vocabulary

Question 1

diaspora

Answer 1

When people from one country or place spread out and live in other parts of the world.

Question 2

mind your p’s and q’s

Answer 2

A friendly reminder to be polite and use good manners.

Question 3

ulterior

Answer 3

A hidden reason for doing something, like a secret motive.

Question 4

outspokenness

Answer 4

Speaking your mind openly, even if others might not agree.

Question 5

reprecussion

Answer 5

A consequence or result of an action, especially something negative that happens later.

Question 6

agnostic

Answer 6

A person who isn’t sure if God exists or not.

Question 7

mysticism

Answer 7

Believing that you can understand big, mysterious things about life or the universe through special experiences or feelings.

Question 8

perpetrate

Answer 8

To do something bad or wrong, like breaking a rule or law.

Question 9

deliberately

Answer 9

Doing something on purpose, not by accident.

Question 10

grandeur

Answer 10

Greatness or splendor; something that is very impressive and majestic.

Question 11

lest

Answer 11

A word used to say “in case” something bad happens; for example, “Hold my hand lest you get lost.”

Question 12

disservice

Answer 12

An action that harms or doesn’t help someone, even if you meant well.

Question 13

dwindle

Answer 13

To become smaller or fewer over time.

Question 14

balefully

Answer 14

Looking in a way that shows harm or evil intentions; giving a mean glare.

Question 15

emaciated

Answer 15

Being very, very thin because of not eating enough or being sick.

Question 16

expatriate

Answer 16

A person who lives in a country different from where they were born.

Question 17

xenophobia

Answer 17

Being afraid of or not liking people from other countries.

Question 18

colonist

Answer 18

Someone who moves to a new place to settle and live there.

Question 19

dire

Answer 19

Very serious or terrible; something that needs immediate attention.

Question 20

impoverish

Answer 20

To make someone or an area very poor.

Question 21

denounce

Answer 21

To publicly say that something is wrong or bad.

Question 22

implore

Answer 22

To beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.

Question 23

viable

Answer 23

Something that can work or succeed; possible.

Question 24

daunting

Answer 24

Something that seems difficult or scary to deal with.

Question 25

fluctuations

Answer 25

Changes that go up and down or back and forth.

Question 26

phubbing

Answer 26

Ignoring someone you’re with by paying attention to your phone instead.

Question 27

waft through

Answer 27

To float gently through the air, like a smell or a breeze.

Question 28

rendezvous

Answer 28

A planned meeting at a specific time and place.

Question 29

raft

Answer 29

A simple flat boat, or a large number of things.

Question 30

editorial

Answer 30

An article in a newspaper or magazine that gives the writer’s opinion.

Question 31

stifle

Answer 31

To hold back or stop something from happening.

Question 32

ascribe

Answer 32

To say that something is caused by or linked to something else.

Question 33

painstaking

Answer 33

Doing something very carefully and thoroughly.

Question 34

precedent

Answer 34

An action or event that happened before and is used as an example or rule.

Question 35

inadvertent

Answer 35

Not done on purpose; accidental.

Question 36

sanctity

Answer 36

The state of being very important and deserving respect, often because it’s sacred.

Question 37

abstinence

Answer 37

Choosing not to do something enjoyable, like eating sweets or watching TV.

Question 38

tongue-in-cheek

Answer 38

Saying something in a joking or not serious way.

Question 39

subversive

Answer 39

Trying to change or undermine something, especially an established system.

Question 40

wane

Answer 40

To decrease or become weaker over time.

Question 41

outsourcing

Answer 41

Hiring people outside a company or country to do work.

Question 42

cutthroat

Answer 42

Very intense and aggressive competition, where people might not play fair.

Question 43

race to the bottom

Answer 43

Competing by lowering standards or prices, which can lead to worse conditions for everyone.

Question 44

pivotal

Answer 44

Very important; something that everything else depends on.

Question 45

human capital

Answer 45

The skills, knowledge, and experience that people have, which can be valuable.

Question 46

alleviation

Answer 46

Making something bad, like pain or poverty, less severe or more bearable.

Question 47

disservice

Answer 47

Doing something that ends up harming someone instead of helping.

Question 48

marginalisation

Answer 48

Making a person or group feel unimportant or pushing them to the edge of society.

Question 49

soft skills

Answer 49

Personal skills like communicating well, being friendly, and working well with others.

Question 50

vicious cicle

Answer 50

A bad situation that keeps causing more bad situations in a loop.

Question 51

mitigation

Answer 51

Actions taken to make something less harmful or severe.

Question 52

sustainability

Answer 52

Using resources in a way that doesn’t deplete them, so they last a long time.

Question 53

underpining

Answer 53

The support or foundation that holds something up or makes it strong.

Question 54

sovereignity

Answer 54

The power or authority to govern oneself; being independent.

Question 55

insidious

Answer 55

Something harmful that spreads slowly and secretly.

Question 56

military coup

Answer 56

When the army takes over the government by force.

Question 57

grassroots

Answer 57

The ordinary people in a community or organization, not the leaders.

Question 58

quandary

Answer 58

A state of confusion or doubt about what to do.

Question 59

middleman

Answer 59

A person who helps two others to deal with each other, like a broker.

Question 60

delirous

Answer 60

Being confused and not thinking clearly, often due to illness.