PNJA quiz 1 (copy)

flock

to swarm, crowd, mob, invade, throng

sea-change

radical transformation/profound shift

albeit

though, despite

detrimental

harmful, damaging, hurtful, destructive

embed

to fix, implant, lodge, set

funnel onto/into

to convey, direct, move, pass, channel, guide

convene

bring together, group, assemble

tangible

palpable, concrete, real

facilitate

ease, clear the way, smooth

saddle

burden, encumber, lumber

amplified

enlarge, expand, develop

part and parcel

essential component, integral part

throng

crowd

bellowed

shouted

discarded

thrown away

lugubrious

sad and gloomy

set out

explain, present, describe

perfunctory

lacking a plan, purpose or enthusiasm

tidings

news, information

over maps

regarding control and influence of a region or its borders

tested

challenged, questioned, scrutinized

set out

explain, present, describe

perfunctory 

lacking a plan, purpose or enthusiasm

tidings

news, information

transactional

pragmatic, qui pro quo, utilitarian

over maps

regarding control and influence of a region or its borders

consign

deliver somewhere, send by someone, get rid of

advent

the fact of an event happening, an invention being made, or a person arriving

unprecedented

never having happened or existed in the past:

discard

throw away, get rid of

levy

an amount of money, such as a tax, that you have to pay to a government or organization

soar

fly above something

brainchild

an original idea, plan, or invention

targeted solution

a solution designed to address a specific, defined problem or a particular group

nifty

good, pleasing, or effective