Week 6 English Vocabulary

Question 1

warlike; given to waging war

contentious, antagonistic, quarrelsome

agreeable, calm, friendly

Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a history professor at New York University, said: “Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very ____ one too.”

Answer 1

belligerent

Question 2

having no harmful influence or effect

benevolent, favorable, friendly

harsh, rough, unfriendly

Mid operation they had to pause after a lesion was found on her liver - but after a quick examination it was found to be ____ and the surgery could continue.

Answer 2

benign

Question 3

constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything

active, careful, attentive

careless, disinterested, idle

“I have to be very ____, making sure there’s no mould because of all the bodies in the room.”

Answer 3

diligent

Question 4

resembling an enigma, or a puzzling occurrence, situation, statement, person, etc.; perplexing; mysterious

ambiguous, cryptic, obscure

clear, explicit, obvious

I’m interested in the dissemination of information ____ when a film can be very direct and which points the film can be quite enigmatic.

Answer 4

enigmatic

Question 5

of little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious notice

senseless, pointless, impractical

intelligent, sensible, wise

“These new stories range from the patently untrue to ____ and hurtful claims,” he said in a statement to The Times.

Answer 5

frivolous