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Vocabulary Quiz 45

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1. “The battle for the Republican nomination appeared more splintered than ever between two halves of a bitterly divided party as several candidates scrambled Friday to consolidate the support of more moderate conservatives after a RAUCOUS debate.” (161016, San Diego Union-Tribune, p. A-5) An event that is “raucous”
is noisy and disorderly 
precedes a caucus 
is politically conservative 
lies to the far right or far left of most of its supporters or audience 
is generally disappointing 
fails to awaken much interest or engagement 
No Answer
2. “The philosophical rationale for waging war on the invasive species [of plants or animals] is also flawed. Eradication campaigns tend to be fuelled by the belief that it is possible to restore balance to nature —to return woods and lakes to the PRELAPSARIAN idyll that prevailed before human interference. That is misguided.” (151205, The Economist, p. 18) The word “prelapsarian” refers to
Australia before rabbits were introduced 
the world before Adam and Eve were ejected from Paradise 
the lost land of Atlantis 
the Americas before humans arrived 
the Americas before Europeans arrived 
No Answer
3. “More than most proposals, Republican tax plans are ARTICLES OF FAITH.” (160102, The Economist, p. 18) An “article of faith” is a proposition
universally agreed upon 
in which one can have confidence 
with little or no supporting evidence 
composed by a committee or council of experts 
containing too much detail to be readily understood 
No Answer
4. “Speaking in his home in northern Virginia, Mr. [Pat] Buchanan does not grumble about Mr [Donald] Trump’s SWIPING of his phrase [‘silent majority’]. He is too interested in a new question of political timing.” (160102, The Economist, p. 23) When one “swipes” a phrase, one
plagiarizes it 
misunderstands it 
transforms it 
abandons or disowns it 
outlaws it 
makes it vulgar or crude 
makes it sound more refined than it really is 
No Answer
5. “Citizens’ groups paid for the statue [of a World War II ‘comfort woman’] to be erected in 2011, when relations between Japan and South Korea were at a NADIR.” (160102, The Economist, p. 27) A “nadir” is a
time of great uncertainty 
bilateral peace conference 
period of reciprocal admiration 
low point 
high point 
No Answer
6. “… an agreement [between Japan and Korea] to share military intelligence was SCUPPERED in 2012.” (160102, The Economist, p. 27) An agreement that is “scuppered” is
established 
signed but has not yet gong into effect 
in effect for practical purposes, but not formally signed 
proposed by one or more non-governmental agencies 
deliberately ruined before taking effect 
No Answer
7. “Megadonors use their Super PACs to elect their favored IDEOLOGUES in congressional, state, and gubernatorial campaigns — races that are usually decided by low-information voters easily swayed by attack ads.” (160129, The Week, p. 17) An “ideologue” is a person
with many, often mutually contradictory, ideas 
concerned with ideas rather than actions 
emotionally committed to a particular set of beliefs 
who is chronically indecisive 
who becomes intellectually combative when other people are indecisive 
No Answer
8. “‘The [Egyptian] régime is worried about any creative work,’ Othman said. ‘They have shut down art VENUES, and now they are arresting innovators. The state must be very fragile if it is afraid of cartoonists.’” (160201, New York Times, via SDUT p. A-33) A “venue” is
a practitioner 
a publisher 
a public performance 
a place used for exhibitions or performances 
a performance company, such as an orchestra or the cast of a play 
No Answer
9. “Children are starving to death in Tharparkar [Pakistan], and the government is blaming their mothers … . The deaths of these children are not unavoidable. They are the direct result of the INSOUCIANCE and utter incompetence of those in power.” (160205, The Week, p. 16) “Insouciance” refers to
careless lack of concern 
lack of financial resources 
corruption 
selfishness 
fear of getting involved 
the lack of milk (in a nursing mother) 
No Answer

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