DAY 2

Question 1

adulterate

Answer 1

render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance.

Question 2

advocate

Answer 2

a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.

Question 3

aggrandize

Answer 3

increase the power, status, or wealth of.

Question 4

alacrity

Answer 4

brisk and cheerful readiness.

Question 5

ambivalent

Answer 5

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Question 6

ameliorate

Answer 6

make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

Question 7

amenable

Answer 7

open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled.

Question 8

anachronistic

Answer 8

belonging to a period other than that being portrayed.

Question 9

audacious

Answer 9

showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

Question 10

avaricious

Answer 10

having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Question 11

banal

Answer 11

so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

Question 12

benign

Answer 12

gentle and kindly.

Question 13

brazen

Answer 13

bold and without shame.

Question 14

calumny

Answer 14

the making of false and defamatory statements about someone to damage their reputation; slander.

Question 15

candid

Answer 15

truthful and straightforward; frank.

Question 16

castigate

Answer 16

reprimand (someone) severely.

Question 17

caustic

Answer 17

able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action.

Question 18

construe

Answer 18

interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.

Question 19

contrite

Answer 19

feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong.

Question 20

convoluted

Answer 20

(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow

Question 21

covet

Answer 21

yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another).

Question 22

craven

Answer 22

contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly.

Question 23

decorum

Answer 23

etiquette; behaviour in keeping with good taste and propriety.

Question 24

deft

Answer 24

neatly skillful and quick in one’s movements.

Question 25

demur

Answer 25

raise objections or show reluctance.

Question 26

derivative

Answer 26

something which is based on another source.

Question 27

desiccate

Answer 27

remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry.

Question 28

diatribe

Answer 28

a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

Question 29

incredulous

Answer 29

(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.

Question 30

ingenuous

Answer 30

(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting