Vocabulary 9

Question 1

forum
(noun)

Answer 1

a meeting or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged.
“we hope these pages act as a forum for debate”

Question 2

audacious
(adjective)

Answer 2

showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
“a series of audacious takeovers”

showing an impudent lack of respect.
“he made an audacious remark”

Question 3

arbitrage
(noun, verb)

Answer 3

the simultaneous buying and selling of securities, currency, or commodities in different markets or in derivative forms in order to take advantage of differing prices for the same asset.
“profitable arbitrage opportunities”

buy and sell assets using arbitrage.
“much of the short selling was being done by people who were arbitraging between the bond and the equity market”

Question 4

triumphantly
(adverb)

Answer 4

in a way that shows great happiness or joy at a victory or achievement.
“the fleets returned triumphantly home”

Question 5

normative
(adjective)

Answer 5

establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm, especially of behaviour.
“negative sanctions to enforce normative behaviour”

Question 6

foible
(noun)

Answer 6

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

Question 7

anecdote
(noun)

Answer 7

a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
“he told anecdotes about his job”

an account regarded as unreliable or hearsay.
“his wife’s death has long been the subject of rumour and anecdote”

the depiction of a minor narrative incident in a painting.
“the use of inversions of hierarchy, anecdote, and paradox by Magritte, Dali, and others”

Question 8

exonerate
(verb)

Answer 8

(of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.
“an inquiry exonerated those involved”

release someone from (a duty or obligation).
“Pope Clement V exonerated the king from his oath to the barons”

Question 9

inoculate
(verb)

Answer 9

immunize (someone) against a disease by introducing infective material, microorganisms, or vaccine into the body.
“most of the troops had been inoculated against anthrax”

Question 10

brawl
(noun, verb)

Answer 10

a rough or noisy fight or quarrel.
“he’d got into a drunken brawl in a bar”

fight or quarrel in a rough or noisy way.
“he ended up brawling with a lout outside his house”

Question 11

befuddled
(adjective)

Answer 11

unable to think clearly; confused or perplexed.
“even in my befuddled state I could see that they meant trouble”

Question 12

marginal
(adjective)

Answer 12

relating to or at the edge or margin.
“marginal notes”

minor and not important; not central.
“it seems likely to make only a marginal difference”

Question 13

arbitrary
(adjective)

Answer 13

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
“an arbitrary decision”

(of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority.
“a country under arbitrary government”

Question 14

derive
(verb)

Answer 14

obtain something from (a specified source).
“they derived great comfort from this assurance”

Question 15

premise
(noun, verb)

Answer 15

a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion.
“if the premise is true, then the conclusion must be true”

base an argument, theory, or undertaking on.
“the reforms were premised on our findings”

Question 16

mortgage
(noun, verb)

Answer 16

a legal agreement by which a bank, building society, etc. lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor’s property, with the condition that the conveyance of title becomes void upon the payment of the debt.
“I put down a hundred thousand in cash and took out a mortgage for the rest”

convey (a property) to a creditor as security on a loan.
“the estate was mortgaged up to the hilt”

Question 17

creditor
(noun)

Answer 17

a person or company to whom money is owing.
“he sold his Ferraris to pay off his creditors”

Question 18

status quo
(noun)

Answer 18

the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues.
“they have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo”

Question 19

nuisance
(noun)

Answer 19

a person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance.
“it’s a nuisance having all those people clomping through the house”

an act which is harmful or offensive to the public or a member of it and for which there is a legal remedy.

Question 20

sumptuous
(adjective)

Answer 20

splendid and expensive-looking.
“the banquet was a sumptuous, luxurious meal”

Question 21

agglomeration
(noun)

Answer 21

a mass or collection of things; an assemblage.
“the arts centre is an agglomeration of theatres, galleries, shops, restaurants and bars”

Question 22

hoodlum
(noun)

Answer 22

a violent criminal or troublemaker; a hooligan or gangster.
“they were the ‘professional’ gangsters of New York, hoodlums and racketeers”

Question 23

adept
(adjective, noun)

Answer 23

very skilled or proficient at something.
“she is adept at cutting through red tape”

a person who is skilled or proficient at something.
“he is an adept at imitation”

Question 24

pique
(verb)

Answer 24

arouse (interest or curiosity).
“with his scientific curiosity piqued, he was looking forward to being able to analyse his find”

feel irritated or resentful.
“she was piqued by his curtness”

Question 25

indulgent
(adjective)

Answer 25

having or indicating a readiness or over-readiness to be generous to or lenient with someone.
“indulgent parents”

Question 26

subside
(verb)

Answer 26

become less intense, violent, or severe.
“I’ll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides”

(of water) go down to a lower or the normal level.
“the floods subside almost as quickly as they arise”

Question 27

cogitate
(verb)

Answer 27

think deeply about something; meditate or reflect.
“he stroked his beard and retired to cogitate”

Question 28

rejuvenation
(noun)

Answer 28

the action or process of giving new energy or vigour to something.
“plans for the rejuvenation of the area”

Question 29

presumptuous
(adjective)

Answer 29

(of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.
“I hope I won’t be considered presumptuous if I offer some advice”

Question 30

reconciliation
(noun)

Answer 30

the restoration of friendly relations.
“his reconciliation with your uncle”

the action of making one view or belief compatible with another.
“any possibility of reconciliation between such clearly opposed positions

Question 31

culminate
(verb)

Answer 31

reach a climax or point of highest development.
“weeks of violence culminated in the brutal murder of a magistrate”

Question 32

nebulous
(adjective)

Answer 32

in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
“a giant nebulous glow”

(of a concept) vague or ill-defined.
“nebulous concepts like quality of life”

Question 33

spurious
(adjective)

Answer 33

not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
“separating authentic and spurious claims”

(of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid.
“this spurious reasoning results in nonsense”

Question 34

spontaneity
(noun)

Answer 34

the condition of being spontaneous; spontaneous behaviour or action.
“she occasionally tore up her usual schedule in favour of spontaneity”

Question 35

volitional
(adjective)

Answer 35

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

Question 36

analogous
(adjective)

Answer 36

comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.
“they saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and children”

Question 37

diffidence
(noun)

Answer 37

modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence.
“I say this with some diffidence”

Question 38

antagonism
(noun)

Answer 38

active hostility or opposition.
“the antagonism between them”

Question 39

repression
(noun)

Answer 39

the action of subduing someone or something by force.
“students sparked off events that ended in brutal repression”

the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.
“the repression of anger can be positively harmful”

Question 40

condemnation
(noun)

Answer 40

the expression of very strong disapproval; censure.
“there was strong international condemnation of the attack”

Question 41

armamentarium
(noun)

Answer 41

a collection of resources available for a certain purpose.
“the technological armamentarium”

Question 42

tenacity
(noun)

Answer 42

the quality or fact of being very determined; determination.
“you have to admire the tenacity of these two guys”

the quality or fact of continuing to exist; persistence.
“the tenacity of certain myths within the historical record”

Question 43

anecdote
(noun)

Answer 43

a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
“he told anecdotes about his job”

Question 44

bourgeois
(adjective)

Answer 44

belonging to or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
“a rich, bored, bourgeois family”

Question 45

impetus
(noun)

Answer 45

the force or energy with which a body moves.
“hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus”

Question 46

fervid
(adjective)

Answer 46

intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree.
“his fervid protestations of love”

hot, burning, or glowing.

Question 47

fervour
(noun)

Answer 47

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

intense heat.

Question 48

laudable
(adjective)

Answer 48

(of an action, idea, or aim) deserving praise and commendation.
“laudable though the aim might be, the results have been criticized

Question 49

arduous
(adjective)

Answer 49

involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
“an arduous journey”

Question 50

virility
(noun)

Answer 50

(in a man) the quality of having strength, energy, and a strong sex drive; manliness.
“great importance is placed on a man’s virility”