Deck 2

Question 1

furtive (adj)

/ˈfəːtɪv/

Answer 1

Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive
Suggestive of guilty nervousness

Question 2

insurgent

/ɪnˈsəːdʒ(ə)nt/

Answer 2

1. (n) A person fighting against a government or invading force; a rebel or revolutionary
2. (adj) Rising in active revolt
   Relating to rebels

Question 3

revolt

/rɪˈvəʊlt/

Answer 3

1, (v) Take violent action against an established government or ruler; rebel
Refuse to acknowledge someone or something as having authority
(as adjective revolted) Having rebelled
2. (v) Cause to feel disgust
3. (n) An attempt to end the authority of a person or body by rebelling
A refusal to continue to obey or conform

Question 4

misogynist

/mɪˈsɒdʒ(ə)nɪst/

Answer 4

1. (n) A person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women
2. (adj) Relating to or characteristic of a misogynist

Question 5

perdition (n)

/pəˈdɪʃ(ə)n/

Answer 5

(In Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unrepentant person passes after death
Complete and utter ruin

Question 6

quagmire

/ˈkwaɡmʌɪə/

Answer 6

A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot

An awkward, complex, or hazardous situation

Question 7

underfoot

/ʌndəˈfʊt/

Answer 7

1. (adv) Under one’s feet; on the ground
   Constantly present and in one’s way
2. (adj) Relating to the state of the ground, especially in a horse race

Question 8

stereotype

/ˈstɛrɪə(ʊ)tʌɪp/

Answer 8

1. (n)A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
A person or thing that conforms to a widely held but oversimplified image of the class or type to which they belong
2. (v) View or represent as a stereotype

Question 9

vindicate (v)

/ˈvɪndɪkeɪt/

Answer 9

Clear (someone) of blame or suspicion

Show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified

Question 10

commandeer (v)

/ˌkɒmənˈdɪə/

Answer 10

Officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes
Take possession of (something) by force
Enlist (someone) to help in a task

Question 11

enlist (v)

/ɪnˈlɪst/

Answer 11

Enrol or be enrolled in the armed services

Engage (a person or their help or support)

Question 12

drivel

/ˈdrɪv(ə)l/

Answer 12

1. (n) Nonsense

2. (v) Talk nonsense

Question 13

futile (adj)

/ˈfjuːtʌɪl/

Answer 13

Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless

Question 14

interminable (adj)

/ɪnˈtəːmɪnəb(ə)l/

Answer 14

Endless or apparently endless (often used hyperbolically)

Question 15

peremptory (adj)

/pəˈrɛm(p)t(ə)ri/

Answer 15

Insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way
(law) Not open to appeal or challenge; final