May 2024

Question 1

EXTRANEOUS

Answer 1

Irrelevant or
unrelated to the
subject being dealt
with

Question 2

INSULAR

Answer 2

Isolated or narrow-
minded

Question 3

CONFOUND

Answer 3

To confuse or
perplex

Question 4

HETEROGENEOUS

Answer 4

Diverse in character
or content

Question 5

INEXTRICABLE

Answer 5

Impossible to
disentangle or
separate

Question 6

PRESAGED

Answer 6

To be a sign or
warning of an
imminent event

Question 7

DETRACT

Answer 7

To take away from;
diminish

Question 8

BUTTRESS

Answer 8

To support or
strengthen

Question 9

REPUDIATE

Answer 9

To reject or refuse to
accept

Question 10

ECLIPSED

Answer 10

To overshadow or
surpass

Question 11

SUPPRESS

Answer 11

To forcibly put an
end to

Question 12

IMPORT

Answer 12

The meaning or
significance of
something

Question 13

IRRADIANCE

Answer 13

The intensity of light
or radiation

Question 14

SUBORDINATE

Answer 14

Lower in rank or
position

Question 15

EXEMPLAR

Answer 15

A person or thing
serving as a typical
example or excellent
model

Question 16

BYPASSED

Answer 16

To go around or avoid

Question 17

PROVOCATION

Answer 17

Action or speech that
makes someone
annoyed or angry,
especially deliberately

Question 18

STRIFE

Answer 18

Angry or bitter
disagreement over
fundamental issues

Question 19

ANVIL

Answer 19

A heavy steel or iron
block with a flat top,
concave sides, and
typically a pointed
end

Question 20

TRANQUILITY

Answer 20

The quality or state of
being calm and
peaceful

Question 21

ROBUST

Answer 21

Strong and healthy;
vigorous

Question 22

CANINE

Answer 22

Relating to or
resembling a dog

Question 23

CLICHED

Answer 23

Showing a lack of
original thought

Question 24

INFUSE

Answer 24

To fill or pervade

Question 25

UNFLATTERING

Answer 25

Not flattering;
unattractive or unfavorable

Question 26

IMPLAUSIBLE

Answer 26

Not seeming reasonable
or probable

Question 27

APATHY

Answer 27

Lack of interest,
enthusiasm, or
concern

Question 28

SKEWED

Answer 28

Not accurate or
symmetrical; distorted

Question 29

SUBVERTED

Answer 29

Undermine the
power and authority
of

Question 30

PATRONAGE

Answer 30

The support given by
a patron

Question 31

INTRINSIC

Answer 31

Belonging naturally;
essential

Question 32

SOMBER

Answer 32

Dark or dull in color or
tone; gloomy

Question 33

RECIPROCATE

Answer 33

To respond to a
gesture or action by
making a
corresponding one

Question 34

BOLSTER

Answer 34

To support or
strengthen

Question 35

RUDIMENTARY

Answer 35

Involving or limited
to basic principles

Question 36

SHREWD

Answer 36

Having or showing
sharp powers of
judgment

Question 37

PERSONAGE

Answer 37

A person (often
used to express
their significance,
importance, or
elevated status)

Question 38

EFFICACY

Answer 38

The ability to
produce a
desired or
intended result

Question 39

INFATUATION

Answer 39

An intense but short-
lived passion or
admiration for
someone or
something