Section 1

Question 1

elocution

Answer 1

noun - The skill of clear and expressive speech

Question 2

slovenliness

Answer 2

Noun -The quality of being untidy and dirty

Question 3

Cinch

Answer 3

noun - an extremely simple task

Question 4

Frivolous

Answer 4

adjective - without serious direction or meaning

Question 5

Banal

Answer 5

adjective - so lacking in originality is it boring

Question 6

traduce

Answer 6

verb - To speak badly on someone or something to damage their reputation

Question 7

Profundity

Answer 7

adjective - great depth of insight and knowledge

Question 8

Canker

Answer 8

noun - A fungal disease in apple trees that damages the bark

Question 9

Timidity

Answer 9

Noun - a lack of courage or confidence

Question 10

Contentious

Answer 10

adjective - causing or likely to cause an argument: controversial.

Question 11

bestial

Answer 11

adjective - cruel and without showing and real human emotion.

Question 12

Provocation

Answer 12

Noun - An action or speech that makes someone angry.

Question 13

Incendiarism

Answer 13

Noun- The act of an arsonist

Question 14

Proletariat

Answer 14

noun - working-class people regarded as a whole

Question 15

Rouse

Answer 15

Verb - Cause not to sleep

or - to make someone angry or excited

Question 16

bourgeoisie

Answer 16

Noun - The middle class, typically in reference to its perceived materialistic views

Question 17

Chauvinist

Answer 17

Noun - A person showing aggressive or exaggerated patriotism

Question 18

neurosis

Answer 18

Noun - A mild mental illness, symptoms include: depression, anxiety, obsessive behaviour and hypochondria

Question 19

Irreducible

Answer 19

Adj - unable to be reduced or simplified

Question 20

Idioms

Answer 20

Noun - A group of words that, when used, have a meaning not deductable from them individually.

Question 21

Egregious

Answer 21

Adj - Outstandably bad; shocking

Question 22

Collocation

Answer 22

noun
1.
the habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
“the words have a similar range of collocation”
2.
the action of placing things side by side or in position.
“the collocation of the two pieces”

Question 23

Decadent

Answer 23

decadent
adjective
characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline.
“a decaying, decadent Britain”
noun
a person who is luxuriously self-indulgent.
“for half a million dollars, he offers rich decadents the chance to lead a deadly safari”

Question 24

Archaism

Answer 24

Archaism
noun
a thing that is very old or old-fashioned, especially an archaic word or style of language or art.
“conscious archaisms inspired by French harpsichord music”
the use or conscious imitation of archaic styles or features in language or art.
“Mozart’s use of archaism”

Question 25

Pretentious

Answer 25

Pretentious
attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.
“pretentious art films”