2 april

Question 1

vantage

Answer 1

a place or position affording a good view of something.

Question 2

coalesced

Answer 2

come together to form one mass or whole.

Question 3

coherent

Answer 3

(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.

forming a unified whole.

Question 4

hegemony

Answer 4

leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.

Question 5

astute

Answer 5

having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage.

Question 6

brevity

Answer 6

concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

shortness of time.

Question 7

gravitas

Answer 7

dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner.

Question 8

regress

Answer 8

return to a former or less developed state.

Question 9

tacit

Answer 9

understood or implied without being stated.

implicit

Question 10

fillip

Answer 10

something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity.

Question 11

ratchet

Answer 11

cause something to rise or fall as a step in a steady and irreversible process.

Question 12

frenetic

Answer 12

fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.

Question 13

stasis

Answer 13

1 : a slowing or stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid: such as. a : slowing of the current of circulating blood. b : reduced motility of the intestines with retention of feces.

Question 14

attenuation

Answer 14

the reduction of the force, effect, or value of something.

Question 15

tire

Answer 15

lose interest in; become bored with.

Question 16

pall

Answer 16

a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb.

a dark cloud of smoke, dust, etc.

Question 17

parley

Answer 17

a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice.
negotiation

Question 18

evade

Answer 18

escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery.

Question 19

buttress

Answer 19

a structure of stone or brick built against a wall to strengthen or support it.

Question 20

preclude

Answer 20

prevent from happening; make impossible.

Question 21

misnomer

Answer 21

a wrong or inaccurate name or designation.

a wrong or inaccurate use of a name or term.

Question 22

contingent

Answer 22

subject to chance.

occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on.

Question 23

pre-empt

Answer 23

take action in order to prevent (an anticipated event) happening; forestall.
acquire or appropriate (something) in advance.

Question 24

ballyhoo

Answer 24

extravagant publicity or fuss.

Question 25

waffle

Answer 25

speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner.

fail to make up one’s mind.

Question 26

dither

Answer 26

be indecisive.

Question 27

hark back

Answer 27

mention or remember something from the past.

Question 28

anachronistic

Answer 28

belonging to a period other than that being portrayed.

belonging or appropriate to an earlier period, especially so as to seem conspicuously old-fashioned.

Question 29

coverture

Answer 29

protective or concealing covering.

the legal status of a married woman, considered to be under her husband’s protection and authority.

Question 30

chronic

Answer 30

of a very poor quality.

(of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.

Question 31

recrimination

Answer 31

an accusation in response to one from someone else.

Question 32

chaste

Answer 32

abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse.