DAY 6

Question 1

admonish

Answer 1

warn or reprimand someone firmly.

Question 2

aesthetic

Answer 2

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

Question 3

affectation

Answer 3

behaviour, speech, or writing that is pretentious and designed to impress.

Question 4

alleviate

Answer 4

make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe

Question 5

analogous

Answer 5

comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.

Question 6

bolster

Answer 6

a long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support.

Question 7

chauvinistic

Answer 7

displaying excessive or prejudiced support for one’s own cause or group, in particular showing male prejudice against women.

Question 8

connoisseur

Answer 8

an expert judge in matters of taste.

Question 9

dissemble

Answer 9

conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs.

Question 10

dogged

Answer 10

having or showing tenacity and grim persistence.

Question 11

dupe

Answer 11

deceive; trick.

Question 12

empirical

Answer 12

based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.

Question 13

engender

Answer 13

cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).

Question 14

entitled

Answer 14

believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.

Question 15

pertinacious

Answer 15

holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action.

Question 16

presumptuous

Answer 16

(of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.

Question 17

probity

Answer 17

the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.

Question 18

proliferate

Answer 18

increase rapidly in number; multiply.

Question 19

specious

Answer 19

superficially plausible, but actually wrong.

Question 20

spurious

Answer 20

not being what it purports to be; false or fake.

Question 21

subjective

Answer 21

based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.

Question 22

subvert

Answer 22

undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

Question 23

timorous

Answer 23

showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence.

Question 24

tortuous

Answer 24

full of twists and turns.

Question 25

tractable

Answer 25

(of a person) easy to control or influence.

Question 26

transient

Answer 26

lasting only for a short time; impermanent.

Question 27

ubiquitous

Answer 27

present, appearing, or found everywhere.

Question 28

underscore

Answer 28

to emphasize the importance of something

Question 29

venal

Answer 29

showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt.

Question 30

venerate

Answer 30

regard with great respect