2. conspicuously, phony, allowance, scattered

Question 1

conspicuously

Answer 1

in a way that is conspicuous (= noticeable):
The temple’s grand white arches rose conspicuously over the dirty decaying city.
Ms Andrews was conspicuously absent from the event.

Police cars were conspicuously parked inside and outside the grounds.
His grin reveals a conspicuously missing tooth.
Escaping from prisons was one of his specialities, but this time he had conspicuously failed.

Question 2

phony

Answer 2

not sincere or not real:
All salespeople seem to have the same phony smile.
He gave the police a phony address.

fake, false (NOT TRUE)

Question 3

allowance

Answer 3

money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a particular thing:
The perks of the job include a company pension and a generous travel allowance.
I couldn’t have managed at college if I hadn’t had an allowance from my parents.

an amount of something that you are allowed:
The baggage/luggage allowance for most flights is 20 kilos.

Question 4

scattered

Answer 4

covering a wide area:
Toys and books were scattered about/around the room.
My family is scattered all over the world.
The forecast is for scattered showers (= separate areas of rain) tomorrow.