normal, pattern, rule
2. (diplomacy) an international agreement
3. the act of convening

Question 16

frail

Answer 16

easily broken or damaged or destroyed

Question 17

demeanor

Answer 17

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

Question 18

abasement

Answer 18

depriving one of self-esteem

Question 19

sterility

Answer 19

condition of being useless or infertility

Question 20

forbear

Answer 20

1. refrain from doing

2. a person from whom you are descended

Question 21

Dabbler

Answer 21

someone not deeply engaged in or concerned with sth

Question 22

Enigma

Answer 22

1. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained, mystery
2. a difficult problem

Question 23

Edifice

Answer 23

Building