Words For Eng Lang Question 5

Question 1

Equitable

Answer 1

Fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience

Question 2

Adverse

Answer 2

In opposing direction

Question 3

Expedient

Answer 3

Appropriate to a purpose

Question 4

Diffident

Answer 4

Showing modest reserve

Question 5

Affectionate

Answer 5

Having or displaying warmth or fondness

Question 6

Affluent

Answer 6

Abundant or having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

Question 7

Opulent

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Rich and superior in quality

Question 8

Indignation/indignated

Answer 8

A feeling of righteous anger

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Ostensible

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Appealing as such but not necessarily so

Question 10

Vehement

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Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions

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Insincere

Answer 11

Lacking quality of being truthful

Question 12

Disingenuous

Answer 12

Not straight forward or candid

Question 13

Fidelity

Answer 13

The quality of being faithful

Question 14

Magnanimous

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Noble and generous in spirit

Question 15

Apricity

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The warmth of the sun in winter e.g the apricityof the day was a big allure,despite the frost

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Augury

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A sign of what might happen in the future e.g good daily habits are an angry for a healthy and happy life

Question 17

Saudade

Answer 17

A feeling of longing, melancholy and nostalgia

Question 18

Nostalgia

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Sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past

Question 19

Frigid

Answer 19

Very cold in temperature

Question 20

Ineffable

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Too great or too beautiful to be described in words

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Aura

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Distinctive atmosphere that surrounds a person or thing

Question 22

Bucolic

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The pleasant aspect of a countryside, can also be used to describe a life that i unhurried and rooted in rhythms of nature

Question 23

Erosion

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Can be used in a sentence do describe something breaking down e.g an erosion of trust or the government eroded in seconds

Question 24

Incandescent

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Emission of light as a result of being heated

Question 25

Verisimilitude

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The appearance of being true or real e.g Laura’s choice of words of words adds to the verisimilitude of her eyes

Question 26

Aberration

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Something that differs from the nor e.g Poland word the World Cup btu the success turned out to be an aberration and Poland have not won a World Cup since

Question 27

Acquiesce

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To agree without protesting e.g though mr smith wanted to stay outside and work in his garage , when his wife told him that he had better come in to dinner , he acquiesced to her demnds

Question 28

Alacrity

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Eagerness, speed

Question 29

Amiable

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Friendly e.g an amiable fellow

Question 30

Arcane

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Obscure, secret only known by a few ( the dealings of the night were arcane

Question 31

Clandestine

Answer 31

Secret

Question 32

Deride

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To laugh at mockingly , scorn

Question 33

Cynical

Answer 33

Believing the worst of others and that all their acts are selfish

Question 34

Decry

Answer 34

To criticise openly