Deck 7

Question 1

malicious (adj)

/məˈlɪʃəs/

Answer 1

Characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm

Question 2

unbeknown/unbeknownst (adj)

/ʌnbɪˈnəʊn/ /ʌnbɪˈnəʊnst/

Answer 2

(unbeknown to) Without the knowledge of (someone)

Question 3

abhorrent (adj)

/əbˈhɒr(ə)nt/

Answer 3

Inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant

Question 4

repugnant (adj)

/rɪˈpʌɡnənt/

Answer 4

1. Extremely distasteful; unacceptable
2. (repugnant to) In conflict or incompatible with
   Given to stubborn resistance

Question 5

consanguineous (adj)

/ˌkɒnsaŋˈɡwɪnɪəs/

Answer 5

Relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor

Question 6

efficacious (adj)

/ˌɛfɪˈkeɪʃəs/

Answer 6

(Of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective

Question 7

forebear/forbear (n)

/ˈfɔːbɛː/

Answer 7

(usually one’s forebears)An ancestor

Question 8

reign

/reɪn/

Answer 8

1. (v) Hold royal office; rule as monarch
   Be the best or most important in a particular area or domain
   (Of a quality or condition) be the dominant feature of a situation or place
2. (n) The period of rule of a monarch
   The period during which someone or something is predominant or pre-eminent

Question 9

herald

/ˈhɛr(ə)ld/

Answer 9

1. (n) An official employed to oversee state ceremonial, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings, and (historically) to make proclamations, carry official messages, and oversee tournaments
2. (n) A person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen
3. (n) A brown moth with dull orange markings, often hibernating in houses and old buildings
4. (v) Be a sign that (something) is about to happen
   Acclaim

Question 10

acclaim

/əˈkleɪm/

Answer 10

1. (v) Praise enthusiastically and publicly

2. (n) Enthusiastic and public praise

Question 11

necessitate (v)

/nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/

Answer 11

Make (something) necessary as a result or consequence

Make it necessary for (someone) to do something

Question 12

stout

/staʊt/

Answer 12

1. (adj) (Of a person) rather fat or of heavy build
2. (adj) (Of an object) strong and thick
3. (adj) Having or showing courage and determination
4. (n) A kind of strong, dark beer brewed with roasted malt or barley

Question 13

concomitant

/kənˈkɒmɪt(ə)nt/

Answer 13

1. (adj) Naturally accompanying or associated

2. (n) A phenomenon that naturally accompanies or follows something

Question 14

heap

/hiːp/

Answer 14

1. (n) An untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other
   An amount of a particular loose substance
2. (v) Put (objects or a loose substance) in a heap
   (heap something with) Load something copiously with
   Form a heap
3. (v) (heap something on/upon) Direct a great deal of praise, abuse, criticism, etc. at (someone or something)
   (heap someone/thing with) Give someone or something (a great deal of praise, abuse, criticism, etc.)

Question 15

high-handed (adj)

/hʌɪˈhandɪd/

Answer 15

Using power or authority without considering the feelings of others

Question 16

pageant (n)

/ˈpadʒ(ə)nt/

Answer 16

A public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate, colourful costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical scene
Something regarded as a series of interesting and varied events