Hard Words 10

Question 1

Fledgling

Answer 1

beginner; novice

Question 2

Foment

Answer 2

to incite; to arouse

Question 3

Forbearance

Answer 3

patience

Question 4

Founder

Answer 4

to sink; fail; collapse

Question 5

Fracas

Answer 5

a loud quarrel; brawl

Question 6

Petulant

Answer 6

(of a person or their manner) childish sulky or bad-tempered; cantankerous, querulous

Question 7

Interstice

Answer 7

an intervening space, especially a very small one

Question 8

Eddying

Answer 8

(of water, air, or smoke) move in a circular way

Question 9

Recalcitrant

Answer 9

having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline

Question 10

Emolument

Answer 10

a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office

Question 11

Gangrene

Answer 11

a serious condition where a loss of blood supply causes a body tissue to die

Question 12

Anathema

Answer 12

something or someone that vehemently dislikes

Question 13

Renege

Answer 13

go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract

Question 14

Sine qua non

Answer 14

an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary

Question 15

Fulminate

Answer 15

to attack loudly; denounce

Question 16

Frieze

Answer 16

an ornamental band on a wall

Question 17

Fulsome

Answer 17

so excessive as to be disgusting

Question 18

Gainsay

Answer 18

to deny; dispute; oppose

Question 19

Gambol

Answer 19

to frolic; to leap playfully

Question 20

Garrulous

Answer 20

very talkative; very wordy

Question 21

Gauche

Answer 21

coarse and uncouth; clumsy

Question 22

Gerrymander

Answer 22

to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party

Question 23

Glib

Answer 23

fluent in an insincere manner; offhand

Question 24

Goad

Answer 24

to prod; urge on

Question 25

Gossamer

Answer 25

sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs