Week 3 English Vocabulary

Question 1

having mixed feelings about someone or something

contradictory, doubtful, equivocal

certain, clear, decided

she is regarded as a morally ____ character in the play.

Answer 1

ambivalent

Question 2

of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.

departmental, governmental, legislative

nonsupervisory, nonmanagerial

Critics said the firings were a power grab by Trump, whose administrative actions could be stalled by ____ oversight.

Answer 2

bureaucratic

Question 3

twisted; coiled. complicated; intricately involved

intricate, labyrinthine, perplexing

direct, simple, straight

a ____ way of describing a simple device.

Answer 3

convoluted

Question 4

respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.

yielding, acquiescence, capitulation

fight, dishonor, disobedience

he addressed her with the ____ due to age

Answer 4

deference

Question 5

derived from or guided by direct experience or by experiment, rather than abstract principles or theory

experimental, factual, observational

conjectural, hypothetical, impractical

____ evidence of changes in kelp consumption was gathered by measuring the bite marks in seaweed fronds.

Answer 5

empirical