Deck 1

Question 1

caustic (adj)

/ˈkɔːstɪk/

Answer 1

1. Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action

2. Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way

Question 2

detrimental (adj)

/ˌdɛtrɪˈmɛnt(ə)l/

Answer 2

harmful

Tending to cause harm

Question 3

scathing (adj)

/ˈskeɪðɪŋ/

Answer 3

severely critical

Question 4

bitter (adj)

/ˈbɪtə/

Answer 4

1. Having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet
2. Feeling or showing anger, hurt, or resentment because of bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment
3. Painful or unpleasant to accept or contemplate
4. (Of wind or weather) intensely cold

Question 5

contemplate (v)

/ˈkɒntɛmpleɪt/

Answer 5

Look thoughtfully for a long time at

Question 6

resentment (n)

/rɪˈzɛntm(ə)nt/

Answer 6

Bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly

Question 7

indignation (n)

/ɪndɪɡˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

Answer 7

Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment

Question 8

unjust (adj)

/ʌnˈdʒʌst/

Answer 8

Not based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair

Question 9

extol (v)

/ɪkˈstəʊl/

Answer 9

Praise enthusiastically

Question 10

incipient (adj)

/ɪnˈsɪpɪənt/

Answer 10

just begining

Beginning to happen or develop

Question 11

magnanimous (adj)

/maɡˈnanɪməs/

Answer 11

generous, big-hearted

Generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person

Question 12

palisade (n)

/ˌpalɪˈseɪd/

Answer 12

fence made of posts

1. (n) A fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defence
2. (v) Enclose or provide (a building or place) with a palisade

Question 13

prescient (adj)

/ˈprɛsɪənt/

Answer 13

having fore-knowledge

Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place