30 Dec

Question 1

sermonise

Answer 1

deliver an opinionated and dogmatic talk to someone

Question 2

senile

Answer 2

(of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties;doddery;decrepit;long in the tooth

Question 3

edict

Answer 3

an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority

Question 4

decimate

Answer 4

kill, destroy, or remove a large proportion of.

Question 5

sporadically

Answer 5

occasionally or at irregular intervals.

Question 6

strident

Answer 6

adjective. making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges. having a shrill, irritating quality or character: a strident tone in his writings.
presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way.

Question 7

sophistry

Answer 7

the use of clever but false arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving.casuistry; quibbling

Question 8

exigency

Answer 8

an urgent need or demand.

Question 9

denude

Answer 9

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

Question 10

mayhem

Answer 10

violent or extreme disorder; chaos.

Question 11

avalanche

Answer 11

a sudden arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities.
a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.

Question 12

rout

Answer 12

a disorderly retreat of defeated troops.an assembly of people who have made a move towards committing an illegal act which would constitute an offence of riot.

Question 13

fissiparous

Answer 13

inclined to cause or undergo division into separate parts or groups.

Question 14

juggernaut

Answer 14

a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force.a large, heavy vehicle, especially an articulated lorry.