25th June List

Question 1

Pugnacious (adjective)

Answer 1

eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight

Question 2

Lurid (adjective)

Answer 2

presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms, exaggerated, overdramatised

Question 3

Rankle (verb)

Answer 3

(of a comment or fact) cause continuing annoyance or resentment.

Question 4

Desperado/Bandit

Answer 4

a desperate or reckless person, especially a criminal.

Question 5

Prostrate (verb/adjective)

Answer 5

lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downwards.

completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion.

Question 6

Weary (adjective/verb)

Answer 6

feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion.

reluctant to see or experience any more of; tired of.

Question 7

Erstwhile (adjective/adverb)

Answer 7

former/formerly

Question 8

Stoutly (adverb)

Answer 8

with courage and determination/in a strong and sturdy manner.

Question 9

Chastise/reprimand/castigate (verb)

Answer 9

criticise (someone) severely

Question 10

Luminous (adjective)

Answer 10

giving off light; bright or shining.

Question 11

Crucify (verb)

Answer 11

INFORMAL
criticize (someone) severely and unrelentingly.

Question 12

Intimate (verb)

Answer 12

state or make known

Question 13

Sagging/drooping/wilting (adjective)

Answer 13

sinking or bulging downwards under weight or pressure or through lack of streng

Question 14

Lampoon/Satirize (verb)

Answer 14

sinking or bulging downwards under weight or pressure or through lack of streng

Question 15

Cavalry (noun)

Answer 15

(in the past) soldiers who fought on horseback.

Question 16

Deluge (noun/verb)

Answer 16

overwhelm with a flood.

Question 17

Recede (verb)

Answer 17

go or move back or further away from a previous position/(of a quality, feeling, or possibility) gradually diminish.

Question 18

Tantamount (adjective)

Answer 18

equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.

Question 19

Temperament (noun)

Answer 19

a person’s or animal’s nature, especially as it permanently affects their behaviour.

Question 20

Perplexing/Perplexed (adjective/verb)

Answer 20

completely baffling; very puzzling

Question 21

Looming (adjective/verb)

Answer 21

(of an event) seemingly about to happen and regarded as ominous or worrying/appearing as a vague or shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening.

Question 22

Perpetrate (verb)

Answer 22

carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).

Question 23

Drivel (noun/verb)

Answer 23

nonsense/talk nonsense.

Question 24

Superintendent

Answer 24

a person who manages or superintends an organization or activity.
synonyms: manager, director, administrator

Question 25

Concession (noun)

Answer 25

a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands

Question 26

Bulwark (noun)

Answer 26

A defensive wall

Question 27

Foreclose (verb)

Answer 27

take possession of a mortgaged property when the mortgagor fails to keep up their mortgage payments/rule out or prevent (a course of action).

Question 28

Procure (verb)

Answer 28

obtain (something), especially with care or effort.

Question 29

Gnawing (adjective/verb)

Answer 29

persistently worrying or distressing/bite at or nibble something persistently/cause persistent distress or anxiety

Question 30

Sumptuous (adjective)

Answer 30

splendid and expensive-looking, lavish

Question 31

Approbation (formal: noun)

Answer 31

approval or praise.

Question 32

Gallantry (noun)

Answer 32

courageous behaviour, especially in battle/
polite attention or respect given by men to women.