Vocabulary Trivia 1

Don't be so optimistic / pessimistic. Everything's going to be fine, you'll see!

• optimistic

• pessimistic

Most newspapers are usually biased / prejudiced towards a certain political outlook.

• biased

• prejudiced

I'm slightly dubious / cynical about whether Sean's idea is going to work.

• dubious

• cynical

To suggest that it is possible to create a society without a crime is a little naive / sceptical, isn't it?

• naive

• sceptical

The only ingenious / plausible explanation I can think of is that Jenna got the dates wrong.

• ingenious

• plausible

Please don't baffle / discriminate me with loads of technical terminology. Use plain, simple English!

• baffle

• discriminate

It's not always easy to assume / assess someone's suitablilty for a job by talking to them in a short interview.

• assume

• assess

How can the government justify / speculate spending so much on the armed forces?

• justify

• speculate

Looking at the damage, I would estimate / deduce that the painting will cost at least $2000 to restore porperly.

• estimate

• deduce

I don't think you should reflect / presume that lots of people are going to help you with this project.

• reflect

• presume