3 March

Question 1

miffed

Answer 1

somewhat annoyed; peeved.

Question 2

partisan

Answer 2

a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.

Question 3

keep on tenterhooks

Answer 3

The phrase “on tenterhooks” means “waiting nervously for something to happen.”

Question 4

clemency

Answer 4

mercy; lenience.

Question 5

linchpin/lynchpin

Answer 5

a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization.

Question 6

cataclysmic

Answer 6

(of a natural event) large-scale and violent.
causing sudden and violent upheaval.
used to emphasize the extent of something bad or unwelcome.

Question 7

eulogise

Answer 7

praise highly in speech or writing.

Question 8

primordial

Answer 8

existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval.

(especially of a feeling or state) basic and fundamental.

Question 9

pulverize

Answer 9

reduce to fine particles.

defeat utterly.

Question 10

subjugate

Answer 10

bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.

conquer

Question 11

contrition

Answer 11

the state of feeling remorseful and penitent.

Question 12

gargantuan

Answer 12

enormous.

Question 13

puerile

Answer 13

childishly silly and immature.

Question 14

incessant

Answer 14

(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.

Question 15

beget

Answer 15

cause; bring about.

(especially of a man) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction.

Question 16

vacuous

Answer 16

having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.
gap

Question 17

pontificate

Answer 17

express one’s opinions in a pompous and dogmatic way.

Question 18

walk the talk

Answer 18

It means putting your words into action—showing that you mean what you say by actively doing it yourself. It is a version of the everyday phrase ‘practise what you preach’

Question 19

overhang

Answer 19

a part of something that extends or hangs over something else.

Question 20

perfunctory

Answer 20

(of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.

Question 21

jarring

Answer 21

incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing.

causing a physical shock, jolt, or vibration.

Question 22

cursorily

Answer 22

rapidly and often superficially performed or produced

Question 23

Retributive justice

Answer 23

Retributive justice is a theory of punishment that when an offender breaks the law, justice requires that they suffer in return, and that the response to a crime is proportional to the offence.

Question 24

carceral

Answer 24

relating to a prison.

Question 25

craven

Answer 25

contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly.

Question 26

impoverished

Answer 26

(of a person or area) made poor.

deprived of strength or vitality.

Question 27

outgo

Answer 27

the outlay of money.

go faster than

Question 28

sluggish

Answer 28

slow-moving or inactive.

Question 29

imbroglio

Answer 29

an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.

Question 30

imbroglio

Answer 30

an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.

Question 31

amnesia

Answer 31

a partial or total loss of memory.

Question 32

reapproachment/reconciliation / detente

Answer 32

(especially in international affairs) an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations.

Question 33

denude

Answer 33

strip (something) of its covering, possessions, or assets.