wrong questions 7

Question 1

voracious

Answer 1

ADJ: wanting or devouring great quantities of food; insatiable, greedy, gluttonous

He had a voracious appetite.

N: 1) voraciousness
2) voracity

Question 2

gluttonous

Answer 2

ADJ: excessively greedy; gourmandizing, with bigger eyes than one’s stomach

贪吃

Question 3

potent

Answer 3

ADJ: having great power, influence, or effect; powerful, strong.

thrones were potent symbals of authority.

N: potence

Question 4

erect

Answer 4

ADJ: rigidly upright or straight; vertical

she stood erect wth arms by her sides

N: erectness

Question 5

prone

Answer 5

ADJ: lying flat especially face downward

prone position

Question 6

oust

Answer 6

V: drive out or expel( sm) from a position， place

Question 7

Molt

Answer 7

V: shed old feathers, hair, or skin

The snake molts its skin

Question 8

coercion

Answer 8

noun: coercion; verb: coerce
the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.

“our problem cannot be solved by any form of coercion but only by agreement”

Question 9

counterproductive

Answer 9

ADJ: Having the opposite of the desired effect

适得其反

Question 10

jurisdiction

Answer 10

N: the official power to make legal decisions and judgments; authority, control, power.

Federal courts had no jurisdiction over the case.

Question 11

erode

Answer 11

V: 1) (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land).
“the cliffs have been eroded by the sea”

2) gradually destroy or be gradually destroyed.
“this humiliation has eroded what confidence Jean has”

ADJ: erodable

Question 12

agony

Answer 12

N: extreme physical or mental suffering; pain, hurt

He crashed to the ground in agony.