Vocab Ch 36-40

Question 1

adherent of

Answer 1

a person who supports a particular idea or party

Question 2

radical

Answer 2

someone who believes there should be extreme change, often political

Question 3

reactionary

Answer 3

somone opposed to change or new ideas

Question 4

tenet

Answer 4

a priniciple on which a believe is based

Question 5

proponents

Answer 5

person who publicly support an opinion

Question 6

credible

Answer 6

believable

Question 7

plausible

Answer 7

convincing

Question 8

superstitious

Answer 8

have illogical beliefs about hidden forces in nature

Question 9

centanary

Answer 9

100th anniversary

Question 10

flamboyant

Answer 10

extremely colourful and exaggerated

Question 11

raucous

Answer 11

very noisy

Question 12

modality/modal verbs

Answer 12

meanings such as possibility and necessity/must, could, should

Question 13

lexicon

Answer 13

vocabulary

Question 14

ortography

Answer 14

writing systems and spelling

Question 15

pictograms

Answer 15

characters representing pictures

Question 16

ideograms

Answer 16

characters representing ideas/concepts

Question 17

polysemous

Answer 17

number of different meanings

Question 18

coining

Answer 18

creation of words

Question 19

jargon

Answer 19

interest/job group

Question 20

eloquent

Answer 20

able to express ideas or opinions clearly, in a way that may influence others

Question 21

succinct

Answer 21

clearly and using few words

Question 22

inarticulate

Answer 22

unable to express their ideas clearly in words

Question 23

putting your foot in it

Answer 23

saying something without thinking carefully and may upset or embarrass someone

Question 24

the nobility

Answer 24

collective term for people of the highest social rank in a society

Question 25

dignity

Answer 25

worth

Question 26

absolute poverty/the poverty line

Answer 26

being poor according tom a fixed minimum standard

Question 27

penury

Answer 27

extreme poverty

Question 28

deprived

Answer 28

lacking in things considered necessary for a pleasant life

Question 29

affluence

Answer 29

wealth

Question 30

destitute

Answer 30

without money, food, home, or possessions

Question 31

living from hand to mouth

Answer 31

having just enough money to live without suffering

Question 32

tightening belts

Answer 32

spending less

Question 33

income bracket

Answer 33

range of income with upper and lower levels