April 17 Number 2

Question 1

Malicious

Answer 1

Intending or intended to do harm

Question 2

Benevolent

Answer 2

Well meaning and kindly

Question 3

Ruinous

Answer 3

Disastrous or destructive

Question 4

Advantageous

Answer 4

Involving good circumstances that increase the chance of success

Beneficial

Question 5

Wrathful

Answer 5

Full of or characterised by intense anger

Question 6

Appease

Answer 6

Pacify or placate someone by agreeing to their demands

Question 7

Dimension

Answer 7

A measurable extent, such as length, height, width or depth

Question 8

Mundane

Answer 8

Lacking interest of excitement - dull

Question 9

Spontaneous

Answer 9

Performed or occurring as a result of a sudden impulse

Not planned

Question 10

Jargon

Answer 10

Special words or expressions used by a profession or group - difficult to understand by others

Question 11

Novella

Answer 11

A short novel

Question 12

Colosseum

Answer 12

A vast Roman amphitheatre

Question 13

Tributary

Answer 13

A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake

Question 14

Notorious

Answer 14

Famous or well known, typically for something bad

Question 15

Negligible

Answer 15

So small or unimportant that it is not worth considering

Question 16

Inadvertent

Answer 16

Not resulting or achieved through deliberate planning

Question 17

Virtuous

Answer 17

Having high moral standards

Question 18

Tardy

Answer 18

Late

Slow in action or response

Question 19

Chivalrous

Answer 19

Courteous, especially towards women

Question 20

Deplorable

Answer 20

Completely unacceptable

Shockingly bad in quality

Question 21

Erroneous

Answer 21

Wrong

Question 22

Fraudulent

Answer 22

Obtained or done by involving deception - particularly criminal deception

Unjustifiably claiming particular accomplishments or qualities

Question 23

Pungent

Answer 23

Having a sharply strong taste or smell

Question 24

Pretence

Answer 24

An attempt to make something that is not the case appear true

A claim to have a particular skill or quality

Question 25

Demure

Answer 25

Reserved, modest and shy (usually related to women)

Question 26

Perplex

Answer 26

Make someone completely baffled