English Keywords Exam

Question 1

Arbitrary

Answer 1

Based on or determined by individual preference or convenience rather than by necessity or the nature of something

Question 2

Scorn

Answer 2

Expression of dislike for someone or something

Question 3

Tender

Answer 3

Showing gentleness kindness and affection

Question 4

Brutal

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Savagely violent, unpleasant or harsh and or direct and without attempting to disguise unpleasantness

Question 5

Inflexible

Answer 5

Unwilling to change or compromise

Question 6

Flexible

Answer 6

Capable of bending easily without breaking and able to easily modify and adapt to certain circumstances

Question 7

Preserve

Answer 7

Maintain in its original or existing state

Question 8

Antithesis

Answer 8

The exact opposite of something

Question 9

Desolate

Answer 9

Uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness

Question 10

Stability

Answer 10

Unlikely to change

Question 11

Instability

Answer 11

Likely to change in certain situations

Question 12

Righteous

Answer 12

Morally right or justifiable

Question 13

Moral

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Doing what you believe is right and being confident in what you believe is right

Question 14

Indigenous

Answer 14

Things belonging to the country in which they originated from

Question 15

Coloniser

Answer 15

A country that sends detours to a place and establishes political control over it

Question 16

Hamartia

Answer 16

A character’s major flaw or mistake

Question 17

Eurocentric

Answer 17

If you describe something as Eurocentric you disapprove of something because it focuses on Europe and the needs of Europe as it could cause harm in other parts of the world

Question 18

Suppress

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Don’t express emotions even though you might want to, holding back

Question 19

Condemn

Answer 19

Very bad unacceptable or you judge them and give them a punishment

Question 20

Compassionate

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They feel sympathy and understand how people suffer

Question 21

Naïve

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Lack of experience wisdom or judgement

Question 22

Masculine

Answer 22

The qualities considered to be typical of men

Question 23

Avaricious

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Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain

Question 24

Deceptive

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Giving an appearance or impression that is different from the true one, misleading, manipulating

Question 25

Patriarchal

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Relating to or referencing a system or government controlled by men and male authority and dominance

Question 26

Resilience

Answer 26

Strong and not damaged easily, doesn’t give up