Vocab Mac

Question 1

epiphany

Answer 1

a moment of sudden insight or understanding.

Eg. Isaac Newtons epiphany about gravity and a falling apple

Question 2

abhor |əbˈhɔː| verb

Answer 2

(abhors, abhorring, abhorred) [ with obj. ]
If you abhor something, you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons.
eg. he abhorred sexism in every form.
eg. he was a man who abhorred violence and was deeply committed to reconciliation

Question 3

gregarious |grɪˈgɛːrɪəs| adjective

Answer 3

(of a person) fond of company; sociable:

he was a popular and gregarious man.
human are inherently gregarious.

Question 4

inherent |ɪnˈhɪər(ə)nt, -ˈhɛr(ə)nt| adjective

Answer 4

existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute: any form of mountaineering has its inherent dangers.

Question 5

Organic

Answer 5

• characterized by gradual or natural development:

eg. the organic growth of community projects.

Question 6

contingent on/upon

Answer 6

occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on: his fees were contingent on the success of his search.

eg. resolution of the conflict was contingent on the signing of a ceasefire: dependent, conditional; subject to, based on, determined by, hingeing on, resting on, hanging on, controlled by.

Question 7

ghettoize |ˈgɛtəʊʌɪz |

Answer 7

(also ghettoise) verb [ with obj. ]
put in or restrict to an isolated or segregated place, group, or situation:
eg. they called for a policy that seeks to integrate foreign labourers rather than ghettoize them.

Question 8

lose the plot

Answer 8

Brit. informal lose one’s ability to understand or cope with what is happening: many people believe that he is feeling the strain or has lost the plot.

Question 9

chasm |ˈkaz(ə)m| noun

Answer 9

A profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.
Eg. the chasm between rich and poor.
Eg. The chasm in our society is no longer between left and right, but between rich and poor

Question 10

Awe

Answer 10

Feeling of respect and amazement
Eg. Deep sense of awe for human beings.
eg. I am stilled awed by David’s courage.

Question 11

Downing

Answer 11

1. knock or bring to the ground:

eg. 175 enemy aircraft had been downed | he struck Slater on the face, downing him.

Question 12

cheat death

Answer 12

The phrase cheating death is commonly used to describe the manner in which a person avoids a possibly fatal event or who prolongs their life in spite of considerable odds.

to succeed in staying alive in an extremely dangerous situation :
eg. As a racing driver , he was involved in many serious crashes and had cheated death on several occasions .

Question 13

all over it

Answer 13

1. Idiomatic expression, implying that something is under control or taken care of. Superlative of the phrase “I’m on it.”
   Sam: “I need this done by noon!”
   Dave: “I’m all over it!”
2. in or into a state marked by all-out criticism of
   eg.

Question 14

Slow burn

Answer 14

Slowly growing annoyance or anger

Question 15

Riddle

Answer 15

Fill or permeate someone or something with unpleasant or undesirable

eg. Government Riddled with corruption

eg. Riddled with loophole

Question 16

Vicious

Answer 16

Deliberately cruel or violent

Eg. Vicious assault Immoral

Question 17

Insurgent

Answer 17

Adj and noun Related to rebels

eg. Insurgent groupsEg. Insurgent attacks n. Attacked by armed insurgents

Question 18

Rampage

Answer 18

V. Large group of people rush around in a violent and uncontrolled manner
Eg. Demonstrators rampaged through the city

Question 19

In the trenches

Answer 19

In the battlefield

Eg.

Question 20

Stipulate

Answer 20

Demand or specify a requirement as part of the agreement.
Eg. She stipulated some conditions before marriage.
Eg. Managers stipulate. Outstanding leaders explain.

Question 21

Secede

Answer 21

Withdraw formally from membership in a federal union or Organisations

Question 22

Helm

Answer 22

helm 1 |hɛlm| noun
(the helm) a tiller or wheel for steering a ship or boat.
- she stayed at the helm, alert for tankers.
- the second mate took the helm.

• a position of leadership:
the chairman is to step down after four years at the helm.

• Nautical a helmsman. he is a competent helm.
verb [ with obj. ] steer (a boat or ship). he helmed a sailing vessel.

• manage (an organization): the magazine he helmed in the late eighties.

Question 23

primus inter pares|ˌpriːməs ɪntə ˈpɑːriːz,ˌprʌɪməs|nouna

Answer 23

first among equals; the senior or representative member of a group.
- the feudal king wasprimus inter paresamong his vassals.

Question 24

Swag

Answer 24

~ Money

Or the thief could have a change of heart and return the swag.

Question 25

hegemony
hɪˈdʒɛməni,-ˈgɛ-/
noun

Answer 25

noun: hegemony; plural noun: hegemonies 领导权
leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.
“Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871”

synonyms: leadership, dominance, dominion, supremacy, ascendancy, predominance, primacy, authority, mastery, control, power, sway, rule, sovereignty;
antonyms: self-government

Question 26

narrative
ˈnarətɪv/
noun

Answer 26

a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
“a gripping narrative”

synonyms: account, story, tale, chronicle, history, description, record, portrayal, sketch, portrait, statement, report, rehearsal, recital, rendering

the narrated part of a literary work, as distinct from dialogue.
“the dialogue and the narrative suffer from awkward syntax”

the practice or art of telling stories.
“traditions of oral narrative”

a representation of a particular situation or process in such a way as to reflect or conform to an overarching set of aims or values.
“the coalition’s carefully constructed narrative about its sensitivity to recession victims”

Question 27

Sniping

Answer 27

抨击
verb [ no obj. ] 1 shoot at someone from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range: the soldiers in the trench sniped atus.
2 make a sly or petty verbal attack: the state governor constantly sniped at the president | (as noun sniping) : there has been some sniping about inept leadership.
3 (often as noun sniping) (in an

Question 28

magna cum laude

Answer 28

• with high honor; with high academic distinction; “a magna cum laude graduate”

Question 29

grisly

Answer 29

1. causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome: (involves death and violence)
   a grisly murder.
2. formidable; grim:
   a grisly countenance.

Question 30

grisly synonym

Answer 30

abominable, appalling, dreadful, eerie, grim, gruesome, horrid,

Question 31

scourge

Answer 31

1. a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
2. a cause of affliction or calamity; curse
   Disease and famine are scourges of humanity.
   vs Blessings

Question 32

scourge synonym

Answer 32

affliction, misfortune, terror, visitation, torment

Question 33

horrid

Answer 33

Something as horrid - extremely unpleasant (what a horrid smell)
Someone as horrid - they behave in a very unpleasant way toward other people (I must have been a horrid little girl)
eg. horrid time to invest in shares
Personal: replace bad

Question 34

appalling

Answer 34

causing dismay or horror:
eg. an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners.
1/ Something so bad that it shocks you. (the literacy rate in this country is appalling)
2/ Something severe (appalling headache)

Question 35

appall

Answer 35

If something appals you, it disgusts you because it seems so bad or unpleasant