15 Nov

Question 1

promulgate

Answer 1

to promote an idea, a belief, a cause, etc. among many people
to officially announce a new law or system

Question 2

brazen

Answer 2

without embarrassment, especially in a way which shocks people

Question 3

rile

Answer 3

irritate,annoy,bother

Question 4

hurry smacks of something fishy

Answer 4

sign of something bad

Question 5

cusec

Answer 5

a unit of flow (especially of water) equal to one cubic foot per second.

Question 6

barrage

Answer 6

a continuous attack on a place with a large number of guns

a large number of questions, comments, etc., directed at a person very quickly

Question 7

futility

Answer 7

uselessness

Question 8

protracted

Answer 8

prolonged,extended

Question 9

heft

Answer 9

lift or carry

Question 10

beget

Answer 10

(especially of a man) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction
casue,bring about

Question 11

entrench

Answer 11

establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.
establish (a military force) in trenches or other fortified positions

Question 12

wean

Answer 12

to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal with its mother’s milk and start giving it solid food

Question 13

quixotic

Answer 13

extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.

Question 14

skirmishes

Answer 14

short fights between groups of people

Question 15

downplay

Answer 15

make something appear less important than it really is

Question 16

conform

Answer 16

to obey a rule or law

to behave in the same way as other people of a group or society

Question 17

clarion

Answer 17

loud and clear

a narrow trumpet

Question 18

nimble

Answer 18

able to move quickly and lightly

Question 19

salience

Answer 19

the quality of being important or noticeable

prominent

Question 20

discernible

Answer 20

able to be perceived by a sense

Question 21

chafed

Answer 21

(with reference to a part of the body) make or become sore by rubbing against something

Question 22

ostensibly

Answer 22

as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently

Question 23

heresy

Answer 23

opinion or belief that is different from what generally is to be accepted as true

Question 24

contour

Answer 24

the shape of the outer surface of something

Question 25

outlier

Answer 25

a person or thing situated away or detached from the main body or system.

Question 26

foreground

Answer 26

make (something) the most prominent or important feature.

Question 27

hamlet

Answer 27

a very small village

Question 28

amputate

Answer 28

cut off arms,legs etc for medical reasons

Question 29

collate

Answer 29

to collect information from different places in order to put it together, examine and compare it

Question 30

vignette

Answer 30

a brief evocative description, account, or episode

Question 31

deffered

Answer 31

postponed or delayed

Question 32

accede

Answer 32

to agree to a request or demand

Question 33

platoon

Answer 33

small group of soldiers

Question 34

connivance

Answer 34

willingness to allow or be secretly involved in an immoral or illegal act.
collusion
complicity
abetting

Question 35

rancorous

Answer 35

characterized by bitterness or resentment.

Question 36

coherent

Answer 36

clear and easy to understand; logical

Question 37

rebuff

Answer 37

an unkind refusal of an offer or suggestion