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5. WORD LIST
Guy
Alias
Appropriate
Cite
Integrity
Matrix
Contemporary
Pendant
Determination
Qualify
Effective
Robust
Explicit
Subsequent
Facility
Unique
Flag

6. ALIAS
NOUN: a name that has been assumed temporarily
SYNONYMS: assumed name, false name
“It is surely no coincidence that while Mrs. Donaldson
proudly signs her own name, P.A. Newton sees fit to
resort to the utterly immature tactic of hiding behind a
transparently obvious alias.”

7. APPROPRIATE
ADJECTIVE: suitable for a particular person or place or
condition
ANTONYM: inappropriate
“In one of the few official references to population
control at the conference, the Declaration called on
government to ‘promote appropriate demographic
policies.’”

8. CITE
VERB: refer to
SYNONYM: reference
“Maybe I can cite Page because he was
someone who understood the studio so well.”

9. CONTEMPORARY
ADJECTIVE: belonging to the present time
SYNONYM: present-day
“Despite economic pressure to do otherwise, a
handful of recent films capture raw and
contemporary images of Latin America.”

10. DETERMINATION
NOUN: a position or opinion or judgment reached
after consideration
SYNONYMS: decision, conclusion
“Once the determination has been made, two
consequences follow.”

11. EFFECTIVE
ADJECTIVE: producing or capable of producing an
intended result or having a striking effect
SYNONYMS: effectual, efficacious
“Effective water management is literally vital to our
existence and yet, perhaps, taken for granted by
many.”

12. EXPLICIT
ADJECTIVE: precisely and clearly expressed or readily
observable
ANTONYM: implicit
“Narrative dance applies to those phrases of conversation
between individuals or between dancers and public,
where the dancer uses explicit gestures.”

13. FACILITY
NOUN: a building or place that provides a particular
service or is used for a particular industry
SYNONYM: installation
“I am writing to apologise for not having been in
touch to arrange a time to visit your new editing
facility in Wellington Square.”

14. FLAG
NOUN: emblem usually consisting of a
rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
“Suddenly it dawned on Ramsay that this flag
was considerably larger than that flown by the
Regent.”

15. GUY
NOUN: an informal term for a youth or a man
SYNONYMS: cat, hombre, bozo
“I’m supposed to find a guy in a white coat who
could pass for a hospital attendant.”

16. INTEGRITY
NOUN: an undivided or unbroken completeness or
totality with nothing wanting
SYNONYMS: unity, wholeness
“The State shall protect and uphold the institution
of kingship and the independence and integrity
of its territories.”

17. MATRIX
NOUN: a rectangular array of quantities or
expressions set out by rows and columns
“A square matrix having zeros everywhere
except in the principal diagonal is called a
diagonal matrix and is clearly symmetric.”

18. PENDANT
NOUN: an adornment that hangs from a piece of
jewelry such as a necklace or earring
“Around his neck is a gold, Sphinx-head pendant
and on his right hand a ring in the shape of
the Arabic crescent moon and star.”

19. QUALIFY
VERB: pronounce fit or able
ANTONYM: disqualify
“In Australia, only 1,600 Britons have registered
even though two million retain British citizenship
and up to a third are thought to qualify under the
20-year rule.”

20. ROBUST
ADJECTIVE: sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or
construction
ANTONYM: frail
“About forty of these robust and successful aircraft were
built and they became the forerunner of a considerable
output of flying-boats produced by this Company.”

21. SUBSEQUENT
ADJECTIVE: following in time or order
ANTONYM: antecedent
“The use of oils in the kitchen has greatly increased
in the last few decades, influenced by foreign
travel and the subsequent awareness of
international cuisine.”

22. UNIQUE
ADJECTIVE: single one of its kind
“Once again this year the quiet Moorland Village
of Grosmont hosts this unique festival.”

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