2019 Dec

Question 1

Sanctimonious

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Making a show of being morally superior to other people

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Evanescent

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Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing

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Enigma

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A person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand

Question 4

Divination

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The practise of foretelling the future by supernatural means

An especially strong sense of intuition or perception

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Imbue

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To inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality)

Question 6

Incensed

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Enraged

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Demure

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(Of a woman) reserved, modest, and shy

Question 8

Varnish

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Lacquer

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Verve

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Vigour and spirit / enthusiasm

Question 10

Outrush

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A violent outflow

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Seminal

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Influential

Question 12

Silo

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A tower or pit on a farm used to store grain

An underground chamber in which a guided missile is kept ready for firing

A system, process, department, etc. that operates in isolation from others

Question 13

Parlance

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A particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest;

Jargon

Question 14

Thespian

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Relating to drama or the theatre

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Ostensible

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Apparent

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Aphorism

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A pithy observation that contains a general truth

E.g.,
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”

Question 17

Acrimony

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Bitterness or ill feeling

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Ignominy

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Shame or disgrace

Question 19

Sibilance

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Making or characterized by a hissing sound

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Gustatory

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Concerned with tasting or the sense of taste

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Dilatory

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Slow to act/ delaying

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Punctilious

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Meticulous

Question 23

Druid

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A priest, magician or soothsayer in the ancient Celtic religion

Question 24

Meander

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To zigzag or stroll

Question 25

Iconoclast

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A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

A destroyer of images used in religious worship

Question 26

Effulgence

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Brightness; radiance

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Inscrutable

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Enigmatic

Mysterious

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Hirsute

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Hairy

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Chorister

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A member of a choir

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Paean

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A song of praise or triumph

Question 31

Slog

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To work hard
To trudge forward
To hit forcefully and typically wildly

Question 32

Ribald

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Bawdy

Vulgar

Question 33

Repository

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A store

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Excoriate

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To criticize severely

Question 35

Fissile

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Able to undergo nuclear fission

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Lachrymose

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Tearful

Tragic

Question 37

Hoarfrost

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A greyish white crystalline deposit of frozen water vapour formed in clear still weather on vegetation, fences, etc.