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PUC - RJ 2011 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Sinônimos | Synonyms

Considering its use in the text, the first word in the pair is followed by a synonym in.

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falter (line 9) – increase
B
leverage (line 33) – destroy
C
stresses (line 68) – reduces
D
seek (line 77) – attempt
E
vast (line 106) – limited
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PUC - RJ 2011 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Sinônimos | Synonyms, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The expression “is poised to be” in “…skeptics say that China is poised to be the next imperialist power of the world after the USA…” (lines 2-4) means that China is.

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denying to be
B
prepared to act as
C
refusing to behave as
D
not yet ready to become
E
resisting to accept the role of
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PUC - RJ 2012 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Sinônimos | Synonyms, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the fragment “An intercultural perspective is better served to these sociological realities, it is argued, in a way that can be contrasted against a multiculturalism that emphasises strong ethnic or cultural identities at the expense of wider cultural exchanges.” (lines 92-96), the expression ‘at the expense of…’ can be substituted, without change in meaning, by

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owing to
B
in addition to
C
in opposition to
D
regardless of
E
to the detriment of
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PUC - RJ 2012 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In “…the latter is alleged to license such practices.” (lines 169-170) the expression “the latter” refers to

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discourses of individual rights and secularism (lines 161-162)
B
criminal sharia law (line 167)
C
positive law (line 167)
D
the radical “otherness” (line 168)
E
multiculturalism (line 169)
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PUC - RJ 2012 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Sinônimos | Synonyms

In the fragments “The interesting aspect of our discussion here is that they do so in a way that relies upon a formulation of groups,” (lines 102-104)” and “As such, they are less concerned with the diversity of the location that migrants and ethnic minorities are from,” (lines 110-112), ‘relies upon’ and ‘concerned with’ mean, respectively,

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depends on - interested in
B
puts trust in - confident in
C
counts on - indifferent to
D
contrasts with - affected by
E
disposes of - connected with
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PUC - RJ 2012 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Sinônimos | Synonyms, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The fragment “it is argued’ (line 93) can be substituted without misinterpreting the meaning given in the context by

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A
people say
B
one could challenge
C
everyone believes
D
it can be contested
E
we, authors of this text, support
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PUC - RJ 2012 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Sinônimos | Synonyms

Based on the meanings of the words in the text, it can be said that

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entrenched (line 17) and ‘rooted’ express contradictory ideas.
B
alleged (line 85) and ‘declared’ are synonyms.
C
herald (line 88) and ‘hide’ express similar ideas.
D
churning (line 90) and ‘turbulent’ are antonyms.
E
backlash (line 152) and ‘reaction’ have opposite meanings.
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PUC - RJ 2012 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The author explains the expression “dumb phone” (L. 19) as

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a phone used by those who are digital natives.
B
a phone which does not have internet access.
C
a phone that can communicate with people from another planet.
D
a phone specially designed for second graders.
E
a phone designed for those who have hearing problems.B
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PUC - RJ 2012 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Sinônimos | Synonyms

Mark the CORRECT statement concerning the meanings of the words extracted from the text.

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“kicking and screaming” in “... by getting a smart phone this week kicking and screaming.” (L.15-16) means “revolutionary”
B
“odd” in “So one of my students looked at me in an odd and curious way, ...” (L. 21-22) means “respectful”.
C
“late breaking news” in “I was talking with a producer (...) some late breaking news” (L. 26-29) means “tragic news”.
D
“a critical period” in “Perhaps we have a critical period in our life for technology”. (L. 63-64) means “a threatening moment”
E
“soak up” in “When we are young we soak up language so quickly (...)” (L. 64-65) means “absorb”.
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PUC - RJ 2012 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Mark the CORRECT statement concerning the meanings of the words extracted from the text.

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“take for granted” in “Cooking is something we all take for granted but a new theory suggests that if we had not learned to cook food, not only (...)” (L. 1-3) means “assume”.
B
“I’m pretty sure” in “I hate to disappoint you, but whate- ver your ambitions, whatever your long-term goals, I’m pretty sure that reading this column isn’t going to further them.” (L. 6-9) means “I’m inclined to say”.
C
“minor tittle-tattle” in “We humans have a deeply curious nature, and more often than not it is about the minor tittle-tattle in our lives.” (L. 17-19) means “relevant matters”.
D
“shortcut” in “Neoteny is a shortcut taken by evolution” (L. 42) means “a roundabout route”.
E
“a deadly-boring species” in “And thank goodness – otherwise we would have evolved to be a deadly-boring species which never wanted to get lost, never tried things to just see what happened or did things for the hell of it.”(L. 86-90) means “diabolical human beings”.
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PUC - RJ 2012 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The author defines “neoteny” as (L. 42)

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an endless childhood that characterizes humans.
B
the unreachable point in maturity for human species.
C
the infantile behaviour found in human beings.
D
the retention of characteristics of the young.
E
the way mammals behave in general.