WOD base

Question 1

capitulate

Answer 1

1a: to surrender often after negotiated of terms
1b. to cease resisting

• Real estate experts say retailers are increasingly looking to pay rent as a percentage of sales, making it a variable expense on their balance sheets rather than a fixed one.… While there could be some hesitation to strike a deal like this, landlords could end up capitulating to keep a space occupied.
• And remember, Rivera didn’t draft Haskins last year. His predecessor, Jay Gruden, didn’t want to, either, but capitulated to owner Daniel Snyder.

Question 2

grandiloquence

Answer 2

a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language

• The film finds its grounding in the closing scene when it strips away its grandiloquence and Beyoncé sings an a cappella version of ‘Spirit’ backed by a gospel choir….
• There will be plenty more rhetoric, pomposity and grandiloquence in the next few weeks as negotiations between the union and MLB get hot and heavy.

Question 3

ulterior

Answer 3

1 a. going beyond what is is openly said of shown and especially what is proper

2 a. further, future; b. more disptant; c. situated on the farther side

• People need someone in office that they can trust, that they know has no ulterior motives or is beholden to any entities other than the city.
• Dreyer describes Seuss’s personal collection of paintings and sculptures as ‘secret art.’ Geisel literally kept them in the closet … and his widow, Audrey Geisel, has never sold an original Seuss. She authorized high-quality lithograph prints so the public can see the ulterior side of her late husband.

Question 4

victual

Answer 4

1 food usable by people

• One day, I will have a large and well-organized fruit and vegetable garden that will furnish far more of my victuals.
• Why, she’s hungry, poor little lady,’ said the younger woman. ‘Give her some o’ the cold victual. You’ve been walking a good way, I’ll be bound, my dear. Where’s your home?

Question 5

ambient

Answer 5

1 existing or present on all side: encompassing

2 of electronic music: quiet and relaxing with melodies that repeat many times

• These sophisticated spaces are stocked with elements to lure homeowners outdoors: water and fire features.
• The fear might go away after a couple of scenes, or even right after a first entrance. ‘Sort of like in movies when all ambient noise fades away and everything goes out of focus but the path ahead,’ says Leontyne Mbele-Mbong.

Question 6

hinterland

Answer 6

1 a region lying inland from a coast

2a a region remote from cities

2b a region lying beyond major metropolitan or cultural centers

• All the same, the large turnout, particularly unusual in Russia’s quiescent hinterland, posed a bold challenge to the Kremlin, exposing deep wells of public anger as Russia struggles with the economic damage left by the coronavirus pandemic and growing fatigue with political stagnation.
• dmund, summoned from the hinterland of the house to give his opinion why only one of Mike’s shoes was to be found, had no views on the subject.