Set 11

Question 0

Unfettered

Answer 0

[v] release from restraint or inhibition

“his imagination is unfettered by the laws of logic”

Question 1

Unfeigned

Answer 1

[adj] genuine; sincere

“a broad smile of unfeigned delight”

Question 2

Warranted

Answer 2

[v] justify or necessitate (a certain course of action)

“that offense is serious enough to warrant a court marshal”

Question 3

Amalgamate

Answer 3

[v] combine or unite to form one organization or structure

“he amalgamated his company with another”

Question 4

Assuage

Answer 4

[v] make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

“the letter assuaged the fears of most members”

Question 5

Bolster

Answer 5

[v] support or strengthen; prop up

“the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence”

Question 6

Burgeon

Answer 6

[v] begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

“manufacturers are keen to cash in on the burgeoning demand”

Question 7

Buttress

Answer 7

[v] increase the strength of or justification for; reinforce

“authority was buttressed by religious belief”

Question 8

Capricious

Answer 8

[adj] given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

“a capricious and often brutal administration”

Question 9

Catalyst

Answer 9

[n] a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.