W3

Question 1

Caprice

Answer 1

Sudden change of mood

Employees had become inured(toughen) to the caprice of top management.

Question 2

Inure

Answer 2

Hardened, toughen

Children have been inured to violence.

Question 3

Figurative

Answer 3

Not literal, metaphorical

A figurative expression

Question 4

Ruminate

Answer 4

Think about

We sat ruminating on the nature of existence.

Question 5

Incipient

Answer 5

Beginning to happen

He could feel incipient anger building up.

Question 6

Retrospect

Answer 6

Survey or review of a past course of events

A full retrospect of the battle

Question 7

Scuffle

Answer 7

Fight, struggle

There were minor scuffle with police

Question 8

Zealot

Answer 8

Person with strong opinion about something religion politics

The religious zealot was willing to break the law to follow his prophets order.

Question 9

Esoteric

Answer 9

Difficult to understand

Esoteric philosophical debates

Question 10

Pretentious

Answer 10

Attempt to impress, showy
He is pretentious millionaire.

Question 11

Modicum

Answer 11

Little bit
His statement had a modicum of truth.

Question 12

Dissent

Answer 12

different opinion than common
Disagreement

There is an upsurge of political dissent.

Question 13

Schism

Answer 13

Division between opposed parties

The widening schism between church leaders and politicians.

The movement created a schism between right and left wings of the party.

Question 14

Sartorial

Answer 14

Relating to cloths or style
Sartorial elegance

Question 15

Scant

Answer 15

Barely sufficient

Question 16

Trite

Answer 16

Lacking originality, banal

This point may now seem obvious and trite

Question 17

Elated

Answer 17

Thrilled
Wildlife elated me, it unnerved me as well

Question 18

Synoptic

Answer 18

Summary

A synoptic outline of the contents.

Question 19

Abridge

Answer 19

Shorten, cut
An abridged text of the speech.

Question 20

Lurid

Answer 20

Present in shocking or sensational terms

The more lurid details of the massacre were too frightening for the children.

Question 21

Illiberal

Answer 21

Opposed to liberal principles, restricting freedom of thought
Narrow minded

Question 22

Disapprobation

Answer 22

Strong disapproval

Question 23

Probity

Answer 23

Strong moral principles

The criminal knew he could not buy the judge who was known for his probity.

Question 24

Whereby

Answer 24

By which
A system whereby people could vote by telephone.

Question 25

Innate

Answer 25

Inborn, natural
Innate desire to raise family.

Question 26

Perhaps

Answer 26

Possibly

Question 27

Forthright

Answer 27

Direct and outspoken

Forthright attack on the reforms.
Be Forthright while answering detective’s questions, you might end up in jail.

Question 28

Paradigm

Answer 28

Example or pattern
God is paradigm of the perfect man.
With advent of internet, a new parsdigm in movie rental was born.

Question 29

Shirk

Answer 29

Avoid, neglect, evade

I do not shirk any responsibility in this matter.

Question 30

Contention

Answer 30

Heated disagreement
Area of contention between two countries.

Question 31

Quixotic

Answer 31

Idealistic, unrealistic
Quixotic project

Question 32

Reverie

Answer 32

Daydream

Knock on the door broke her reverie.

Question 33

Ominous

Answer 33

Threatening

Omnibus dark clouds gathering overhead

Question 34

Steward

Answer 34

supervise arrangements or keep order at (a large public event).
the event was organized and stewarded properly

Question 35

Utopian

Answer 35

Idealistic

Question 36

consequently

Answer 36

As a result