September ‘24 Week 1

Question 1

A person who stands in temporarily for someone else of the same profession, especially a cleric or doctor

Answer 1

Locum

Question 2

Empty tomb or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere

Answer 2

Cenotaph

Question 3

A person who likes to stay at home, especially one who is perceived as unadventurous

Answer 3

A homebody - Casanier

Question 4

Synonym of Boast

Answer 4

Vaunt

Question 5

Panaché?

Answer 5

Shandy

Question 6

Talk to someone in a bullying way

Answer 6

To hector

Question 7

Light dullish brown – Shy

Answer 7

Mousy

Question 8

A basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic

Answer 8

A hamper

Question 9

A basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic

Answer 9

A hamper

Question 10

Outdated and untidy

Answer 10

Dowdy

Question 11

Main neck vessel

Answer 11

Jugular

Question 12

1.
a natural pigment resembling but darker than ochre, normally dark yellowish-brown in colour ( raw _____ ) or dark brown when roasted ( burnt _____ ).
2.
a brownish moth with colouring that resembles tree bark

Answer 12

Umber

Question 13

Irritation- “Left in a fit of ____”

Answer 13

Pique

Question 14

Quench or satisfy (one’s thirst)

Answer 14

v. Slake

“slake your thirst with citron pressé”

Question 15

A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals

Answer 15

Zealot

Question 16

Hunted prey or Sought after objective

Answer 16

n. quarry

Question 17

A blabbermouth

Answer 17

A gasbag

Question 18

In French - exhale forcefully renâcler⇒ vi
(cochon) grogner⇒ vi
(cheval) s’ébrouer⇒ v pron

Answer 18

Snort

Question 19

To howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief

Answer 19

Ululate