vocab a

Question 1

prevalence(n)

Answer 1

the large amount of something in a particular group, area, or at a particular time

Question 2

strive(v)

Answer 2

to try very hard to do or achieve something

Question 3

band(v)

Answer 3

to put a band of a different colour or material around something

Question 4

drift(v)

Answer 4

to get into a situation or job without having any particular plan

Question 5

alienate(v)

Answer 5

to make someone stop supporting and liking you

Disagreements can alienate teenagers from their families.

Question 6

conflate(v)

Answer 6

to combine two or more separate things, especially pieces of text, to form a whole

Question 7

Yield(v)

Answer 7

to produce or provide something

Question 8

alleviate(v)

Answer 8

to make problems or suffering less extreme

Question 9

pioneering(adj)

Answer 9

starting the development of something important

Question 10

paramount(adj)

Answer 10

more important than anything else

Question 11

futile(adj)

Answer 11

certain not to have a successful effect or result

Question 12

sinister(adj)

Answer 12

making you feel that something bad or evil might happen

Question 13

notorious(adj)

Answer 13

famous for something bad

Question 14

infallible(adj)

Answer 14

always right, true, or correct

Question 15

Prevalent(adj)

Answer 15

existing a lot in a particular group, area, or at a particular time

Question 16

disproportionately

Answer 16

too large or small in comparison to something