English Quiz (Part 178)

'assert' Meaning

• having a sloping direction, angle, or position; (of an angle) either more or less than 90°; Oblique remarks are not direct, so that the real meaning is not immediately clear; one of the muscles that lies in a sloping direction from the middle of the body; not clear or direct; having a sloping direction, angle, or position

• calm behaviour that suggests you are not interested or do not care

• (assert yourself)to behave in a way that expresses your confidence, importance, or power and earns you respect from others; to say that something is certainly true; to do something to show that you have power; to state an opinion or claim a right forcefully

'oblique' Meaning

• having a sloping direction, angle, or position; (of an angle) either more or less than 90°; Oblique remarks are not direct, so that the real meaning is not immediately clear; one of the muscles that lies in a sloping direction from the middle of the body; not clear or direct; having a sloping direction, angle, or position

• (assert yourself)to behave in a way that expresses your confidence, importance, or power and earns you respect from others; to say that something is certainly true; to do something to show that you have power; to state an opinion or claim a right forcefully

• calm behaviour that suggests you are not interested or do not care

'nonchalance' Meaning

• careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount; careful in spending money; careful to use only as much money, food, etc. as is necessary

• calm behaviour that suggests you are not interested or do not care

• (an area of) very wet, soft land; to cover a place or thing with a large amount of water; If something swamps a person, system, or place, more of it arrives than can be easily dealt with; If clothes swamp you, they are much too big for you.; to have too many of something, or to give someone too much to do

'frugal' Meaning

• careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount; careful in spending money; careful to use only as much money, food, etc. as is necessary

• to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change; to change the size of clothes so that they fit better; to change a characteristic, often slightly, or to cause this to happen

• (an area of) very wet, soft land; to cover a place or thing with a large amount of water; If something swamps a person, system, or place, more of it arrives than can be easily dealt with; If clothes swamp you, they are much too big for you.; to have too many of something, or to give someone too much to do

'swamp' Meaning

• to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change; to change the size of clothes so that they fit better; to change a characteristic, often slightly, or to cause this to happen

• careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount; careful in spending money; careful to use only as much money, food, etc. as is necessary

• (an area of) very wet, soft land; to cover a place or thing with a large amount of water; If something swamps a person, system, or place, more of it arrives than can be easily dealt with; If clothes swamp you, they are much too big for you.; to have too many of something, or to give someone too much to do

'alter' Meaning

• to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion; to represent something falsely or to hide something

• to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change; to change the size of clothes so that they fit better; to change a characteristic, often slightly, or to cause this to happen

• to hide your real feelings, character, or intentions