Vocabulary 10

Question 1

fidelity
(noun)

Answer 1

faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support.
“he sought only the strictest fidelity to justice”

the degree of exactness with which something is copied or reproduced.
“the 1949 recording provides reasonable fidelity”

Question 2

constitute
(verb)

Answer 2

be (a part) of a whole.
“lone parents constitute a great proportion of the poor”

Question 3

dexterity
(noun)

Answer 3

skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
“her dexterity with chopsticks”

Question 4

prevalent
(adjective)

Answer 4

widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.
“the social ills prevalent in society today”

Question 5

abdicate
(verb)

Answer 5

fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty).
“she charged the board with abdicating its responsibilities”

Question 6

susceptibility
(noun)

Answer 6

the state or fact of being likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
“lack of exercise increases susceptibility to disease”

a person’s feelings, typically considered as being easily hurt.
“I was so careful not to offend their susceptibilities”

Question 7

enumerate
(verb)

Answer 7

mention (a number of things) one by one.
“there is not space to enumerate all his works”

Question 8

catharsis
(noun)

Answer 8

the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
“music is a means of catharsis for them”

Question 9

eupsychian
(adjective)

Answer 9

having or moving toward a superior mind or soul.
“in her pursuit of a career in psychology, she was inspired by the eupsychian principles of human flourishing and well-being.”

Question 10

antithesis
(noun)

Answer 10

a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
“love is the antithesis of selfishness”

Question 11

gluttony
(noun)

Answer 11

over-indulgence and over-consumption of food or drink.
“she said plumpness was a sign of gluttony in most cases”

Question 12

inordinate
(adjective)

Answer 12

unusually or disproportionately large; excessive.
“the case had taken up an inordinate amount of time”

Question 13

tenuous
(adjective)

Answer 13

very weak or slight.
“the tenuous link between interest rates and investment”

very slender or fine; insubstantial.
“a tenuous cloud”

Question 14

peripheral
(adjective)

Answer 14

relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something.
“the peripheral areas of Europe”

Question 15

improvident
(adjective)

Answer 15

not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless.
“improvident and undisciplined behaviour”

Question 16

fanatical
(adjective)

Answer 16

filled with excessive and single-minded zeal.
“fanatical revolutionaries”

obsessively concerned with something.
“her husband was fanatical about tidiness”

Question 17

accentuate
(verb)

Answer 17

make more noticeable or prominent.
“his jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch”

Question 18

exigency
(noun)

Answer 18

an urgent need or demand.
“women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it”

Question 19

crude
(adjective)

Answer 19

constructed in a rudimentary or makeshift way.
“the inspectors dismissed the documents as crude forgeries”

offensively coarse or explicit, especially in relation to sexual matters.
“a crude joke”

Question 20

relinquish
(verb)

Answer 20

voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
“he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive”

Question 21

adequately
(adverb)

Answer 21

to a satisfactory or acceptable extent.
“the resources required to prepare adequately will be extensive”

Question 22

bestow
(verb)

Answer 22

confer or present (an honour, right, or gift).
“the office was bestowed on him by the monarch of this realm”

put (something) in a specified place.
“stooping to bestow the presents into eager hands”

Question 23

foible
(noun)

Answer 23

a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character.
“they have to tolerate each other’s little foibles”

Question 24

pervade
(verb)

Answer 24

(especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of.
“a smell of stale cabbage pervaded the air”

be present and apparent throughout.
“the sense of crisis which pervaded Europe in the 1930s”

Question 25

parlance
(noun)

Answer 25

a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest.
“dated terms that were once in common parlance”

Question 26

scant
(adjective)

Answer 26

barely sufficient or adequate.
“companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations”

Question 27

idolatrous
(adjective)

Answer 27

relating to or practising idolatry; idol-worshipping.
“idolatrous religions”

showing extreme admiration or reverence for something.
“America’s idolatrous worship of the auto”

Question 28

vilify
(verb)

Answer 28

speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.
“he has been vilified in the press”

Question 29

disparaging
(adjective, verb)

Answer 29

expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory.
“disparaging remarks about council houses”
disparage

regard or represent as being of little worth.
“he never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors”

Question 30

reluctance
(noun)

Answer 30

unwillingness or disinclination to do something.
“she sensed his reluctance to continue”

Question 31

inertia
(noun)

Answer 31

a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.
“the problem runs deeper than bureaucratic inertia”

Question 32

altruistic
(adjective)

Answer 32

showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish.
“it was an entirely altruistic act”

Question 33

egotistical
(adjective)

Answer 33

excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centred.
“he’s selfish, egotistical, and arrogant”

Question 34

synergy
(noun)

Answer 34

the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.
“the synergy between artist and record company”

Question 35

vigilance
(noun)

Answer 35

the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.
“security duties that demand long hours of vigilance”

Question 36

rehabilitation
(noun)

Answer 36

the action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.
“she underwent rehabilitation and was walking within three weeks”

the action of restoring someone to former privileges or reputation after a period of disfavour.

“a posthumous rehabilitation of the activist”
the action of restoring something that has been damaged to its former condition.
“the rehabilitation of the mangrove forests”

Question 37

volitional
(adjective)

Answer 37

relating to the use of one’s will.
“acceptance is a volitional act”

Question 38

antipodal
(adjective)

Answer 38

relating to or situated on the opposite side of the earth.
diametrically opposed to.

Question 39

dynamism
(noun)

Answer 39

the quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
“the dynamism and strength of the economy”

the theory that phenomena of matter or mind are due to the action of forces rather than to motion or matter.

Question 40

modality
(noun)

Answer 40

modal quality.
“the harmony had a touch of modality”

a particular mode in which something exists or is experienced or expressed.

Question 41

transmutation
(noun)

Answer 41

the action of changing or the state of being changed into another form.
“the transmutation of the political economy of the post-war years was complete”

Question 42

partial
(adjective)

Answer 42

existing only in part; incomplete.
“a question to which we have only partial answers”

favouring one side in a dispute above the other; biased.
“the paper gave a distorted and very partial view of the situation”

Question 43

protracted
(adjective)

Answer 43

lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
“a protracted and bitter dispute”

Question 44

ennui
(noun)

Answer 44

a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
“he succumbed to ennui and despair”

Question 45

aptly
(adverb)

Answer 45

in a manner that is appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.
“America’s aptly named Sunshine State”

Question 46

throes
(noun)

Answer 46

intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change.
“he convulsed in his death throes”

Question 47

strenuous
(adjective)

Answer 47

requiring or using great effort or exertion.
“the government made strenuous efforts to upgrade the quality of the teaching profession”

Question 48

perturbed
(adjective, verb)

Answer 48

feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled.
“she didn’t seem perturbed about the noises around her”

make (someone) anxious or unsettled.
“they were perturbed by her capricious behaviour”

Question 49

instancy
(noun)

Answer 49

urgency.
“he told his servants to press the message with greater instancy”

Question 50

indomitable
(adjective)

Answer 50

impossible to subdue or defeat.
“a woman of indomitable spirit”