Vocab 31

Question 1

Noun : a very large amount of something, especially a larger amount than you need, want, or can deal with:

E.g.
There’s a …… of books about the royal family.
The ……… of regulations is both contradictory and confusing.

Answer 1

Plethora

Question 2

Adjective : If something is ……, it is not the result of new ideas, but has been developed from or copies something else:

E.g.
His painting/style is very …….

Answer 2

Derivative

Question 3

Verb: to persuade someone forcefully to do something that they are unwilling to do:
The court heard that the six defendants had been ….. into making a confession.

Answer 3

Coerced

Question 4

Adjective: very brave or bravely determined, especially when things are difficult or the situation gives no cause for hope:
E.g.
The company has made a ……. effort/attempt in the last two years to make itself more efficient.

Answer 4

Valiant

Question 5

Noun: a sign that a policy, system, society, etc. is bad or wrong

E.g.
This seems to me to be a damning ……. of the government’s education policy.

Answer 5

Indictment

Question 6

Noun: something, such as a swimming pool or shopping centre, that is intended to make life more pleasant or comfortable for the people in a town, hotel, or other place:

E.g.
The council has some spare cash, which it proposes to spend on public …..

Answer 6

Amenities