DAY 19

Question 1

acolyte

Answer 1

an assistant or follower.

Question 2

anoint

Answer 2

appoint.

Question 3

base

Answer 3

use (something specified) as the foundation or starting point for something.

Question 4

coercion

Answer 4

the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.

Question 5

coin

Answer 5

invent (a new word or phrase).

Question 6

cunning

Answer 6

having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion.

Question 7

discomfit

Answer 7

make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed.

Question 8

dissent

Answer 8

hold or express opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held.

Question 9

distill

Answer 9

extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of.

Question 10

dubious

Answer 10

hesitating or doubting.

Question 11

ebullient

Answer 11

cheerful and full of energy.

Question 12

facetious

Answer 12

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour

Question 13

fallible

Answer 13

capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

Question 14

florid

Answer 14

excessively intricate or elaborate.

Question 15

gawky

Answer 15

nervously awkward and ungainly.

Question 16

inveigle

Answer 16

persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.

Question 17

jettison

Answer 17

abandon or discard (someone or something that is no longer wanted).

Question 18

mendacity

Answer 18

untruthfulness; lying.

Question 19

munificent

Answer 19

characterized by or displaying great generosity.

Question 20

naive

Answer 20

showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

Question 21

noble

Answer 21

having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles.

Question 22

parochial

Answer 22

having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.

Question 23

pedestrian

Answer 23

lacking inspiration or excitement; dull.

Question 24

prevaricate

Answer 24

speak or act in an evasive way.

Question 25

prime

Answer 25

of first importance; of the best possible quality

Question 26

radical

Answer 26

advocating or based on thorough or complete political or social change; representing or supporting an extreme or progressive section of a political party.

Question 27

recrudescent

Answer 27

resurrection; regeneration

Question 28

temporal

Answer 28

relating to time.

Question 29

transitory

Answer 29

not permanent.

Question 30

viable

Answer 30

capable of working successfully; feasible.