Vocabulary 6/1

Question 1

admonition

Answer 1

(n) warning /encouragement

ex: the old judge’s ~ to the jury on this point was particularly weighty

Question 2

annihilate

Answer 2

(v) exterminate /revive

ex: a crusade to ~ evil

Question 3

appropriate

Answer 3

(v) take over /bestow

ex: there can be problems in appropriating funds for legal expenses

Question 4

atrophy

Answer 4

(v) decline /improve

ex: without exercise, the muscles will ~

Question 5

banter

Answer 5

(v) tease /talk seriously

ex: there was much singing and good-natured ~

Question 6

compelling

Answer 6

(adj) convincing /unpersuasive

ex: a ~ film

Question 7

docile

Answer 7

(adj) obedient /rebellious

ex: a cheap and ~ workforce

Question 8

furtive

Answer 8

(adj) sneaky /open

ex: they spent a furtive day together

Question 9

precipitous

Answer 9

(adj) extremely steep/ gradual

ex: ~ hills

Question 10

proponent

Answer 10

(n) supporter /opponent

ex: critics and ~s

Question 11

reconcile

Answer 11

(v) restore relations /create conflict

ex: she wanted to be ~ed with her father

Question 12

strenuous

Answer 12

(adj) effortful /easy

ex: Beijings ~ efforts to join the WTO

Question 13

tangential

Answer 13

diverging from a previous course or line; erratic.

“tangential thoughts”

Question 14

truncate

Answer 14

(v) cut short /lengthen

ex: discussion was ~ed by the arrival of tea

Question 15

unflappable

Answer 15

having or showing calmness in a crisis.

“I prided myself on being unflappable even in the most chaotic circumstances”

Question 16

virtuoso

Answer 16

(n) master /amateur

ex: a celebrated clarinet ~

Question 17

wistful

Answer 17

(adj) longing /uncaring

es: a ~ smile