Group 1 & 2

Question 1

Abound

Answer 1

Large numbers or amounts

Question 2

Amorphous

Answer 2

Without a clearly defined shape or form

Question 3

Austere

Answer 3

Strict in manner, No comfort or luxuries

Question 4

Belie

Answer 4

To give an idea of something that is false or not true

Question 5

Capricious

Answer 5

Sudden changes in mood, unpredictable, fickle

Question 6

Cerebral

Answer 6

Intellectual rather than physical

Question 7

Congenial

Answer 7

Pleasant or agreeable because suited to one’s taste

Question 8

Conspicuous

Answer 8

Clearly visible

Question 9

Cursory

Answer 9

Quick and short, done in a hurry

Question 10

Daunting

Answer 10

Difficult to deal with, discourage through fear

Question 11

Deify

Answer 11

Worship or regard as god

Question 12

Didactic

Answer 12

Instructive

Question 13

Disseminate

Answer 13

Spread widely

Question 14

Flout

Answer 14

Openly disregard, mock

Question 15

Homogeneous

Answer 15

Of the same kind

Question 16

Humdrum

Answer 16

Lacking excitement or variety, boringly monotonous

Question 17

Insipid

Answer 17

Tasteless, lacking interest

Question 18

Loquacious

Answer 18

Talkative

Question 19

Misanthropic

Answer 19

Having or showing dislike for other people

Question 20

Misnomer

Answer 20

Wrong or inaccurate name or designation

Question 21

Negligent

Answer 21

Failing to take proper care over something

Question 22

Obsequious

Answer 22

Obedient in excessive or servile degree

Question 23

Placate

Answer 23

Make less angry

Question 24

Proclivity

Answer 24

A tendency to choose or do something regularly

Question 25

Puerile

Answer 25

Childishly silly

Question 26

Quixotic

Answer 26

Extremely idealistic, unrealistic, impractical

Question 27

Spendthrift

Answer 27

A person who spends money in an irresponsible way

Question 28

Taciturn

Answer 28

Saying little

Question 29

Wary

Answer 29

Feeling or showing caution for possible dangers

Question 30

Adulterate

Answer 30

Render poorer in quality by adding another substance

Question 31

Advocate

Answer 31

Publicly support or recommend

Question 32

Aggrandize

Answer 32

Increase status, power or reputation of someone

Question 33

Alacrity

Answer 33

Brisk and cheerful readiness

Question 34

Ambivalent

Answer 34

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas

Question 35

Ameliorate

Answer 35

Make something bad better

Question 36

Amenable

Answer 36

Open to suggestions, easily persuaded, susceptible

Question 37

Anachronistic

Answer 37

Belonging to a period rather than being portrayed, conspicuously old fashioned

Question 38

Audacious

Answer 38

Willing to take bold risks or do something shocking

Question 39

Avaricious

Answer 39

Showing extreme greed for wealth or material gain

Question 40

Banal

Answer 40

Not interesting or original

Question 41

Beneign

Answer 41

Kind and gentle, not harmful to the environment

Question 42

Brazen

Answer 42

Bold and without shame

Question 43

Calumny

Answer 43

False and slanderous statement about someone

Question 44

Candid

Answer 44

Honest and straightforward

Question 45

Castigate

Answer 45

Reprimand severely

Question 46

Caustic

Answer 46

Sarcastic in a bitter way

Question 47

Construe

Answer 47

Interpret in a particular way

Question 48

Contrite

Answer 48

Feeling or expressing remorse that one has something wrong

Question 49

Convoluted

Answer 49

Extremely complex and difficult to follow and twisted

Question 50

Covet

Answer 50

yearn to possess something belonging to another

Question 51

Craven

Answer 51

Lacking in courage, cowardly

Question 52

Deft

Answer 52

Demonstrating skills and cleverness

Question 53

Demur

Answer 53

Raise objections or show reluctance

Question 54

Desiccate

Answer 54

Cause to become completely dry

Question 55

Diatribe

Answer 55

A forceful and bitter verbal attack

Question 56

Incredulous

Answer 56

Unwilling or unable to believe something

Question 57

Ingenuous

Answer 57

Naive, innocent, unsuspecting