Week 2 Day 6

Question 1

poach

Answer 1

to hunt and shoot animals, birds and fish illegally especially on private lands without permission

Question 2

toll

Answer 2

1-a bad effect sth has on sth or sb over a long period of time (Years of smoking have taken their toll on his health.) 2-the number of people injured or killed in a particular accident (The death toll of typhoon hiyan has risen sharply in the past few days.)

Question 3

prey

Answer 3

a bird or animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal

Question 4

soluble (adj)

Answer 4

a problem that can be solved (opp insoluble)

Question 5

uproot

Answer 5

to make sb leave their home or place for a new place especially when it’s upsetting or difficult (He rejected the idea of uprooting himself and move to the US.)

Question 6

stereotype (n)

Answer 6

an idea or belief of what a particular type of person or thing is like, and it’s often unfair and untrue (Women have to understand the stereotype of good mother.)

Question 7

bias

Answer 7

an opinion whether a person, group or idea is good or bad that influences how you deal with it, discrimination (Students were evaluated without bias.)

Question 8

animosity

Answer 8

a strong dislike or hatred, hostility (There is no animosity between the party leaders.) (She felt a certain amount of animosity towards him.)

Question 9

nostalgia

Answer 9

a feeling in the past was good or the activity of remembering sth good in the past and wish it had not changed (I have nostalgia for the good old days.)

Question 10

insidious

Answer 10

a change which gradually spreads without even being noticed, usually causes serious harm (There is an insidious trend towards press censorship.)

Question 11

notion

Answer 11

an idea, belief or opinion (The traditional notion of marriage goes back thousands of years,)

Question 12

mere

Answer 12

used to emphasize that sth which is not small or isn’t extreme can be important or have a big effect (The mere fact that the talks are continuing is a positive sign.)

Question 13

trajectory (formal)

Answer 13

events which happen in a period of time which can lead to a particular aim or result (The decision was certain to affect the trajectory of French politics for some time to come.)

Question 14

paradigm (formal)

Answer 14

a very clear and typical example of something (He remained a paradigm of what a pope should do.)

Question 15

eloquent

Answer 15

able to express your opinions and ideas well, especially in a way that influences people (The paradigmatic spokesman of this view is the eloquent Mark Stein.)

Question 16

tome

Answer 16

a large heavy book (literally)

Question 17

undisputed

Answer 17

1-accepted by everyone 2-known to be definitely true

Question 18

wit

Answer 18

a person who is able to say clever and amusing things

Question 19

woeful

Answer 19

very bad or serious (a woeful lack of information)

Question 20

uphold

Answer 20

to defend or support a law, system or principle so that it continues to exist (a committee that aims to uphold educational standards.)

Question 21

inherit

Answer 21

to have the same character or appearance as your parents (No single one of us inherits our ideas.)

Question 22

demographics

Answer 22

information about a group such as people who live in a particular area

Question 23

inherent

Answer 23

a quality which is inherent in sth is a natural part of it and can’t be separated from it (I’m afraid the problems you mentioned are inherent in the system.)

Question 24

intellectual

Answer 24

relating to the ability to understand things and think intelligently, mental (a job that requires considerable intellectual effort)

Question 25

irrespective

Answer 25

regardless (We may change our ideas based on better evidence and theories we get, irrespective of what others might happen to think.)

Question 26

compelling

Answer 26

a race, argument or reason that makes you feel certain that sth is true or you must do sth about it (The court was presented with compelling evidence that she’d murdered her husband.)

Question 27

attest

Answer 27

testify, to show or prove that sth is true (Luxurious furnishings attested to the welfare of the owner.)

Question 28

dogmatic

Answer 28

sb who is completely certain of their beliefs and expects other people to accept it without arguing (Her staff find her bossy and dogmatic.)

Question 29

repressive

Answer 29

not allowing people to express their feelings or desires