Humanities Week 5

Question 1

capsize

capsizes; capsized; capsizing

Answer 1

(verb)
1. to turn over
2. to turn so that the bottom is on top
- The canoe suddently capsized.
- They were fooling around and accidentally capsized the canoe.

Question 2

defunct

Answer 2

(adjective)

1. no longer existing or being used
   - No one worked at the defunct steel company.
   - The old ship is completely defunct.

Question 3

fiery

fierier; fieriest

Answer 3

(adjective)

1. having or showing a lot of strong and angry emotion
   - Ms Salo gave a fiery speech about safety.
   - He is a fiery young politician.
   - She persevered with fiery determination.

Question 4

miniature

Answer 4

(adjective)

1. very small
2. tiny
   - She has a collection of miniature books.
   - She has a miniature tea set.
   - He has a miniature camera.

Question 5

pincer

Answer 5

(noun)

1. a small tool that is used for holding or gripping small objects.
   - He used (a pair of) pincers to remove the nail.

Question 6

proposition

Answer 6

(noun)

1. something (such as a plan or offer) that is presented to a person or group of people to consider
   - He made an attractive business proposition.
   - The other company rejected their proposition.

Question 7

quest

Answer 7

(noun)

1. a long and difficult effort to find or do something
   - The team’s quest to win a championship finally came to an end.
   - He refuses to give up his quest to discover the truth.

Question 8

resentment

Answer 8

(noun)

1. a feeling of anger or displeasure about someone or something unfair
   - She felt resentment toward her teacher after she got a low grade.
   - He’s filled with resentment against his boss.