General

Question 1

Ruminate

Answer 1

To contemplate, reflect.

after a busy day I took time to ruminate over my vision

Question 2

Endearing

Answer 2

Arousing feelings of affection

her endearing approach made me feel comfortable

Question 3

Celestial

Answer 3

Heavenly, divine

the view from the sea front was celestial

Question 4

Bemused

Answer 4

Puzzled, confused or bewildered.

*I felt a bit bemused after watching Derren Brown”

Question 5

Crestfallen

Answer 5

Sad and disappointed, usually because of failure or disappointment

I felt crestfallen when I heard the news about my audition

Question 6

Impetuous

Answer 6

Acting or done quickly without thought or care

“The way he reacted after hearing the news was impetuous”

Question 7

Vacuous

Answer 7

Lack of content or ideas

the employee didn’t impress with his vacuous contribution to last weeks meeting

Question 8

Antithesis

Answer 8

The absolute opposite

your opinion is the antithesis of mine

Question 9

Enigmatic

Answer 9

Mysterious, difficult to understand

her enigmatic personality left me wondering what on earth she was thinking

Question 10

Elation

Answer 10

A feeling of great happiness and joy

I felt a sense of elation the second I heard my name called out

Question 11

Serene

Answer 11

Calm, peaceful and untroubled

living in Albert Park was a serene chapter of my life

Question 12

Exacerbate

Answer 12

To make worse, more violent, intense

we were just about to make up and then you came and exacerbated things

Question 13

Vexed

Answer 13

Annoyed, frustrated or worried

the woman looked vexed after her argument with the cashier

Question 14

Ineffable

Answer 14

Unspeakable, incapable of being expressed through words

the way she was treated was ineffable

Question 15

Trepidation

Answer 15

Fear, apprehension

I felt trepidation before going into that meeting, but everything went well in the end

Question 16

Intransigent

Answer 16

Refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion

my girlfriend is intransigent about waking up at 6:30

Question 17

Impinge

Answer 17

To impact, affect, make an impression

the person in front of me impinged everyone around them with their annoying laugh

Question 18

Despondent

Answer 18

Feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless

She felt despondent without her partner to help her through

Question 19

Incisive

Answer 19

Clear, sharp, direct

*They are incisive. You know exactly where you stand”

Question 20

Placid

Answer 20

Calm and then peaceful
the walk along the coast was placid

Question 21

Arbitration

Answer 21

The process or act of solving a dispute
Well, the dispute must be solved through arbitration, so we know where we stand

Question 22

Apathy

Answer 22

Lack of interest or emotion
she shows apathy towards going to watch the rugby

Question 23

Tenacious

Answer 23

Persistent, determined.

His tenacious approach was very admirable. He won’t stop until he’s successful

Question 24

Adulation

Answer 24

Extreme praise
His performance received adulation from all

Question 25

Candid

Answer 25

Honesty, frankness

I shall be candid about this, because things need to be clear

Question 26

Fatuous

Answer 26

Silly, foolish
the was he acted was fatuous. I won’t be meeting up with him again

Question 27

Serendipity

Answer 27

Luck, finding good things without looking for them

we were going to be late, but by serendipity the train was delayed anyway

Question 28

Jaded

Answer 28

Tired, bored, lacking enthusiasm because of overexposure or overindulgence.

By the end of my travels, I felt jaded. I couldn’t be bothered going to the beach or look at a nice view

Question 29

Bombastic

Answer 29

Excessively confident, pompous
Our tour guide was a bit bombastic. It started to get annoying after a while

Question 30

Circumlocution

Answer 30

The act of using excessive words or indirect language to express something.

The founder tried using circumlocution during the pitch to hide the fact he didn’t know what he was talking about. He failed.

Question 31

Placid

Answer 31

Calm, peaceful

The beach in Noosa was lovely and placid, just how we like it

Question 32

Harrowing

Answer 32

Extremely disturbing, distressing, or emotionally traumatic

seeing that car crash was harrowing

Question 33

Magnanimous

Answer 33

Generous, forgiving

It’s magnanimous of him to still be friends with her

Question 34

Magnanimous

Answer 34

Generous, forgiving

It’s magnanimous of him to still be friends with her

Question 35

Exasperated

Answer 35

Irritated or frustrated to the point of anger
there were so many annoying people around me. I was exasperated from the second I walked in

Question 36

Idyllic

Answer 36

Peaceful, picturesque

Question 37

Harrowing

Answer 37

Extremely disturbing, distressing or emotionally traumatic

the memories of the crash must be harrowing for her

Question 38

Effervescent

Answer 38

Bubbly, lively and enthusiastic
Caitlin is effervescent.

Question 39

Arbitration

Answer 39

The process or act of solving a dispute
we got to the end of it but it took hours of arbitration

Question 40

Alluring

Answer 40

Attractive, tempting

The piece of chocolate is looking at me in an alluring way

Question 41

Astute

Answer 41

Someone who is very clever at assessing situations and turning it to their advantage.

Question 42

Myopic

Answer 42

Lacking foresight; having a narrow view

It’s hard to discuss new technology with my Dad because of his myopic view

Question 43

Reticence

Answer 43

Being quiet and not sharing thoughts easily.

His reticence meant I didn’t trust him

Question 44

Demure

Answer 44

Quiet, modest, relaxed

this morning at the lake felt very demure.

Question 45

Serendipity

Answer 45

Luck, finding good things without looking for them.

and just like that, the rain stopped just before the ceremony. It felt like serendipity.