vocabb

Question 1

space probe

Answer 1

sonda

Question 2

scoffs at the idea

Answer 2

zombar escarnecer

Question 3

ward off the evil

Answer 3

afastar evitar

Question 4

without much planning or foresight

Answer 4

prospectiva previsao

Question 5

perfunctory explanations

Answer 5

superficiais sucinta

Question 6

their lives were imperiled

Answer 6

em perigo

Question 7

a vexing problem

Answer 7

incomodo irritante

Question 8

government decisions are the product of pulling and hauling between actors

Answer 8

ardua competição negociação

Question 9

riddled with problems

Answer 9

repleto

Question 10

waxing and waning of states

Answer 10

crescer e minguar

Question 11

the world becomes fraguht with ucertainty

Answer 11

cheio

Question 12

jaundiced view of the world

Answer 12

parcial

Question 13

thwart hordes

Answer 13

afastar impedir

Question 14

buck-passing would be a likely outcome

Answer 14

passar a bola, empurrar a responsibilidade

Question 15

in their stead

Answer 15

lugar

Question 16

amass a coalition

Answer 16

reunir acumular

Question 17

buffer zone

Answer 17

zona tampão amortecedor

Question 18

irredentist movements

Answer 18

reivindicar direitos

Question 19

settle old scores

Answer 19

ajuste de contas

Question 20

subdue rivals

Answer 20

subjugar

Question 21

his cohort developed

Answer 21

grupo

Question 22

bait and bleed/ bloodletting strategies

Answer 22

encorajar conflitos, forçar rivais a lutarem entre si sem se inserir no conflito/
induzir atritos em rivais (sangria, derramamento de sangue, massacre, carnificina)

Question 23

losses incurred by both sides

Answer 23

contraídas

Question 24

far-flung zone

Answer 24

remota

Question 25

ministério público

Answer 25

state prosecution federal prosecution

Question 26

provisório

Answer 26

interim

Question 27

custear

Answer 27

defray expenses

Question 28

mora contratual

Answer 28

late-payment interest default interest

Question 29

compactuar

Answer 29

condone

Question 30

correlação entre nexo e sentença

Answer 30

nexus between indictment/charges and rulling

Question 31

dolosamente

Answer 31

deliberately knowingly intentionally

Question 32

liminar

Answer 32

injunction

Question 33

golpe como ardil

Answer 33

ruse strategy dishonest maneuver

Question 34

pisotear o direito

Answer 34

trample on law

Question 35

opinião taxativa

Answer 35

categorical

Question 36

constestação

Answer 36

disputa objection

Question 37

beget opportunities

Answer 37

gerar

Question 38

qualms about hurting

Answer 38

receio hesitação

Question 39

hoax

Answer 39

farsa

Question 40

plucky survivors

Answer 40

valentes

Question 41

payoff structure

Answer 41

recompensa

Question 42

conundrum

Answer 42

dilema

Question 43

constriction

Answer 43

arrependimento culpa

Question 44

defection

Answer 44

abandono deserção

Question 45

tit for tat

Answer 45

na mesma moeda

Question 46

gambit

Answer 46

estrategia manobra

Question 47

foster cooperation

Answer 47

fomentar

Question 48

central tenets

Answer 48

pilar

Question 49

lock in incentives

Answer 49

conferir solidez manter

Question 50

significant analytical bite

Answer 50

qualidade determinante

Question 51

disparate individuals

Answer 51

díspares discrepante

Question 52

credible

Answer 52

plausível

Question 53

rally friends

Answer 53

convocar

Question 54

stirring paean to liberals

Answer 54

hino inspirador

Question 55

divvy up

Answer 55

dividir

Question 56

shadow of the future

Answer 56

game theory, we behave differently when we expect to interact with someone repeatedly over time

Question 57

unwittingly facilitate

Answer 57

inadvertidamente

Question 58

a welter of NGOs

Answer 58

turbilhão

Question 59

sufficient buy-in from stakeholders

Answer 59

adesão

Question 60

this prediction hinges on policies

Answer 60

depende

Question 61

make inroads into the refugees problem

Answer 61

incursões

Question 62

rollback and stringent regulation

Answer 62

desmantelamento riguroso

Question 63

scourge of ebola

Answer 63

flagelo

Question 64

these pitfalls could be problematic

Answer 64

dificuldades

Question 65

act as a backstop

Answer 65

barreira

Question 66

ebola flareups

Answer 66

recaídas reacender

Question 67

chronicled the intersection between racism and medicine

Answer 67

relatar

Question 68

suite of beliefs

Answer 68

conjunto

Question 69

how can we judge our forebears

Answer 69

antepassados

Question 70

outliers

Answer 70

valores atípicos valores extremos

Question 71

sentido de urgência

Answer 71

sense of urgency

Question 72

constatação

Answer 72

finding observation

Question 73

impasse

Answer 73

deadlock stalemate

Question 74

solapemento

Answer 74

undermining

Question 75

fomentar

Answer 75

foster