Vocabulary 12

Question 1

axiomatic
(adjective)

Answer 1

self-evident or unquestionable.
“it is axiomatic that dividends have to be financed”

Question 1

divination
(noun)

Answer 1

the practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.
“the Celtic art of divination”

Question 2

premonitory
(adjective)

Answer 2

giving you the feeling that something is going to happen, especially something unpleasant; warning of future misfortune
“a premonitory dream.”

Question 3

apparatus
(noun)

Answer 3

the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose.
“firemen wearing breathing apparatus”

the complex structure of a particular organization or system.

Question 4

insoluble
(adjective)

Answer 4

impossible to solve.
“the problem is not insoluble”

Question 5

hermetically
(adverb)

Answer 5

in a way that is completely airtight.
“hermetically sealed windows help to keep out cold air”

in a way that is insulated or protected from outside influences.
“hermetically sealed lives cut off from society”

Question 6

impassable
(adjective)

Answer 6

impossible to travel along or over.
“the narrow channels are impassable to ocean-going ships”

Question 7

affably
(adverb)

Answer 7

showing warmth and friendliness; kindly; mild; benign.
easy to converse with; approachable; amicable.
“He was always smiling, affable, and polite”

Question 8

sublime
adjective

Answer 8

of very great excellence or beauty.
“Mozart’s sublime piano concertos”

Question 9

peculiarity
(noun)

Answer 9

a strange or unusual feature or habit.
“for all his peculiarities, she finds him quite endearing”

Question 10

peculiar
(adjective)

Answer 10

different to what is normal or expected; strange.
“he gave her some very peculiar looks”

Question 11

thankless
(adjective)

Answer 11

(of a job or task) difficult or unpleasant and not likely to be satisfying or to be appreciated by others.
“being an umpire is a thankless job”

Question 12

Mnemic
(adjective)

Answer 12

means relating to the ability to retain memory

Question 13

extraneous
(adjective)

Answer 13

irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
“one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material”

of external origin.
“when the transmitter pack is turned off no extraneous noise is heard”

Question 14

indigestion
(noun)

Answer 14

pain or discomfort in the stomach associated with difficulty in digesting food.
“you know crisps give me indigestion”

Question 15

ostensibly
(adverb)

Answer 15

as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently.
“the party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health”

Question 16

infallible
(adjective)

Answer 16

incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.
“doctors are not infallible”

never failing; always effective.
“infallible cures”

Question 17

impinge
(verb)

Answer 17

have an effect, especially a negative one.
“several factors impinge on market efficiency”

advance over an area belonging to someone or something else; encroach.
“the proposed fencing would impinge on a public bridleway”

Question 18

pertinacity
(noun)

Answer 18

the quality of being determined to achieve a goal despite difficulties or opposition.
“They fought with more pertinacity than bulldogs”

Question 19

causality
(noun)

Answer 19

the relationship between cause and effect.

the principle that everything has a cause.

Question 20

susceptibility
(noun)

Answer 20

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 21

treacherous
(adjective)

Answer 21

guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.
“a treacherous Gestapo agent”

(of ground, water, conditions, etc.) presenting hidden or unpredictable dangers.
“a holidaymaker was swept away by treacherous currents”

Question 22

pertinent
(adjective)

Answer 22

relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
“she asked me a lot of very pertinent questions”

Question 23

disparagement
(noun)

Answer 23

the publication of false and injurious statements that are derogatory of another’s property, business, or product.

the act of speaking about someone or something in a way that shows you do not have a good opinion of them.

Question 24

turgid
(adjective)

Answer 24

swollen and distended or congested.
“a turgid and fast-moving river”

(of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic.
“some turgid verses on the death of Prince Albert”

Question 25

fervour
(noun)

Answer 25

intense and passionate feeling.
“he talked with all the fervour of a new convert”

intense heat.

Question 26

innocuous
(adjective)

Answer 26

not harmful or offensive.
“it was an innocuous question”

Question 27

conscientiousness
(noun)

Answer 27

the quality of wishing to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly.
“his conscientiousness is second to none and he regularly makes follow-up calls to ensure everything is going well”

Question 28

delegation
(noun)

Answer 28

a body of delegates or representatives; a deputation.
“a delegation of teachers”

the action or process of delegating or being delegated.
“the delegation of power to the district councils”

Question 29

impoverishment
(noun)

Answer 29

the process of becoming poor; loss of wealth.
“fifteen years of political instability resulted in widespread impoverishment and famine”
the process of losing or being deprived of strength or vitality; deterioration.
“this caused substantial impoverishment of the soil”

Question 30

inconsequential
(adjective)

Answer 30

not important or significant.
“they talked about inconsequential things”

Question 31

unassailable
(adjective)

Answer 31

unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated.
“an unassailable lead”

Question 32

tractable
(adjective)

Answer 32

(of a person) easy to control or influence.
“she has always been tractable and obedient, even as a child”

(of a situation or problem) easy to deal with.
“trying to make the mathematics tractable”

Question 33

anecdotal
(adjective)

Answer 33

(of an account) not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than facts or research.
“while there was much anecdotal evidence there was little hard fact”

Question 34

mercantile
(adjective)

Answer 34

relating to trade or commerce; commercial.
“the shift of wealth to the mercantile classes”

Question 35

incremental
(adjective)

Answer 35

relating to or denoting an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale.
“incremental changes to the current system”

Question 36

idleness
(noun)

Answer 36

laziness; indolence.
“he was punished for his idleness at school”

Question 37

shiftless
(adjective)

Answer 37

characterized by laziness, indolence, and a lack of ambition.
“a shiftless lot of good-for-nothings”

Question 38

dissoluteness
(noun)

Answer 38

A way of living that people strongly disapprove of because it is morally bad
A sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior

Question 39

pivot
(verb)

Answer 39

turn on or as if on a pivot.
“the sail pivots around the axis of the mast”

(especially in a business context) completely change the way in which one does something.
“the teams performed exceptionally by quickly pivoting to meet the increased demand from our customers”

Question 40

auspicious
(adjective)

Answer 40

conducive to success; favourable.
“it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election”

giving or being a sign of future success.
“they said it was an auspicious moon—it was rising”

Question 41

scrutiny
(noun)

Answer 41

critical observation or examination.
“the policy came under scrutiny last month”

Question 42

attribute
(verb, noun)

Answer 42

regard something as being caused by.
“he attributed the firm’s success to the efforts of the managing director”

a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something.
“flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of Britain’s army”

Question 43

vigour
(noun)

Answer 43

physical strength and good health.
“I was 79, but still full of vigour and vitality”

effort, energy, and enthusiasm.
“they set about the new task with vigour”

Question 44

sovereign
(noun, adjective)

Answer 44

a supreme ruler, especially a monarch.
“the Emperor became the first Japanese sovereign to visit Britain”

possessing supreme or ultimate power.
“in modern democracies the people’s will is in theory sovereign”

very good or effective.
“a sovereign remedy for all ills”

Question 45

coercion
(noun)

Answer 45

the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.
“our problem cannot be solved by any form of coercion but only by agreement”

Question 46

hegemony
(noun)

Answer 46

leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.
“Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871”

Question 47

legislation
(noun)

Answer 47

laws, considered collectively.
“housing legislation”

the process of making or enacting laws.
“it will require legislation to change this situation”

Question 48

abolish
(verb)

Answer 48

formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).
“the tax was abolished in 1977”

Question 49

commute
(verb, noun)

Answer 49

travel some distance between one’s home and place of work on a regular basis.
“he commuted from Corby to Kentish Town”

reduce (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death) to another less severe one.
“the governor commuted the sentence to fifteen years’ imprisonment”

a regular journey of some distance to and from one’s place of work.
“the daily commute”