DAY 9

Question 1

boorish

Answer 1

rough and bad-mannered; coarse.

Question 2

brook

Answer 2

a small stream.

Question 3

circumspect

Answer 3

wary and unwilling to take risks.

Question 4

comity

Answer 4

courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others.

Question 5

commensurate

Answer 5

corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.

Question 6

cordial

Answer 6

warm and friendly.

Question 7

deleterious

Answer 7

causing harm or damage.

Question 8

dichotomy

Answer 8

a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.

Question 9

edify

Answer 9

instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.

Question 10

elicit

Answer 10

evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.

Question 11

erudite

Answer 11

having or showing great knowledge or learning

Question 12

fecund

Answer 12

producing many new ideas

Question 13

feeble

Answer 13

lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

Question 14

felicitous

Answer 14

well chosen or suited to the circumstances.

Question 15

forbear

Answer 15

politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain.

Question 16

haphazard

Answer 16

lacking any obvious principle of organization.

Question 17

hodgepodge

Answer 17

a confused mixture

Question 18

impede

Answer 18

delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder

Question 19

impetuous

Answer 19

acting or done quickly and without thought or care.

Question 20

irascible

Answer 20

having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.

Question 21

mercenary

Answer 21

primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.

Question 22

meticulous

Answer 22

showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

Question 23

mordant

Answer 23

biting humour

Question 24

outstrip

Answer 24

move faster than and overtake (someone else).

Question 25

precarious

Answer 25

not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

Question 26

quirky

Answer 26

having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects.

Question 27

repudiate

Answer 27

refuse to accept; reject.

Question 28

tact

Answer 28

skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues.

Question 29

trifling

Answer 29

unimportant or trivial.

Question 30

turbulent

Answer 30

characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable or calm.