Dec /Jan/ Feb 2021/22

Question 1

Indignation

Answer 1

anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.
“the letter filled Lucy with indignation”

Question 2

Inquisition

Answer 2

a period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.
“she relented in her determined inquisition and offered help”

Question 3

Agnostic

Answer 3

a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.

Question 4

Sub judice

Answer 4

under judicial consideration and therefore prohibited from public discussion elsewhere.
“the cases were still sub judice”

Question 5

Economical

Answer 5

using no more of something than is necessary.

“this chassis is economical in metal and therefore light in weight”

Question 6

Blunder

Answer 6

a stupid or careless mistake.

“she stopped, finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made”

Question 7

Thwart

Answer 7

prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
“he never did anything to thwart his father”
oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully.
“the government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties”

Question 8

Disparaging

Answer 8

expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory.
“disparaging remarks about public housing”

Question 9

Ambience

Answer 9

the character and atmosphere of a place.
“the relaxed ambience of the cocktail lounge is popular with guests”

background noise added to a musical recording to give the impression that it was recorded live.

Question 10

Entrophy

Answer 10

lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder.

Question 11

Plausible

Answer 11

(of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable.
“a plausible explanation”

Question 12

Inebriated

Answer 12

drunk; intoxicated.

“I got mildly inebriated”

Question 13

Languid

Answer 13

of a person, manner, or gesture) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.
“they turned with languid movements from back to front so as to tan evenly”

weak or faint from illness or fatigue.
“she was pale, languid, and weak, as if she had delivered a child”

Question 14

Blasphemy

Answer 14

the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk.
“he was detained on charges of blasphemy”

Question 15

Homage (ige)

Answer 15

special honor or respect shown publicly.

“a masterly work written in homage to Beethoven”

Question 16

Levity

Answer 16

humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.
“as an attempt to introduce a note of levity, the words were a disastrous flop”

Question 17

Alchemy

Answer 17

a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination.
“finding the person who’s right for you requires a very subtle alchemy”

Question 18

Contemporary

Answer 18

living or occurring at the same time.
“the event was recorded by a contemporary historian”
2.
belonging to or occurring in the present.
“the tension and complexities of our contemporary society”

a person or thing living or existing at the same time as another.
“he was a contemporary of Darwin”

Question 19

Innocuous (okuos)

Answer 19

not harmful or offensive.

“it was an innocuous question”

Question 20

Conjure

Answer 20

call upon (a spirit or ghost) to appear, by means of a magic ritual.
“they hoped to conjure up the spirit of their dead friend”
2.
ARCHAIC
implore (someone) to do something.
“she conjured him to return” home

Question 21

Wistful

Answer 21

having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.
“a wistful smile”

Regretful longing

Question 22

Emporiums

Answer 22

a business establishment that specializes in products or services on a large scale (often used for humorously formal effect).
“the world-famous food emporium”
ARCHAIC
a principal center of commerce; a market.

Question 23

Gauche (gōshe)

Answer 23

lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward.

“a shy and gauche teenager”

Question 24

Ostensibly

Answer 24

apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually.

“portrayed as a blue-collar type, ostensibly a carpenter”

Question 25

Proclivity (proklivity)

Answer 25

a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.
“a proclivity for hard work”

Question 26

Insipid

Answer 26

Lacking flavor
lacking vigor or interest.
“many artists continued to churn out insipid, shallow works”

Boring uninteresting

Question 27

Fortification

Answer 27

a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack.
“the building and maintenance of fortifications”