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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. 1 September 2012. Select the correct meaning. a person who pretends to be what he or she is not a person who willfully or ignorantly destroys, damages or defaces property belonging to another or to the public

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary 1 September 2012

  2. Select the correct meaning a person who pretends to be what he or she is not a person who willfully or ignorantly destroys, damages or defaces property belonging to another or to the public a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason • Desmond was nothing more than a poseur. All the things that he claimed ownership of belong to his elder cousin including the car. 2 & 3 Please don’t be an alarmist! Janet is not a vandal. What she is drawing on the wall helps beautify the space.

  3. Select the correct meaning a person who shows no gratitude someone who takes practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of his actions someone who marries one person while already legally married to another Upon graduation, the ingrate immediately asked to divorce his wife, who worked hard to put him through his university education. Being a pragmatist, he knew the fastest way to success was to marry the daughter of a millionaire. When his wife, back in his hometown, refused to do so, he decided to be a bigamist and married his uni-sweetheart nonetheless.

  4. Select the correct meaning a person whose outlook is scornfully and often habitually negative a person suffering from imaginary symptoms and ailments a person who neglects or fails to do what law or duty requires Some cynics believe that most elderlies who claim to be hypochondriac are simply yearning for attention as their children will show more concern when they appeared to be unwell. I say these people who had such negative assumption may simply be delinquents hoping to not have to take care of their aged parents.

  5. Select the correct meaning someone who hates women a person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion. a person who favours extreme changes in government During his younger days, he was not only a radical leading activities that demanded changes in the government, he was also a misogynist. Thus, government authorities headed by female officers would often be his target. Yet, one day he just suddenly changed and left the comfort of home to live the life of an ascetic.

  6. Select the correct meaning a person chosen to settle a disagreement between people or groups a person who knows a lot about something (such as art, wine, food etc.) a young person who is taught and helped by someone who has a lot of knowledge and experience Karen being the protégé of a renown wine connoisseur was automatically picked to be the arbitrator for the Winery dispute between the two companies.

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