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Question 1

impulsive

Answer 1

My mom was wild and impulsive.

someone who is impulsive does things without considering the possible dangers or problems first → rash
Rosa was impulsive and sometimes regretted things she’d done.
In a burst of impulsive generosity, I offered to pay.

Question 2

homogeneity

Answer 2

One thing I do know about my dad is that he hates racism and homogeneity more than anything, and not because of any feeling about self-righteousness or moral superiority.

homogeneous
consisting of people or things that are all of the same type → heterogeneous
a homogeneous society

Question 3

righteousness

Answer 3

righteous indignation/anger etc
strong feelings of anger when you think a situation is not morally right or fair
He was full of righteous indignation about the attack.

2 formal morally good and fair
a righteous God

Question 4

animosity

Answer 4

The curiosity of being together overwhelmed the animosity keeping people apart.

strong dislike or hatred SYN hostility

Question 5

vibe

Answer 5

The place had a great vibe.

vibes /vaɪbz/ noun [plural] informal    
1 the good or bad feelings that a particular person, place, or situation seems to produce and that you react to
good/bad etc vibes
 I have good vibes about this contract.
2 a vibraphone

Question 6

arbitrary

Answer 6

Then they decided to go after him by imposing additional and arbitrary restrictions.

decided or arranged without any reason or plan, often unfairly
an arbitrary decision
the arbitrary arrests of political opponents

Question 7

contentious

Answer 7

The whole issue of Santa Claus is rather a contentious one when it comes to African Christmas, a matter of pride.

1 causing a lot of argument and disagreement between people SYN controversial
contentious issue/area/subject etc
Animal welfare did not become a contentious issue until the late 1970s.
2 someone who is contentious often argues with people SYN argumentative

Question 8

tidbit

Answer 8

Every now and then he will drop a tidbit of information, about a place he had visited or his steakhouse.

1 a small piece of food that tastes good SYN titbit British English
2 a small but interesting piece of information, news etc SYN titbit British English
tidbit of
juicy tidbits of hot news

Question 9

incensed

Answer 9

He was incensed by the idea of my mom being in contact with her previous love.
very angry SYN furious
incensed at
Fans were incensed at the decision to ban the song.
incensed that
Passengers are incensed that rail companies make huge profits while service remains poor.

Question 10

traumatic

Answer 10

His leaving wasn’t any traumatic, because it never registered that we might lose touch and never see each other again.

a traumatic experience is so shocking and upsetting that it affects you for a long time
His son’s death was the most traumatic event in Stan’s life.