DAY 7

Question 1

appease

Answer 1

pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.

Question 2

arbitrary

Answer 2

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

Question 3

archaic

Answer 3

very old or old-fashioned.

Question 4

clamorous

Answer 4

making a loud and confused noise.

Question 5

dearth

Answer 5

a scarcity or lack of something.

Question 6

explicable

Answer 6

able to be accounted for or understood.

Question 7

hyperbole

Answer 7

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Question 8

immutable

Answer 8

unchanging over time or unable to be changed.

Question 9

indefatigable

Answer 9

(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly.

Question 10

indolent

Answer 10

wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

Question 11

insular

Answer 11

Ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience.

Question 12

intransigent

Answer 12

unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something.

Question 13

intrepid

Answer 13

fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect).

Question 14

irreverent

Answer 14

showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.

Question 15

loathe

Answer 15

feel intense dislike or disgust for.

Question 16

malign

Answer 16

evil in nature or effect.

Question 17

malleable

Answer 17

easily influenced; pliable.

Question 18

neophyte

Answer 18

a person who is new to a subject or activity.

Question 19

plastic

Answer 19

(of a substance or material) easily shaped or moulded.

Question 20

platitude

Answer 20

a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.

Question 21

prescient

Answer 21

having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.

Question 22

pristine

Answer 22

in its original condition; unspoilt.

Question 23

reproach

Answer 23

express to (someone) one’s disapproval of or disappointment in their actions.

Question 24

robust

Answer 24

strong and healthy; vigorous.

Question 25

salubrious

Answer 25

health-giving; healthy.

Question 26

sanction

Answer 26

official permission or approval for an action.

Question 27

sedulous

Answer 27

(of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.

Question 28

soporific

Answer 28

tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.

Question 29

stern

Answer 29

(of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.

Question 30

tendentious

Answer 30

expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one.