Vocab 10.3

Question 1

uninterested is not equal to disinterested

Answer 1

disinterested
synonyms
unbiased
impartial
not taking sides
indifferent

uninterested
not interested

Question 2

proscribe and prescribe

Answer 2

proscribe-
to forbid
to prohibit
to not allow it

prescribe-
recommend somebody to do something

Question 3

sanction

Answer 3

verb-
to give permission to do something
to give approval

noun-
a penalty for non compliance
penalty or punishment imposed on a country for violating international laws or agreement

approval or permission

Question 4

grave

Answer 4

something that is of extremely serious nair
grave matter
grave situation
grave question
repercussions of utmost gravity

Question 5

noun of grace

Answer 5

gravity
seriousness
importance of something has importance, that thing had gravity

Question 6

cursory

Answer 6

hastily or superficially done
not to be thorough
I generally do testing in a cursory manner

Question 7

cursorily

Answer 7

to do something in a hurry

and without paying attention

Question 8

procrastinate

Answer 8

to put off
to delay
to postpone
to Dilly Dally

Question 9

dilatory

Answer 9

tardy, procastinating
of you don’t show up on time
to not be punctual or on time
if someone is procastinating, then they are being dilatory

Question 10

sedentary

Answer 10

sitting down all the time

people talk about having job which is sedentary

Question 11

alterior

Answer 11

a motive that is not disclosed or divulged or made public
does he have a ulterior motive
a motive that is concealed intentionally so as to deceive
anterior doesnot have a negative connotation
very neutral word

Question 12

divulge

Answer 12

to disclose
to make public
to reveal

Question 13

circumspect

Answer 13

to be careful
to be prudent
to be cautious
to be wary
to be watchful
to pay attention to one's surrounding

Question 14

oxymoron

Answer 14

two incongruous or contradictory words that are used together
two words that are used together which are opposite in meaning
eg: deafening silence
generic brand
intrepid chicken

Question 15

intrepid

Answer 15

to be brave
courageous
bolt
valiant

Question 16

valiant

Answer 16

valor
bravery
courage
boldness

Question 17

synonyms of intrepid

Answer 17

valiant
doughty
intrepid
bold

Question 18

doughty

Answer 18

doesn’t mean having doubt it to be full of doubt

means valiant

Question 19

dubious

Answer 19

having doubt or to be full of doubt
questionable
dubious character
questionable character

Question 20

generic

Answer 20

general
not specific
not having brand name
not carrying any trade marks

Question 21

supercilious

Answer 21

doesn’t mean super silly
arrogant
haughty
cocky

Question 22

all these words mean ego

Answer 22

ego
egocenteric
egoist
egomaniacal
egotist
egotistic
egotistical

Question 23

synonyms of supercilious

Answer 23

haughty
boastful
arrogant
conceited

Question 24

efface

Answer 24

literally means to erase or to wipe out

Question 25

self effacing

Answer 25

to keep a very low profile
to behave in a inconspicuous manner
a person who doesnot keep bragging about things

Question 26

contiguous

Answer 26

speak of 2 figures bring contiguous
touching each other
shares an edge or wall or boundary
adjacent
adjoining
abutting
48 contiguous states

Question 27

incongruous

Answer 27

not belonging together
not consistent
not corresponding
noun: incongruity

Question 28

pragmatic

Answer 28

practical
realistic
realist
to be functional
not concerned with aesthetics

Question 29

antonym of pragmatic

Answer 29

quixotic
idealistic
impractical
romantic
literal meaning unrealistic and fanciful
etymology of the word: don quixotic
imagined himself to be a knight

Question 30

qualify

Answer 30

a statement or answer
to impose conditions or restraints on it
to somehow limit or restrict a statement by imposing conditions/limitations or exceptions
give me a qualified yes or no.. 
using the sentence in the context

Question 31

equivote

Answer 31

to not give straight answer or statement
to make statement in such a manner that it is susceptible to more than one interpretation.
lawyers and politicians are matters of equivocation

Question 32

prevaricate

Answer 32

to avoid the truth

to evade the truth

Question 33

waffle

Answer 33

to willfully mislead

to speak or write evasively

Question 34

I’ll go out with you when certain meteorological conditions are met in the infernal region

Answer 34

important sentence

Question 35

meteorological

Answer 35

science dealing with the study of weather conditions

Question 36

infernal

Answer 36

of or having to do with hell

she’ll go out with you when hell freezes

Question 37

posterity

Answer 37

future generations
off springs
descendants
progeny

Question 38

lineage

Answer 38

direct descendants from a particular ancestor

posterity and lineage

Question 39

utilitarian

Answer 39

practical
functional
pragmatic
realistic
as oppose to having aesthetics qualities/appeal

Question 40

aesthetics

Answer 40

having to do with beauty
over speaks of something lacking or having no aesthetics value or appeal
(devoid of beauty)

Question 41

aesthetics

Answer 41

used as a singular word, not in plural form
a branch of philosophy dealing with human perception of what is beautiful
Esthetics is also a valid spelling

Question 42

egalitarian

Answer 42

a belief in the tenet (principle, doctrine)
a principle that everyone is equal
everyone has the same legal political and economic right

Question 43

tenet

Answer 43

an opinion
a doctrine
a principle

Question 44

doctrinaire

Answer 44

a person who firmly and absolutely believes in his principles, ideas, theories without any regard for its practicality

Question 45

dogmatic

Answer 45

a lot of religious person
- arrogant or authoritative assertion of one’s idea or principles
(especially when these ideas or principles are unproven or unprovable)
- to act as if one possesses the absolute truth

Question 46

synonyms of dogmatic

Answer 46

dictatorial
opinionated
overbearing
imperious
comes from imperial or regal
like a monarch