Group 27 & 28

Question 1

Bombastic

Answer 1

High sounding but with little meaning, inflated

Question 2

Lambaste

Answer 2

Criticize harshly

Question 3

Undercut

Answer 3

Offer goods or services at lower prices than competitor

Question 4

Euphemism

Answer 4

Coy or polite term

Question 5

Turpitude

Answer 5

Depraved or wicked behavior or character

Question 6

Peccadillo

Answer 6

A relatively minor fault or sin

Question 7

Barren

Answer 7

Infertile or unproductive

Question 8

Phillistine

Answer 8

Hostile or indifferent to art or culture

Question 9

Relegate

Answer 9

Assign an inferior rank or position to

Question 10

Dirge

Answer 10

Lament for the dead, especially one forming part of the funeral rite

Question 11

Imperturbable

Answer 11

Not easily upset or excited, calm

Question 12

Excoriate

Answer 12

Criticize severely, Remove part of the surface of the skin

Question 13

Curmudgeon

Answer 13

Bad tempered person, especially an old one

Question 14

Swindle

Answer 14

Use of deception to deprive someone of money or materials

Question 15

Wheedle

Answer 15

Inveigle

Question 16

Miscreant

Answer 16

A person who has done something wrong or unlawful

Question 17

Implacable

Answer 17

Unable to placate or appease

Question 18

Haughty

Answer 18

Arrogantly superior or disdainful

Question 19

Tangible

Answer 19

Perceptible by touch

Question 20

Chary

Answer 20

Wary, cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something

Question 21

Repugnant

Answer 21

Unacceptable, in conflict or incompatible with

Question 22

Xenophobic

Answer 22

Racist

Question 23

Squander

Answer 23

Waste in a reckless manner

Question 24

Cajole

Answer 24

Wheedle

Question 25

Heady

Answer 25

intoxicating, feeling a strong or exhilarating effect

Question 26

Exigent

Answer 26

Pressing, demanding

Question 27

Quibble

Answer 27

A slight criticism about a trivial matter, nitpicking

Question 28

Gauche

Answer 28

Unsophisticated and socially awkward

Question 29

Sophistry

Answer 29

The use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving

Question 30

Agitated

Answer 30

Feeling or appearing nervous or troubled

Question 31

Quarantined

Answer 31

Isolated

Question 32

Coy

Answer 32

Pretending to be shy or modest so not to reveal too much information about oneself

Question 33

Hysterical

Answer 33

Derived from or affected by extreme uncontrolled emotion

Question 34

Recant

Answer 34

Say that one no longer holds opinion or belief, especially one considered to be heterical

Question 35

Quandary

Answer 35

A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation

Question 36

Affront

Answer 36

An action or remark that causes outrage or offensive

Question 37

Endemic

Answer 37

(of disease or social practice) found particularly in a specific area or group, (of animal or plant) native and restricted to certain place

Question 38

Burnish

Answer 38

Polish up, buff up, enhance or perfect(skill or reputation)

Question 39

Enmity

Answer 39

Animosity

Question 40

Ravage

Answer 40

Devastate, leave in ruins

Question 41

Inchoate

Answer 41

Rudimentary

Question 42

Impudent

Answer 42

Showing lack of respect

Question 43

Redoubtable

Answer 43

Formidable, especially as an opponent

Question 44

Shrill

Answer 44

High pitch, piercing

Question 45

Deprecate

Answer 45

1) Express disapproval of 2) Belittle

Question 46

Disdain

Answer 46

Scorn

Question 47

Quash

Answer 47

1) To say that an official decision is not longer true or legal 2) To stop or defeat something by force

Question 48

Distend

Answer 48

To swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside

Question 49

Penchant

Answer 49

A strong or habitual liking for something or tending to do something

Question 50

Abeyance

Answer 50

A state of temporal inactivity, suspension

Question 51

August

Answer 51

Impressive and respectable

Question 52

Substantiate

Answer 52

Provide the evidence to support or prove the truth of