List 1

Question 0

Remuneration

Answer 0

Payment for work done

Question 1

Bilk

Answer 1

Cheat; defraud

Question 2

Engender

Answer 2

Cause

Question 3

Abasement

Answer 3

Humiliation; degradation

Question 4

Harangue

Answer 4

Noisy, attacking speech

Question 5

Replete

Answer 5

Full

Question 6

Abrogate

Answer 6

Cancel; deny; repeal

Question 7

Harbingers

Answer 7

Indicators; bringers of warnings

Question 8

Labyrinthine

Answer 8

Complicated; highly convoluted

Question 9

Nuzzle

Answer 9

Cuddle; snuggle

Question 10

Plaudit

Answer 10

Statement giving strong praise

Question 11

Ensconce

Answer 11

Establish firmly in a position

Question 12

Tawdry

Answer 12

Of little value; gaudy

Question 13

Blighted

Answer 13

Damaged; destroyed; ruined

Question 14

Enshroud

Answer 14

Cover

Question 15

Lachrymose

Answer 15

Tearful; sad

Question 16

Obfuscate

Answer 16

Deliberately making something difficult to understand

Question 17

Repudiate

Answer 17

Shun; eschew

Question 18

Abstemious

Answer 18

Self-denying; refraining from inflicting

Question 19

Blithe

Answer 19

Carefree

Question 20

Crepuscular

Answer 20

Active at dawn and dusk

Question 21

Rescind

Answer 21

Retract; repeal

Question 22

Temper

Answer 22

To moderate; soften

Question 23

Abstruse

Answer 23

Difficult to understand; obscure

Question 24

Blunderbuss

Answer 24

1. Ancient weapon

2. Clumsy person

Question 25

Envenon

Answer 25

To cause bitterness and bad feeling

Question 26

Laconic

Answer 26

Using few words; brief

Question 27

Oblique

Answer 27

Indirect; slanting

Question 28

Bombastic

Answer 28

Arrogant, pompous language

Question 29

Curtail

Answer 29

Cut short

Question 30

Epicure

Answer 30

Someone who appreciates good food and drink

Question 31

Lampoon

Answer 31

Ridicule; spoof

Question 32

Enfranchise

Answer 32

Give voting rights