Vocabulary

Question 1

surmise

Answer 1

To form a notion of from scanty evidence : IMAGINE, INFER

Question 2

Realm

Answer 2

SPHERE, DOMAIN
ex. within the realm of possibility

Question 3

Defy

Answer 3

to confront with assured power of resistance
ex. defy public opinion

Question 4

Amenity

Answer 4

Something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, enjoyment
ex. hotels with modern amenities

Question 5

Contraction

Answer 5

A reduction in business activity or growth
ex. the biggest contraction the industry has ever seen

Question 6

Stagnant (adj.) Stagnate (v.)

Answer 6

not advancing or developing
ex. a stagnant economy

Question 7

Recession

Answer 7

A period of reduced economic activity
ex. the recession of the early 1990s

Question 8

Recoup

Answer 8

Make up for
ex. an attempt to recoup his fortune

Question 9

Surging

Answer 9

to rise suddenly to an excessive or abnormal value
ex. surging demand

Question 10

Tumble

Answer 10

to decline suddenly and sharply (as in price)
ex. the stock market tumbled

Question 11

Egalitarianism

Answer 11

a belief in human equality especially with respect to social political, and economic affairs

Question 12

creep

Answer 12

a movement of or like creeping
ex. traffic moving at a creep

Question 13

Landmark

Answer 13

an event or development that marks a turning point or a stage

ex. a recent landmark study of income-tax returns

Question 14

incarceration

Answer 14

confinement in a jail or prison : the act of imprisoning someone or the state of being imprisoned

ex. Despite the drop in crime in past decades, rates of arrest and incarceration in New York City have not gone down.

Question 15

fare

Answer 15

GET ALONG, SUCCEED
ex. how did you fare on your exam?

Question 16

Affront

Answer 16

A deliberate offense
ex. an affront to his dignity

Question 17

Plight

Answer 17

An unfortunate, difficult, or precarious situation

ex. the plight of American men

Question 18

Revanchist

Answer 18

of or relating to a policy designed to recover lost territory or status

ex. revanshist motives

Question 19

Paroxysm

Answer 19

A sudden violent emotion or action

ex. a paroxysm of rage

Question 20

Unsubtle

Answer 20

Not indirect or difficult to percieve

ex. an unsublte hint

Question 21

Misogyny

Answer 21

hatred, aversion, or prejudice against women

ex. a culture that promotes violence & misogyny

Question 22

Impressionable

Answer 22

capable of being easily impressed

ex. impressionable teems

Question 23

Parity

Answer 23

the quality or state of being equal and equivalent

ex. women have fought for parity with men in the workplace

Question 24

Notion

Answer 24

an inclusive general concept

ex. the notion of female equality

Question 25

Relegate

Answer 25

to send into exile ex. relegated to a smaller panel

Question 26

Reprudiate

Answer 26

To refuse to accept ex. repudiate a contract

Question 27

contentious

Answer 27

likely to cause disagreement or argument ex. a contentious issue

Question 28

perennial

Answer 28

present at all seasons of the year ex. perennial struggle

Question 29

malleable

Answer 29

capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences ex. masculinity is malleable

Question 30

Convergence

Answer 30

the act of converging and especially moving toward union and unifimity Ex. gender convergence

Question 31

Disparate

Answer 31

markedly distinct in quality or character ex. disparate educational achievement

Question 32

Subjugate

Answer 32

to make submissive ex. women had to endure centuries of subjugation

Question 33

Hinder

Answer 33

to make slow or difficult the progress of ex. economic growth hindered by sanctions

Question 34

Enfeeble

Answer 34

deprive of strength ex. an enfeeble masculinity

Question 35

Crisp

Answer 35

Concise and to the point ex. a crisp reply

Question 36

Cogent

Answer 36

Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason, convincing ex. cogent evidence

Question 37

Impervious

Answer 37

not capable of being damaged or harmed

Question 38

Bereft

Answer 38

deprived or robbed of the possession of something ex. both players are instantly bereft of their poise

Question 39

Bewildering

Answer 39

extremely confusing of difficult to understand ex. a bewildering experience

Question 40

Crude

Answer 40

marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity ex. crude technique

Question 41

Echelon

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a group of individuals at a particular level of grade in an organization or field of activity. ex. the upper echelon of management

Question 42

Lopsided

Answer 42

lacking in balance, symmetry, or proportion ex. a lopsided vote of 99-1

Question 43

Sore

Answer 43

angry ex. sore losers

Question 44

Merit

Answer 44

to be worthy of or entitled of liable to ex. don't merit such sympathy

Question 45

Conscientious

Answer 45

meticulous, careful ex. a conscientious listener

Question 46

beset

Answer 46

trouble, harras ex. inflation besets the economy

Question 47

Infantilization

Answer 47

to make or keep infantile

Question 48

Etiology

Answer 48

the cause of disease of abnormal condition ex. an exact etiology fo the problem of nonworking men

Question 49

disparity

Answer 49

a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity ex. income disparities

Question 50

beget

Answer 50

to produce especially as an effect or outgrowth Violence only begets more violence.