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QUIZ WA 4
| Word in Context | Explanation |
|---|---|
| To default on a loan | is to fail to keep up the payments |
| A meteoric rise | is sudden, rapid and dramatic |
| A pernicious rumor | is sneaky and very harmful |
| Empirical findings | are found by experiment or in practice |
| A huge tome | is a very big book |
| Ambivalent attitude | is vague and undecided |
| Ostentatious display | is too showy |
| Trenchant criticism | is sharp and to the point |
| Prodigious talent | is outstanding |
| Irrevocable decisions | cannot be cancelled |
| An apocryphal story | is of doubtful origin and may be untrue |
| Wanton dereliction of duty | is reckless and deliberate |
| Vicarious pleasure | is experienced indirectly |
| Inexorable advance | cannot be halted |
| A virtuoso musician | is exceedingly skillful |
| To trounce an opponent | is to beat thoroughly |
| Unwarranted assumptions | cannot be justified |