9 March

Question 1

disconcerted

Answer 1

unsettled or confused.

Question 2

corrigendum

Answer 2

a thing to be corrected, typically an error in a printed book.

Question 3

exalted

Answer 3

(of a person or their rank or status) at a high or powerful level.
in a state of extreme happiness.

Question 4

discernible

Answer 4

detectable; visible

Question 5

hedge

Answer 5

A hedge is an investment that is made with the intention of reducing the risk of adverse price movements in an asset.

Question 6

reductionist

Answer 6

analysing and describing a complex phenomenon in terms of its simple or fundamental constituents.

Question 7

prosthetic

Answer 7

denoting an artificial body part, such as a limb, a heart, or a breast implant.

Question 8

myopic

Answer 8

short sighted

Question 9

staggering

Answer 9

deeply shocking; astonishing.

Question 10

stymied

Answer 10

prevent or hinder the progress of.

Question 11

polarity

Answer 11

difference; separation; contradictory

Question 12

cheek by jowl

Answer 12

If you say that people or things are cheek by jowl with each other, you are indicating that they are very close to each other.

Question 13

suboptimal

Answer 13

of less than the highest standard or quality.