Vocab 25

Question 1

Noun: a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof

e.g. There’s been a lot of …….. in the media recently about the marriage.

Answer 1

Conjecture

Question 2

Adjective: having no energy and enthusiasm and unwilling to do anything needing effort

e.g.
He’s seemed ……… and a little depressed ever since he got his exam results.

Answer 2

Listless

Question 3

Noun: someone who has too much admiration for himself or herself

Answer 3

Narcissist

Question 4

Verb: to not allow something, especially feelings, to be expressed:

E.g. He ……. a sudden desire to cry.

Answer 4

Repress

Question 5

Noun: the use of force or violence to control a group of people / the process and effect of keeping particular thoughts and wishes out of your conscious mind in order to defend or protect it

The political …… in this country is enforced by terror.

Answer 5

Repression

Question 6

Verb: to mark units of measurement on an instrument such so that it can measure accurately:

examples
a ……. stick for measuring the amount of oil in an engine

Answer 6

calibrate