DAY 11

Question 1

abhor

Answer 1

regard with disgust and hatred.

Question 2

boisterous

Answer 2

noisy, energetic, and cheerful.

Question 3

chivalrous

Answer 3

courteous and gallant, especially towards women (typically used of a man or his behaviour).

Question 4

churlish

Answer 4

rude in a mean-spirited and unfriendly way.

Question 5

clandestine

Answer 5

kept secret or done secretively, especially because it’s forbidden by rules, laws or custom.

Question 6

complacent

Answer 6

showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.

Question 7

cumbersome

Answer 7

large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.

Question 8

debilitating

Answer 8

(of a disease or condition) making someone very weak and infirm.

Question 9

deliberate

Answer 9

done consciously and intentionally.

Question 10

droll

Answer 10

curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.

Question 11

eccentric

Answer 11

(of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.

Question 12

fractious

Answer 12

(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome.

Question 13

limpid

Answer 13

(of a liquid) completely clear and transparent.

Question 14

mawkish

Answer 14

sentimental in an exaggerated or false way.

Question 15

obeisance

Answer 15

deferential respect.

Question 16

ostentatious

Answer 16

characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress.

Question 17

panacea

Answer 17

a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.

Question 18

perfunctory

Answer 18

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

Question 19

perilous

Answer 19

full of danger or risk.

Question 20

pervasive

Answer 20

(especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.

Question 21

preclude

Answer 21

prevent from happening; make impossible.

Question 22

predilection

Answer 22

a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something.

Question 23

rapacious

Answer 23

aggressively greedy or grasping.

Question 24

relish

Answer 24

a strong liking : inclination

Question 25

satirical

Answer 25

sarcastic, critical, and mocking another’s weaknesses.

Question 26

sham

Answer 26

a thing that is not what it is purported to be.

Question 27

skirt

Answer 27

go round or past the edge of. / attempt to ignore; avoid dealing with.

Question 28

sluggish

Answer 28

slow-moving or inactive.

Question 29

spartan

Answer 29

showing or characterized by austerity or a lack of comfort or luxury.

Question 30

truculent

Answer 30

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.