House of cards

Question 1

Curtail

Answer 1

verb

reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.
“civil liberties were further curtailed”

Question 2

Hypocrite

Answer 2

noun

a person who indulges in hypocrisy.
“the story tells of respectable Ben who turns out to be a cheat and a hypocrite”

Question 3

Atrocity

Answer 3

noun

plural noun: atrocities
an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury.
“war atrocities”

Question 4

Desolate

Answer 4

adjective
/ˈdesələt/
(of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.
“a desolate moor”

Question 5

Avail

Answer 5

verb
1.
LITERARY
help or benefit.
"no amount of struggle availed Charles"

Question 6

Rehearse

Answer 6

verb
practice (a play, piece of music, or other work) for later public performance.
“we were rehearsing a play”

Question 7

Intimidating

Answer 7

adjective

having a frightening, overawing, or threatening effect.
“the intimidating defense attorney”

Question 8

Demeaning

Answer 8

adjective

causing someone to lose their dignity and the respect of others.
“the poster was not demeaning to women”

Question 9

Conjure

Answer 9

verb
1.
call upon (a spirit or ghost) to appear, by means of a magic ritual.
“they hoped to conjure up the spirit of their dead friend”
2.
ARCHAIC
implore (someone) to do something.

Question 10

Scour

Answer 10

verb
clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent.
“he scoured the bathtub”

noun
1.
the action of scouring or the state of being scoured, especially by swift-flowing water.
2.
diarrhea in livestock, especially cattle and pigs.

Question 11

Rear

Answer 11

verb
gerund or present participle: rearing
1.
bring up and care for (a child) until they are fully grown, especially in a particular manner or place.
“he was born and reared in New York City”

Question 12

Faux

Answer 12

adjective

made in imitation; artificial.
“a string of faux pearls”
not genuine; fake or false.
“their faux concern for the well-being of the voters didn’t fool many”

Question 13

Interrogation

Answer 13

Questioning

استجواب

Question 14

Pseudonym

Answer 14

اسم مستعار

Question 15

Contentious

Answer 15

adjective

causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
“a contentious issue”

Question 16

Stymie

Answer 16

verb

prevent or hinder the progress of.
“the changes must not be allowed to stymie new medical treatments”

Question 17

Smuggler

Answer 17

مهرب

Question 18

Redoubt

Answer 18

معقل

حصن

Question 19

Raid

Answer 19

N

غارة

Question 20

entitled

Answer 20

adjective

believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.
“kids who feel so entitled and think the world will revolve around them”

Question 21

Dub

Answer 21

verb
past tense: dubbed; past participle: dubbed
1.
give an unofficial name or nickname to (someone or something).
“the media dubbed anorexia “the slimming disease.””

Question 22

Jinx

Answer 22

noun

a person or thing that brings bad luck.

Question 23

Fortification

Answer 23

noun

a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack.
تحصين

Question 24

dilettante

Answer 24

noun

a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.
“a wealthy literary dilettante”
هاوي

Question 25

Rumbling

Answer 25

noun

a continuous deep, resonant sound.
"the rumbling of wheels in the distance"
adjective
making or constituting a deep resonant sound.
"a rumbling noise"

Question 26

Cordial

Answer 26

adjective

warm and friendly.
“the atmosphere was cordial and relaxed”

Question 27

Bedrock

Answer 27

Noun

the fundamental principles on which something is based.
“honesty is the bedrock of a good relationship”

Question 28

Timid

Answer 28

adjective

showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened.
“I was too timid to ask for what I wanted”

Question 29

Embroil

Answer 29

verb
past tense: embroiled; past participle: embroiled
involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation.
“the movie’s about a journalist who becomes embroiled with a nightclub owner”

Question 30

Vigorously

Answer 30

adverb

in a way that involves physical strength, effort, or energy; strenuously.
“she shook her head vigorously”

Forcefully
He forcefully denied the allegation

Question 31

Uproar

Answer 31

noun
a loud and impassioned noise or disturbance.
“the room was in an uproar”

a public expression of protest or outrage.
“it caused an uproar in the press”

Question 32

Retribution

Answer 32

noun

punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.
“employees asked not to be named, saying they feared retribution”

Question 33

Parse

Answer 33

verb
gerund or present participle: parsing
analyze (a sentence) into its parts and describe their syntactic roles.
COMPUTING
analyze (a string or text) into logical syntactic components, typically in order to test conformability to a logical grammar.
examine or analyze minutely.
“he has always been quick to parse his own problems in public”