Vocab 10

Question 1

Adjective: having a sloping direction, angle, or position

e. g. Through the window came the last few ….. rays of evening sunshine.
e. g. He gave her an ……. glance.

Answer 1

Oblique

Question 2

Adjective: difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.

e.g. “he took the money with an …… smile”

Answer 2

Engimatic

Question 3

Adjective: having some of the same qualities

e.g. They speak a language ….. to French.

Answer 3

Akin

Question 4

Adjective: spending a lot of time sitting down or not being active:
E.g. a job/lifestyle

Answer 4

Sedentary

Question 5

Noun: something that a person or organization does that seems to support or help a group of people who are treated unfairly in society, such as giving a member of that group an important or public position, but which is not meant to make changes that would help that group of people in a lasting way:
She avoided accusations of……… by appointing several women to prominent positions in the party.
The use of gay supporting characters in Hollywood films has been criticised as mere ……..

Answer 5

tokenism

Question 7

Adjective: done quickly, without taking care or interest:
His smile was …….

Answer 7

Perfunctory