English Quiz (Part 213)

'paradoxical' Meaning

• seeming impossible or difficult to understand because of containing two opposite facts or characteristics

• quick and usually funny answers and remarks in conversation

• to force someone or something to stop moving towards you or attacking you; (of a material) to not allow a substance to be absorbed into it; to have a magnetic field that pushes away something with a similar magnetic field; People or things that repel you make you feel strongly that you do not want to be near, see, or think about them; Repel can also mean disgust

'repel' Meaning

• quick and usually funny answers and remarks in conversation

• seeming impossible or difficult to understand because of containing two opposite facts or characteristics

• to force someone or something to stop moving towards you or attacking you; (of a material) to not allow a substance to be absorbed into it; to have a magnetic field that pushes away something with a similar magnetic field; People or things that repel you make you feel strongly that you do not want to be near, see, or think about them; Repel can also mean disgust

'repartee' Meaning

• something that causes trouble or makes you annoyed; a substance that makes part of your body sore or painful; a cause of an uncomfortable physical reaction

• quick and usually funny answers and remarks in conversation

• something that certain people are able or allowed to do or have, but is not possible or allowed for everyone; a special advantage that allows some people the freedom to do or have something that is not possible or allowed for everyone

'prerogative' Meaning

• something that causes trouble or makes you annoyed; a substance that makes part of your body sore or painful; a cause of an uncomfortable physical reaction

• (deign to do something)to do something unwillingly and in a way that shows that you think you are too important to do it; to agree to do something although you consider yourself too important to have to do it

• something that certain people are able or allowed to do or have, but is not possible or allowed for everyone; a special advantage that allows some people the freedom to do or have something that is not possible or allowed for everyone

'irritant' Meaning

• something that causes trouble or makes you annoyed; a substance that makes part of your body sore or painful; a cause of an uncomfortable physical reaction

• something that certain people are able or allowed to do or have, but is not possible or allowed for everyone; a special advantage that allows some people the freedom to do or have something that is not possible or allowed for everyone

• (deign to do something)to do something unwillingly and in a way that shows that you think you are too important to do it; to agree to do something although you consider yourself too important to have to do it

'deign' Meaning

• worrying someone slightly or causing them slight pain, usually for a long time; criticizing someone about small details or giving too much attention to details; (of thoughts, worries, or details) unimportant but demanding one’s attention in an annoying way

• (deign to do something)to do something unwillingly and in a way that shows that you think you are too important to do it; to agree to do something although you consider yourself too important to have to do it

• pleasing and satisfying