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Question 1

vindicate

Answer 1

If anything, I felt vindicated; I’d be right about Abel all along.

1 to prove that someone who was blamed for something is in fact not guilty
The charges are false, and we are sure we will be vindicated in court.
2 to prove that someone or something is right or true SYN justify
The decision to advertise has been vindicated by the fact that sales have grown.

Question 2

reconcile

Answer 2

How does he reconcile his love with that situation?

1 [transitive] if you reconcile two ideas, situations, or facts, you find a way in which they can both be true or acceptable
The possibility remains that the two theories may be reconciled.
reconcile something with something
Bevan tried to reconcile British socialism with a wider international vision.

Question 3

medulla oblongata

Answer 3

延髓

The medulla oblongata or simply medulla is a long stem-like structure which makes up the lower part of the brainstem.

Question 4

trajectory

Answer 4

With the trajectory the bullet was on, it was headed straight from …

Question 5

sedate

Answer 5

The doctor kept her sedated the rest of that day and night to rest.

sedate2 verb [transitive]
to give someone drugs to make them calm or to make them sleep
He was still in shock, and heavily sedated.

Question 6

man up

Answer 6

“You need to man up,” the cousin said,…

Question 7

animosity

Answer 7

Then white rule used that animosity to divide and conquer.

Question 8

at odds

Answer 8

Then these groups were given different levels of rights and priviliges in order to keep them at odds.

a) to disagree
be at odds with
Briggs found himself at odds with his colleagues.
be at odds over/on
The two politicians were at odds over what was the truth.
b) if two statements, descriptions, actions etc are at odds with each other, they are different although they should be the same
be at odds with
Mark’s account of what happened is at odds with Dan’s.
She gave him a sweet smile, totally at odds with the look of dislike in her eyes.

Question 9

stark

Answer 9

Perhaps the starkest of these divisions was between South Africa’s two dominant groups, the ZUlu and the Xhosa.
1 very plain in appearance, with little or no colour or decoration
In the cold dawn light, the castle looked stark and forbidding.
the stark beauty of New Mexico
2 unpleasantly clear and impossible to avoid SYN harsh
The movie shows the stark realities of life in the ghetto.
The extreme poverty of the local people is in stark contrast to the wealth of the tourists.
We are faced with a stark choice.
a stark reminder of life under Communist rule

Question 10

futility

Answer 10

The Xhosa waged a long war against the white man as well, but after experiencing the futility of battle against a better-armed foe, many Xhosa chiefs took a more nimble approach.

actions that are futile are useless because they have no chance of being successful SYN pointless OPP worthwhile