Vocabulary Test Flashcards
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Read the passage: 'The CEO's transparent leadership style earned employees' trust. She shared financial reports openly, explained the reasoning behind difficult decisions, and welcomed questions during town hall meetings.' What does 'transparent' mean in this context?
Answer: Open, honest, and forthcoming with information
The examples — sharing reports openly, explaining decisions, and welcoming questions — all demonstrate openness and honesty in leadership, defining 'transparent' in a business context.
In the sentence 'The unprecedented heatwave broke temperature records that had stood for over a century,' what does 'unprecedented' mean?
Answer: Never having happened or existed before
Breaking records that 'stood for over a century' means this heatwave exceeded anything previously experienced — it was without precedent, which is what unprecedented means.
Read the passage: 'The archaeological site yielded a plethora of artifacts — pottery shards, bronze tools, gold jewelry, ancient coins, and fragments of written tablets.' What does 'plethora' mean?
Answer: An excessive or very large amount
The long list of diverse artifacts (pottery, tools, jewelry, coins, tablets) demonstrates abundance, and 'plethora' means an excessive or very large quantity.
In the sentence 'The scientist's hypothesis was corroborated by three independent studies that produced similar results,' what does 'corroborated' mean?
Answer: Confirmed or supported with evidence
Three independent studies producing 'similar results' provide supporting evidence for the original hypothesis — corroborated means confirmed or supported by additional evidence.
Read the passage: 'The mediator's impartial approach was essential to resolving the dispute. She listened to both sides equally, asked probing questions of each party, and refused to express any personal opinion about who was right.' What does 'impartial' mean?
Answer: Fair, objective, and not favoring either side
Listening equally, questioning both sides, and refusing to express personal opinion all demonstrate fairness and objectivity — the definition of impartial.
In the sentence 'The new regulation was implemented to mitigate the environmental damage caused by industrial runoff into the river,' what does 'mitigate' mean?
Answer: Lessen the severity or impact of something harmful
The regulation aims to address environmental damage — 'mitigate' means to reduce the severity or impact of something harmful, not eliminate it entirely.