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368. (3) catalogue polarism (N.) : the theory/ act 378. (1) postmortem
catalogue (N.) : a complete list of dividing or separating into two post mortem (N.) : autopsy ; a
of items with enumeration (num- groups with opposite opinions medical examination of the body
bering) 373. (1) sericulture of a dead person in order to find
epilogue (N.) : a speech at the sericulture (N.) : raising silk- out how he died
end of a book/ play/movie, that worms in order to obtain raw silk obituary (N.) : an article about
acts as a conclusion seroculture (N.) : a bacterial cul- some body’s life and achieve-
dialogue (N.) : the conversation ture on blood serum (watery flu- ments, that is printed in a news-
in a book/play/movie id of the blood) paper soon after he has died
prologue (N.) : a speech at the 374. (4) rhetoric homage (N.) : something that is
beginning of a book/play/mov- rhetoric (N.) : speech/writing said/done to show respect for
ie, that introduces it that is intended to influence peo- somebody
369. (2) credulous ple, but that is not completely mortuary (N.) : morgue ; a
credulous (Adj.) : too ready to honest/sincere place/room/building in which
believe things and therefore easy orator (N.) : a person who is dead bodies are kept before they
good at public speaking are buried/cremated
to trick
credible (Adj.) : that can be be- public speaking (N.) : deliver- 379. (2) opaque
lieved/ trusted ing an address speech to a pub- opaque (Adj.) : not clear enough
sensitive (Adj.) : aware of and lic audience to see through/ allow light
able to understand other people verbalization (N.) : expressing through ; difficult to understand
something in words (speech/writing) ; impenetrable
and their feelings
375. (2) triennial oblique (Adj.) : not expressed/
sensible (Adj.) : able to make done in a direct way ; indirect ;
good judgements` Triennial (Adj.) : happening ev-
sloping at an angle (line); an an-
370. (1) notorious ery three years
gle that is not of 90°
notorious (Adj.) : well-known in 376. (1) condominium
optique (Adj.) : Optic ; relating
a bad way ; having an exceed- condominium (N.) : an apart-
to the eye/vision
ingly bad reputation ment building/ group of houses
in which each flat/ apartment/ pulent (Adj.) : luxurious ;
malicious (Adj.) : having/show- wealthy; decorated using expen-
house is owned by a person liv-
ing hatred and a desire to harm/ sive materials
ing in it but the shared areas are
hurt the feelings of somebody 380. (2) taxonomy
owned by everyone together
magnanimous (Adj.) : kind, gen- taxonomy (N.) : to scientific pro-
erous and forgiving towards an multiplex (N.) : a large cinema/
movie theatre with several sepa- cess of classifying things
enemy or a rival taxidermy (N.) : the art of stuff-
rate rooms with screens
dubious (Adj.) : doubtful ; sus- duplex (N.) : a flat with rooms ing dead animals, birds and fish
picious on two floors with a special material so that
371. (1) samaritan they may look like living ones and
caravan (N.) : a road vehicle
samaritan (N.) : a person who can be displayed
without an engine that is pulled
gives help and sympathy to the by a car, designed for people to toxicology (N.) : the scientific
people who need it live and sleep in, especially when study of poisons
altruist (N.) : someone who they are on a holiday/ vacation ; 381. (4) demagogue
makes charitable donations in- a group of people with vehicles/ demagogue (N.) : a political lead-
tended to increase human well- animals who are travelling to- er who tries to win support by
being gether, especially across the using arguments based on emo-
philanthropist (N.) : a person desert tion rather than reason
who helps the poor and the 377. (4) triumvirate dictator (N.) : a person who be-
needy, especially with money triumvirate (N.) : a group of haves as if he had complete pow-
beneficiary (N.) : a person who three powerful people er over other people, and tells
gains as a result of something trio (N.) : a group of three peo- them what to do
372. (2) nepotism ple/ things/ musicians ; a piece tyrant (N.) : dictator ; a person
nepotism (N.) : giving unfair ad- of music for three musicians/ who has complete power in a
vantages to your own family if singers country and uses it in a cruel
you are in a position of power tritium (N.) : of hydrogen with and unfair way
pluralism (N.) : the existence of a mass that is three times that popularist (N.) : a person who
many different groups of people of the isotope (one or two/more fights for the common man
in one society atoms with the same atomic num- against the elite class of people
idealism (N.) : the theory that ber but with different numbers 382. (3) claustrophobia
there are two opposite principle of neutrons) claustrophobia (N.) : an extreme
in everything trieu (N.) : a metal stand that fear of being in a small confined
you can put a hot dish, etc. on place.
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