October 2023

Question 1

ARDUOUS

Answer 1

involving or requiring
strenuous effort; difficult
and tiring

Question 2

CONVENE

Answer 2

to bring together a
group of people for a
meeting, or to meet for
a meeting

Question 3

HETERODOX

Answer 3

not conforming with
accepted or orthodox
standards or beliefs

Question 4

IDEALIZE

Answer 4

to think of or represent
someone or something
as better than that
person or thing really is

Question 5

IMPOSING

Answer 5

having an appearance
that looks important or
causes admiration

Question 6

INCONGRUOUS

Answer 6

appearing strange or
wrong within a
particular situation

Question 7

INDULGENTLY

Answer 7

in a way that allows
someone to have or do
what they want,
especially when this is
not good for them

Question 8

IRREFUTABLE

Answer 8

impossible to prove
wrong

Question 9

ORTHODOX

Answer 9

Traditional beliefs

Question 10

PALPABLE

Answer 10

so obvious that it can
easily be seen or known,
or (of a feeling) so
strong that it seems as if
it can be touched or
physically felt

Question 11

SATIABLE

Answer 11

can be satisfied or
fulfilled

Question 12

SCRUPULOUS

Answer 12

doing everything
correctly and exactly as
it should be done

Question 13

SPURIOUS

Answer 13

false and not what it
appears to be, or (of
reasons and judgments)
based on something that
has not been correctly
understood and
therefore false

Question 14

UNPRETENTIOUS

Answer 14

modest and not
attempting to impress
others with an
appearance of greater
importance, talent, or
culture than is actually
possessed

Question 15

VENERABLE

Answer 15

deserving respect
because of age, high
position, wisdom, or
character.

Question 16

VENERABLE

Answer 16

deserving respect
because of age, high
position, wisdom, or
character.