31 Jan

Question 1

punitive

Answer 1

inflicting or intended as punishment.

Question 2

grapple

Answer 2

engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.

Question 3

avalanche

Answer 3

1 : a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice. 2 : a sudden great or overwhelming rush or accumulation of something hit by an avalanche of paperwork.

Question 4

arcane

Answer 4

understood by few; mysterious or secret.

Question 5

pay lip service to

Answer 5

express approval of or support for (something) insincerely or without taking any significant action.

Question 6

poignant

Answer 6

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

sharp or pungent in taste or smell.

Question 7

affluent

Answer 7

(especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy.

Question 8

doles

Answer 8

The distribution by the government of relief payments to the unemployed. 2. A share of money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given: increasing the monthly dole given to poor families.

Question 9

polarise

Answer 9

restrict the vibrations of (a transverse wave, especially light) wholly or partially to one direction.

Question 10

clinch

Answer 10

confirm or settle (a contract or bargain).

grapple

Question 11

separatist

Answer 11

a person who supports the separation of a particular group of people from a larger body on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or gender.

Question 12

victor

Answer 12

winner

Question 13

roll the rock up the hill

Answer 13

It means to do something in an unnecessailry difficult way.The term Sisyphean describes a task that is impossible to complete. It refers to the punishment that Sisyphus receives in the underworld, where he is forced to roll a boulder up a hill repeatedly for eternity.

Question 14

limpid

Answer 14

(of a liquid) completely clear and transparent.

Question 15

maieutic

Answer 15

of or denoting the Socratic mode of inquiry, which aims to bring a person’s latent ideas into clear consciousness.

Question 16

socrate

Answer 16

Socrates was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as a founder of Western philosoph

Question 17

annus horribilis

Answer 17

a year of disaster or misfortune.

Question 18

exodus

Answer 18

a mass departure of people.

Question 19

elude

Answer 19

escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way.

Question 20

implicit

Answer 20

suggested though not directly expressed.

always to be found in; essentially connected with.

Question 21

modus vivendi

Answer 21

an arrangement or agreement allowing conflicting parties to coexist peacefully, either indefinitely or until a final settlement is reached.
a way of living

Question 22

glaring

Answer 22

giving out or reflecting a strong or dazzling light.

staring fiercely or fixedly.

Question 23

impugn

Answer 23

dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question.

Question 24

abeyance

Answer 24

a state of temporary disuse or suspension.

Question 25

doomscroller

Answer 25

Doomscrolling or doomsurfing is the act of spending an excessive amount of screen time devoted to the absorption of negative news. Increased consumption of predominantly negative news may result in harmful psychophysiological responses in some.

Question 26

swansong

Answer 26

the final performance or activity of a person’s career.

Question 27

prurient

Answer 27

having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters, especially the sexual activity of others.

Question 28

clemency powers

Answer 28

For many years the clemency power was an absolute power of the monarch to pardon an individual for a crime committed by the individual, later on, the power was delegated in the hand of the judiciary and the Sovereign’s ministers.[29] Once the pardon is granted the decision cannot be changed

Question 29

tepid

Answer 29

lukewarm

Question 30

front-loading

Answer 30

distribute or allocate (costs, effort, etc.) unevenly, with the greater proportion at the beginning of the enterprise or process.

Question 31

metier

Answer 31

an outstanding or advantageous characteristic/talent; an occupation or activity that one is good at.

Question 32

capricious

Answer 32

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.
changing according to no discernible rules; unpredictable.

Question 33

drove

Answer 33

herd;flock

Question 34

surreptitious

Answer 34

kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

Question 35

macro

Answer 35

a single instruction that expands automatically into a set of instructions to perform a particular task.