Vocab 2

Question 1

hegemonic

Answer 1

ruling or dominant in a political or social context: the bourgeoisie constituted the hegemonic class.

Question 2

insuperable

Answer 2

(of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome: insuperable financial problems.

Question 3

perilous

Answer 3

full of danger or risk: a perilous journey south.

Question 4

synthesis

Answer 4

1 the combination of ideas to form a theory or system: the synthesis of intellect and emotion in his work | the ideology represented a synthesis of certain ideas.

2 the production of chemical compounds by reaction from simpler materials: the synthesis of methanol from carbon monoxide and hydrogen.

3 (in Hegelian philosophy) the final stage in the process of dialectical reasoning, in which a new idea resolves the conflict between thesis and antithesis.

Question 5

ideology

Answer 5

1 a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy: the ideology of republicanism. • the ideas and manner of thinking characteristic of a group, social class, or individual: a critique of bourgeois ideology.

Question 6

exponential

Answer 6

1 (of an increase) becoming more and more rapid: the social security budget was rising at an exponential rate.

2 Mathematics of or expressed by a mathematical exponent: an exponential curve.

Question 7

comorbidity

Answer 7

noun Medicine the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient: age and comorbidity may be risk factors for poor outcome | [as modifier] : comorbidity rates. •

a disease or medical condition that is simultaneously present with another or others in a patient: patients with cardiovascular or renal comorbidities.

Question 8

pathogen

Answer 8

a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.

Question 9

de facto

Answer 9

adjective existing or holding a specified position in fact but not necessarily by legal right: a de facto one-party system.

Question 10

antipathy

Answer 10

a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion: his fundamental antipathy to capitalism | a thinly disguised mutual antipathy.

Question 11

ominous

Answer 11

threatening

Question 12

redoubt

Answer 12

a temporary or supplementary fortification, typically square or polygonal and without flanking defenses: the British stormed the rebel redoubt | figurative : branch 200 was a redoubt of left-wing trade unionism.

Question 13

demography

Answer 13

the study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence ofdisease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations.

Question 14

portent

Answer 14

a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen: they believed that wild birds in the house were portents of death

Question 15

proxy

Answer 15

the authority to represent someone else, especially in voting: they may register to vote by proxy.

Question 16

endemic

Answer 16

(of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area: complacency is endemic in industry today | areas where malaria is endemic.

Question 17

skeptical

Answer 17

not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations: the public were deeply skeptical about some of the proposals.

Question 18

problematic

Answer 18

constituting or presenting a problem or difficulty: the situation was problematic for teachers.

Question 19

sclerotic

Answer 19

becoming rigid and unresponsive; losing the ability to adapt: sclerotic management.

Question 20

perverse

Answer 20

( of a person or their actions) showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of theconsequences: Kate’s perverse decision not to cooperate.

Question 21

psychosis

Answer 21

a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality: they were suffering from a psychosis | [mass noun] : the symptoms of psychosis.

Question 22

tacit

Answer 22

understood or implied without being stated: your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.

from Latin tacitus, past participle of tacere ‘be silent’.