Vocabulary 7

Question 1

n. a person or thing surviving from an earlier time, esp. someone surviving in office or remaining on a sports team

[The McLaughlin Group] is a holdover from the shouting match era of programs

Answer 1

holdover
/ˈhōldˌōvər/

Question 2

1. ward off (a weapon or attack), esp. with a countermove. 2. answer (a question or accusation) evasively
2. Less than three years later, Gorbachev parried a coup attempt from hard-liners in Moscow. 2. the president parried enquiries about the arms scandal.

Answer 2

parry
/ˈparē/

Question 3

v. behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead others

some regarded his talk of glasnost as little more than posturing.

Answer 3

posture
/ˈpäsCHər/

Question 4

v. 1. (was against but) to yield completely, esp under pressure. 2. collapse and fall into the space below.

by the end of 1989—there was little Gorbachev or anyone else could do to prevent them from caving the country in.

Answer 4

cave in
/keɪv/

Question 5

v. 1. surround and confine (as if with a hedge); obstruct. 2. evade or qualify as to avoid commitment or allow for contingencies. 3. protect (one’s investment) against loss by making balancing contracts.

they will think of it as hedging your bets and building in an excuse for yourself in case you get the prediction wrong.

Answer 5

hedge
/hej/

Question 6

adj. very appropriate to a particular situation
prep. with reference to; concerning

either one of which would have been an apropos nickname for a ball club from Wisconsin.

Answer 6

apropos
/ˌaprəˈpō/

Question 7

n. a short excursion or journey for pleasure

the song feels apropos to a midnight jaunt.

Answer 7

jaunt
/jônt/

Question 8

adj. 1. very cheerful and full of energy; overflowing with enthusiasm. 2. boiling or seeming to boil; bubbling

The series was founded in 1996 by Gary Huckabay, an ebullient and sarcastic redhead.

Answer 8

ebullient
/iˈbo͝olyənt/

Question 9

adj. 1. comfortable, warm, and cozy; well protected from the weather or cold. 2. (of an income or employment) Allowing one to live in comfort and comparative ease

It’s much easier to put up a high batting average in snug and boxy Fenway Park.

Answer 9

snug
/snəg/

Question 10

n. (plural n) the surrounding area or district

the cavernous environs of Dodger Stadium, which is surrounded by a moat of parking lot.

Answer 10

environs
/enˈvīrənz/

Question 11

v. 1. isolate or hide away (someone or something). 2. isolate (a jury). 3. take legal possession of (assets) until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met財產扣押

More often they sequestered themselves in their hotel rooms to negotiate trades with one another.

Answer 11

sequester
/səˈkwestər/

Question 12

n. the easing of hostility or strained relations, esp. between countries 緊張關係的緩和

The success of the Red Sox, who won…with a fusion approach that emphasized both statistics and scouting, may have been a key factor in the détente.

Answer 12

détente
/dāˈtänt/

Question 13

n. 1. a boarding or breeding establishment for dogs or cats. 2. a small shelter for a dog or cat; doghouse

often the clients’ dogs live in his kennels while they are being shown.

Answer 13

kennel
/ˈkenl/

Question 14

a. (v) 1. to make or become shrunken and withered (esp. due to loss of moisture). 2. to lose or cause to lose momentum or vitality.
b. (n) a young plant, esp. one raised from seed (vs. sprout)

shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings

Answer 14

• *shrivel** /ˈSHrivəl/
• *seedling** /ˈsēdliNG/

Question 15

adj. Of or found in a river

A ravine is generally a fluvial slope landform of relatively steep (cross-sectional) sides

Answer 15

fluvial
/ˈflo͞ovēəl/

Question 16

n. 1. a quick up-and-down movement. 2. a state of nervous excitement; stir.
v. 1. hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly. 2. move or fall with light irregular or trembling motion; flicker. 3. (heart) beat rapidly. 3. (stomach) feel tremulous (b/c are nervous or excited).

the way he uses his brush to create a flutter of excitement and rustling movement in The Procession of 1927.

Answer 16

flutter
/ˈflətər/

Question 17

n. a girl with mischievous or boyish charm

[Rose Byrne] is tiny, very slim, all coltish legs, gamine and fresh faced.

Answer 17

gamine
/gaˈmēn/

Question 18

adj. extremely or unreasonably high

The success of [Bridesmaid] was so stratospheric that there is now no avoiding the public eye.

Answer 18

stratospheric
/ˈstratəˌsfi(ə)rik/

Question 19

v. submit to a process of alteration, rearrangement, or permutation

“In another, the wind conditions in Stuttgart are permuted by a fraction of a percent.”

Answer 19

permute
/pərˈmyo͞ot/

Question 20

(v) 1. analyze (a sentence) into its parts and describe their syntactic roles (grammar rules)
(v) 2. examine or analyze minutely

“They rapidly parse through any distortions in the data in order to identify abstract qualities like pattern and organization”

Answer 20

parse
/pärs/

Question 21

adj. openly outrageous; conspicuously bad, offensive

“Floehr also uncovered a more flagrant example of fudging the numbers”

Answer 21

flagrant
/ˈflāgrənt/

Question 22

(v) 1. adjust or manipulate (facts or figures) so as to present a desired picture; tamper to deceive.
(v) 2. present or deal with (something) in a vague, noncommittal, or inadequate way, esp. so as to conceal the truth or mislead; evade; hedge; parry

1. Floehr also uncovered a more flagrant example of fudging the numbers
2. a temptation to fudge the issue and nudge grades up

Answer 22

fudge
/fəj/

Question 23

(v) 1. act or move slowly; to waste time
(v) 2. show a casual interest in something, without committing oneself seriously; trifle; toy

1. Nagin dallied, issuing a voluntary evacuation order instead.
2. the company has been dallying with the idea of opening a new office

Answer 23

dally
/ˈdalē/

Question 24

(v) assign

There is also credit to apportion—most people did evacuate; approption blame or liability to any one individual

Answer 24

apportion
/əˈpôrSHən/

Question 25

(n) a route over or through mountains Meanwhile, the citizens of a town a mountain _pass_ away, Sulmona

Answer 25

**pass** /pas/

Question 26

(n) an accumulation, as of unfinished tasks (v) to accumulate in a backlog Clearing _backlogged_ cases is a top priority for VA Secretary.

Answer 26

**backlog** /ˈbakˌlôg/

Question 27

(n) 1. place for the storage of large quantities of equipment, food, or some other commodity; a storehouse or warehouse (n) 2. a place where buses, trains, or other vehicles are housed and from which they are dispatched for service (n) 3. military ammunition storage; a station for assembling military recruits and forwarding them to active units. economic problems for rural communities that depend on military bases and **_depot_**s, where thousands of furloughed employees live and work.

Answer 27

**depot** /ˈdēpō/

Question 28

(n) 1. a temporary laying-off of employees, usually because there is insufficient work to occupy them 無薪假 (n) 2. leave of absense from military duty economic problems for rural communities that depend on military bases and depots, where thousands of **_furlough_**ed employees live and work.

Answer 28

**furlough** /ˈfərlō/

Question 29

(v) 1. carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it (v) 2. reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps Kids Central of Norton cut back on school supplies and property maintenance, rather than _whittling_ down the class size.

Answer 29

**whittle** /ˈ(h)witl/

Question 30

(n) twofold blow or setback Overfitting represents a _double whammy_: it makes our model look better on paper but perform worse in the real world.

Answer 30

**double whammy**

Question 31

(n) 1. sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight (n) 2. a flaw or imperfection likely to hinder the operation of something, as a machine or plan (n) 3. a muscular stiffness or soreness in the neck, back, etc.; crick 1. However, at about magnitude 7.5, there is a _kink_ in the graph. 2. though the system is making some *headway* (n. forward movement or progress), there are still some **_kink_**s to iron out

Answer 31

**kink** /kiNGk/

Question 32

(v) 1. exceed in height (v) 2. (esp. of water) rise over the top of (a barrier constructed to hold it back) the Red River of the North flooded Grand Forks, North Dakota, **_overtop_**ping the town's levees.

Answer 32

**overtop** /ˌōvərˈtäp/

Question 33

adj. 1. having a healthy reddish color; flushed 2. full to the brim or to the point of overflowing 3. completely even or level with another surface 1. her _flushed_ cheeks 2. an autopsy revealed that Lewis's lungs were _flush_ **with** blood 3. the gates are _flush_ **with** the adjoining fencing; each line is _flush_ with the left-hand margin (not indented or protruding)

Answer 33

**flush** /fləSH/

Question 34

v. 1. dispense or apply (a remedy or drug) 2. manage and directs the running of (a business, organization, etc.) 3. give help or service 1. **_administer_**ed the vaccine. 2. she **_administer_**s the funds. 3. we must selflessly _administer_ **to** his needs

Answer 34

**administer** /ədˈminəstər/

Question 35

adj. traveling by sea, esp. regularly “The influenza virus is perpetuated by birds—particularly wild _seafaring_ birds like albatrosses, seagulls, ducks”

Answer 35

**seafaring** /ˈsēˌfe(ə)riNG/

Question 36

adj. 1. related by blood; descented from a common maternal ancestor (vs. agnate: paternal side). 2. akin; related in origin; derived from the same root or original word 3. relatd or analogous in nature, character or function 2. all languages contain words that have no direct _cognate_ in other languages. (English *is*, German *ist*, Latin *est* from Indo-European *esti*) 3. _cognate_ subjects such as physics and chemistry

Answer 36

**cognate** /ˈkägˌnāt/

Question 37

v. munch or chew vigorously and noisily But he doesn't fit the stereotype of the cigar-**_chomp_**ing gambler in a leisure suit.

Answer 37

**chomp** /CHämp/

Question 38

n. 1. (interstice) an intervening space, esp. a very small or narrow one 2. ads that load between web pages without being activated by a request 1. sunshine filtered through the **_interstice_**s of the arching trees 2. these animations can be used as **_interstitial_**s on tv when mini-bites of content is played where filler programming is needed.

Answer 38

**interstitial** /ˌintərˈstiSHəl/

Question 39

adj. 1. expensive and luxuriously stylish; rather posh and elegant; showy 2. using one's walth, knowledge or achievement to try to impress others; boastful or conceited I attended a _swanky_ executive briefing center in India and watched an animated corporate overview showcased in a plush room.

Answer 39

**swanky** /ˈswaNGkē/

Question 40

adj. richly luxurious and expensive n. a rich fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or a combination of these, with a long, soft nap I attended a swanky executive briefing center in India and watched an animated corporate overview showcased in a _plush_ room.

Answer 40

**plush** /pləSH/

Question 41

v. carry out a search or investigation in the manner of a detective; to investigate like a detective who follows a trail “some of his work in **_sleuth_**ing the hoax was uncanny.”

Answer 41

**sleuth** /slo͞oTH

Question 42

v. 1. turn an initial stake or winnings from a previous bet into (a greater amount) by gambling 2. transform into (something greater or more valuable); leverage; double up even a modicum of poker skill could be **_parlay_**ed into large profits.

Answer 42

**parlay** /ˈpärˌlā/

Question 43

n. 1. a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot 2. a situation from which extrication is very difficult; complex, difficult, hazardous or precarious; predicament companies like Party Poker and PokerStars became more aggressive about marketing their way through the legal _quagmire_ of online gambling.

Answer 43

**quagmire** /ˈkwagˌmīr/

Question 44

n. a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action "demur" means to make objection, esp. on the grounds of **_scruple_**s, or show hesitation or reluctance.

Answer 44

**scruple** /ˈskro͞opəl/

Question 45

n. 1. an activity done in addition to one's main job, esp. to earn extra income; moonlighting 2. an auxiliary line of goods or business; a subsidiary line of merchandise 3. the area immediately outside such lines as a place for nonplayers, subtitutes or spectators (v) to stop someone taking an active and important part in something; place in a less influential position 1. asked if he ever thinks about still working the **_sideline_**s at Rupp Arena, he demurred. 2. electronic handbooks are a lucrative _sideline_ for the firm 3. his son watched from the **_sideline_**s (v) The minister was **_sideline_**d after he criticized party policy.

Answer 45

**sideline** /ˈsīdˌlīn/

Question 46

v. kill (someone) by strangulation, typically with an iron collar or a length of wire or cord The tables are finally turned on Anwar when he agrees to play a victim himself, being tortured and then **_garrote_**d under questioning.

Answer 46

**garrote** /gəˈrät/  /-ˈrōt/

Question 47

v. render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible Dwan seeks to exploit these tendencies by deliberately **_obfuscat_**ing his play.

Answer 47

**obfuscate** /ˈäbfəˌskāt/

Question 48

(n) 1. an intensive or sudden military attack, esp with aerial bombardment (n) 2. a sudden, energetic, and concerted effort, typically on a specific task ; an intense campaign (v) attack or damage (a place or building) in a blitz 1. **_Blitz_**ing your opponent with a deluge of possibilities is the best way to complicate his probability calculations. 2. The car was launched with a massive media/advertising _blitz_, involving newspapers, magazines, television and radio.

Answer 48

**blitz** /blits/

Question 49

(adv) formed, arranged, or done for a particular purpose only, not planned before it happens we need to develop some systematic process to make a forecast rather than doing so **on an _ad hoc_ basis** (=as they happen).

Answer 49

**ad hoc** /ˈad ˈhäk/

Question 50

(v) cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender if you're more up on Lindsay Lohan gossip than I am, perhaps I _capitulate_ to you and concede that your Lindsay Lohan forecast is better

Answer 50

**capitulate** /kəˈpiCHəˌlāt/

Question 51

a) try to avoid giving an answer or avoid taking any *action*. (limiting and restricting) b) avoid an issue by being evasive about it as to *smudge* it and *mislead* or conceal the truth . (no clear answer or decision; avoiding action) c) answer a question evasively and cleverly *manage to avoid* dealing with a difficult question or some criticism (a clever move: skirt; bypass; circumvent)

Answer 51

**a) hedge** **b) fudge** **c) parry**