2021 Jan

Question 1

Sodality

Answer 1

Roman Catholic religious guild or brotherhood

Question 2

Lagom

Answer 2

Just the right amount

Origin: Norwegian/ Swedish

Question 3

Menology

Answer 3

A calendar containing Greek saints

Question 4

Janissary

Answer 4

A member of the Turkish infantry serving the Sultan during the 14-19th centuries.

Question 5

Farrago

Answer 5

A confused mixture

Question 6

Widdershins

Answer 6

Counterclockwise

Question 7

Eudaemonic

Answer 7

Conducive to happiness

Question 8

Trouvaille

Answer 8

A lucky find

Question 9

Preprandial

Answer 9

Done or taken before dinner or lunch

Question 10

VCSEL

Answer 10

Abbreviation:

Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting LASER

Question 11

Depute

Answer 11

Appoint

Delegate

Question 12

Hyperborean

Answer 12

An inhabitant of the extreme north

Question 13

Housewright

Answer 13

A builder and repairer of wooden houses

Question 14

Flitch

Answer 14

A cut slab of timber

Question 15

Boïte

Answer 15

Nightclub

Question 16

WCFM

Answer 16

Woocommerce Frontend Manager

Question 17

Demiurge

Answer 17

A being responsible for the creation of the universe

Question 18

Tohubohu

Answer 18

A state of chaos

Utter confusion

Question 19

Mansuetude

Answer 19

Meekness

Gentleness

Question 20

Olēka

Answer 20

The awareness of how few days are memorable in one’s life

Question 21

Lozenge

Answer 21

Cough drop

Question 22

Holus-Bolus

Answer 22

All at once

Question 23

Crepitate

Answer 23

To make a crackling sound

Question 24

Maecenatism

Answer 24

Patronage

Question 25

Avail

Answer 25

Benefit

Question 26

Hobbledehoy

Answer 26

A clumsy or awkward youth

Question 27

Canonical

Answer 27

Recognized

Question 28

Prospicience

Answer 28

Foresight

Question 29

Aglit

Answer 29

A metal or plastic tube fixed around each end of a shoelace

Question 30

Mensuration

Answer 30

Measurement

Question 31

Abscond

Answer 31

To run away/ flee