07: Eiken Grade 1 Vocabularies Lesson 7

__________ 1. suggesting harm, evil or trouble; wicked; disastrous

__________ 2. in an abrupt and discourteous manner; done in a brief way to the point of rudeness

__________ 3. showing an ardent interest in, enthusiasm for or desire in

__________ 4. feeling or showing no or little emotion, interest or concern; indifferent

__________ 5. indicative of opposition, hostility, unfriendliness or resistance

__________ 6. in an abrupt or in a frank manner

__________ 7. apart or distant in feeling or interest either physically or emotionally

__________ 8. apt to or eager to fight; hostile; with warlike character; aggressive

__________ 9. done obviously; unpleasantly or noisily

__________ 10. unreasonable and capricious; based on impulse, chance or whim and not by reason; based on one’s judgment or preference

1) During the meeting, he __________ stated that he couldn’t stand the system anymore and will quit the job without thinking twice. Some of his colleagues thought that it was so brave of him to act that way in opposition of the system, but some think it was so foolish of him because he badly needs his job.

2) The release of raw data of the Secondary Entrance Assessment results via e-mail is considered a/an ___________ plot or an act of sabotage. The students' names, sex and the schools to which they were assigned were shown in the e-mail. They strongly suggest that people ignore the mail for it may be inaccurate or false.

3) We were stricken by the fact that there actually is _____________ imposition of additional taxes even on basic goods that are considered to be life’s daily necessities. The public believes that this imposition is absolutely unreasonable and capricious.

4) The ___________ fans of their national football team were provoked by the opponent’s die-hard fans and during the tumult, the field was set on fire, leaving a lot of injured people including some football players.

5) Once and for all, the public has become overly __________ of the government; that was the upshot of the bashings made by the influential people in the media.

6) The jury was shocked when he ___________ confessed to the serial killings that he committed in the past 6 years. He didn’t even have any reservations when he revealed all the details that were too much to be heard.

7) It was discovered that the board __________ violated the law. Not consulting the county attorney brought them public embarrassment and criticism, which were magnified by the aggressive media.

8) Diplomats from some countries in the west have quit negotiating with these __________ nations. No peace talks or reconciliatory treaties can ever appease their hostilities towards other countries because their demands are deemed to be unacceptable.

9) The senator has built _____________ relationships with the rest of the people in the senate. He’s famous for always opposing the majority to the point of being illogical at times. There are even times that he takes it outside the senate and attacks his colleagues in interviews from the media.

10) This country is known to be ___________ from other countries; that’s why they don’t form alliances even in the midst of war. Perhaps isolating itself from the world brought it to its most catastrophic fall.