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List 2
Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| inquisitive | eager for knowledge; curious |
| perceive | understand; grasp |
| ponder | consider carefully; reflect on |
| query | ask questions of; investigate |
| rational | sensible; logical |
| reflect | think seriously and carefully; consider |
| speculate | wonder about a subject; gamble |
| collaborate | work together; cooperate |
| cope | try to manage; deal with something successfully |
| cram | study hard before a test; stuff |
| grapple | attempt to deal with; face |
| persevere | refuse to quit |
| persistent | stubbornly determined |
| yearn | want; crave |
| cliché | overused expression; stereotype |
| garbled | confused; distorted in such a way as to make unintelligible |
| humdrum | routine; mundane |
| illegible | impossible to read; scribbled |
| illiterate | badly written; unable to read or write |
| incoherent | not clear or understandable |
| incomprehensible | impossible to understand; baffling |
| indefinite | vague; not certain |
| irrelevant | not applicable or pertinent; unconnected |
| monotonous | boring; uninteresting |
| rambling | talking or writing without a clear purpose; wandering |