Vocab - Apr 2024

Question 1

Adverse

Answer 1

Adj. having a negative or harmful effect on something

Synonym. Unfavourable, antagonistic

Question 2

Affable

Answer 2

Adj. friendly and easy to talk to

Question 3

Affinity

Answer 3

N. a liking or sympathy for someone or something, especially because of shared characteristics or similarity

Synonym. Fondness

Question 4

Bilk

Answer 4

V. to get money from someone unfairly or dishonestly

Synonym swindle, cheat

Question 5

Clichéd

Answer 5

Adj. often said, used, or done, and therefore not original and not interesting

Synonym. Overused, trite

Question 6

Coalesce

Answer 6

V. to combine into a single group or thing

Synonym. Unite

Question 7

Denounce

Answer 7

V. To condemn openly; to accuse formally

Question 8

Exacerbate

Answer 8

V. to make something that is already bad even worse

Synonym. Aggravate

Question 9

Flounder

Answer 9

V. to move awkwardly or to be in an awkward or difficult situation

Synonym. Struggle

Question 10

Precarious

Answer 10

Adj. in danger because not firmly fixed; likely to fall or suffer harm

Question 11

Procure

Answer 11

V. to get something, especially after an effort

Synonym: obtain, acquire

Question 12

Supplement

Answer 12

N. something that is added to something else in order to improve it or complete it; something extra

Question 13

Chiefly

Answer 13

Adv. more than for any other reason; mostly; mainly

Synonym: mainly

Question 14

Sustenance

Answer 14

N. food,
or the energy and other things food provides people and animals to keep them strong and healthy

Question 15

Crops

Answer 15

N. a plant such as a grain, vegetable, or fruit grown in large amounts on a farm, or the total amount gathered of such a plant

Question 16

Flourish

Answer 16

V. to grow or develop successfully, or to be successful
Or

V. to move something in your hand in order to make people look at it
N. a big, noticeable movement

Question 17

Stable

Answer 17

Adj. firmly fixed or not likely to move or change;
(Fig.) mentally healthy

Or

N. a building in which horses are kept

Question 18

Systematic

Answer 18

Adj. according to an agreed set of methods or organized plan

Question 19

Innovation

Answer 19

N. a new idea or method, or the use of new ideas and methods;
Or, a new idea, design, product, etc.

Question 20

Subsidiary

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N. a company that is owned or controlled by a another (usually larger) company

Adj. used to refer to something less important than something else with which it is connected

Question 21

Economic

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Adj. relating to trade, industry, or money
Or
making a profit, or likely to make a profit

Question 22

Settle

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V. to reach a decision or an agreement about something, or to end a disagreement
Or
to go and live somewhere, especially permanently
Or
to relax into a comfortable position

Question 23

Routine

Answer 23

N. a usual or fixed way of doing things
Or a regular series of movements, jokes, or similar things used in a performance

Adj. done as part of what usually happens, and not for any special reason
Or ordinary and not special or unusual; ordinary and boring

Question 24

Complexity

Answer 24

N. the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand or find an answer to

Question 25

Commodity

Answer 25

N. a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold

Question 26

Chronicle

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N. a written record of historical events

V. to make a record or tell the history of something

Question 27

Prompt

Answer 27

V. to make something happen
Or to help someone, especially an actor, to remember what they were going to say or do

Adj. (of an action) done quickly and without delay, or (of a person) acting quickly or arriving at the arranged time:

Question 28

Ties

Answer 28

Phrase.
the friendly feelings that people have for other people, or special connections with places
E.g. family ties, close ties

Question 29

Prominent

Answer 29

Adj. very noticeable, important, or famous

Question 30

Nuclear

Answer 30

Adj. relating to the nucleus of an atom
Or
relating to the power produced when the central part of an atom is divided or joined to another one

Question 31

Kinfolk

Answer 31

N (plural). members of the same family

Synonym: family, kin

Question 32

Humble

Answer 32

Adj. not proud or not believing that you are important
Or
ordinary; not special or very important

V. to make someone understand that they are not as important or special as they thought

Question 33

Negligence

Answer 33

N. the fact of not giving enough care or attention to someone or something