Vocab

Question 1

Myriad

Answer 1

A great number of people or things

Question 2

Asserts

Answer 2

States a fact or belief confidently and forcefully

Question 3

Egregious

Answer 3

Outstandingly bad, shocking

Question 4

Erroneous

Answer 4

Wrong, Incorrect

Question 5

Engenders

Answer 5

To cause or give rise to

Question 6

Salient

Answer 6

Most noticeable or important

Question 7

Advantageous

Answer 7

Involving or creating a favourable circumstance that increases the chance of success

Question 8

Pragmatic

Answer 8

Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that’s based on practical rather than theoretical consideration

Question 9

Verisimilitude

Answer 9

The appearance of being true or real

Question 10

Quintessential

Answer 10

representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class

Question 11

Periphery

Answer 11

External boundary, those on the margins of society

Question 12

Galvanise

Answer 12

Shock or excite into taking action

Question 13

Substantiate

Answer 13

Provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

Question 14

Caustic

Answer 14

Blunt and harshly critical remarks, statements, or ways of communicating

Question 15

Elucidate

Answer 15

Make something clear, explain

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Esoteric

Answer 16

Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialised knowledge or interest

Question 17

Tenuous

Answer 17

Very weak or slight

Question 18

Perfunctory

Answer 18

An action carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort

Question 19

Facet

Answer 19

One part of a subject that has many parts

Question 20

Prethora

Answer 20

A large or excessive amount of something

Question 21

Ubiquitous

Answer 21

Present, appearing, or found everywhere