KÌ THI MOCKNEC 8

Question 1

cushion

Answer 1

something that makes the effects of a bad situation less severe

Question 2

incumbent

Answer 2

officially having the named position

Question 3

dainty

Answer 3

small, delicate, and often moving in a careful way

Question 4

chop

Answer 4

to get rid of something completely

Question 5

canny

Answer 5

thinking quickly and cleverly, especially in business or financial matters
intelligent and careful
good or pleasant

Question 6

savoir-faire

Answer 6

the ability to do and say the right thing in any social situation

Question 7

disconcertingly

Answer 7

in a way that makes someone feel uncertain and uncomfortable or worried about something

Question 8

inasmuch as

Answer 8

used to introduce a phrase that explains why or how much something described in another part of the sentence is true
used to show why or in what limited way the other part of the sentence is true

Question 9

biochemical

Answer 9

connected with the chemistry of living things

Question 10

thermodynamic

Answer 10

relating to thermodynamics (= the area of physics connected with the action of heat and other types of energy)

Question 11

neuroplasticity

Answer 11

the ability of the brain to form new connections and reorganize itself as a reaction to new experiences or information

Question 12

cryptography

Answer 12

the practice of creating and understanding codes that keep information secret

Question 13

interconnectedness

Answer 13

the state of having different parts or things connected or related to each other

Question 14

commentary

Answer 14

writing, art, etc. that explains a situation or expresses an opinion on it, or the opinions that it expresses

Question 15

abide

Answer 15

to live or stay somewhere

Question 16

fob someone off with something

Answer 16

to persuade someone to accept something that is worse or different from what they really wanted