Set 22

Question 1

arresting

Answer 1

striking; eye-catching

denoting a person or agency that seizes and detains someone by legal authority

Question 2

chastise

Answer 2

rebuke or reprimand severely / scold

Question 3

cumbersome

Answer 3

large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy / slow or complicated and therefore inefficient

Question 4

economy

Answer 4

the state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and supply of money

careful management of available resources

Question 5

elementary

Answer 5

relating to the rudiments of a subject

not decomposable into elements or other primary constituents

Question 6

embellish

Answer 6

make (something) more attractive by the addition or decorative details or features

Question 7

euphoric

Answer 7

characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness

Question 8

exonerate

Answer 8

(of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing

release someone from (a duty or obligation)

Question 9

extrapolate

Answer 9

extend the application of (a method or conclusion) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable)

Question 10

falter

Answer 10

lose strength or momentum

Question 11

fervent

Answer 11

having or displaying a passionate intensity

Question 12

foment

Answer 12

instigate or stir up ( an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)

Question 13

gaffe

Answer 13

an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder

Question 14

heterodox

Answer 14

not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs

Question 15

histrionic

Answer 15

excessively theatrical or dramatic in character or style

Question 16

implicit

Answer 16

suggested though not directly expressed

always to be found in; essentially connected with

with no qualification or question; absolute

Question 17

inviolate

Answer 17

free or safe from injury or violation

Question 18

liability

Answer 18

the state of being legally responsible for something

a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to put one at a disadvantage

Question 19

obstinate

Answer 19

stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so

Question 20

painstaking

Answer 20

done with or employing great care and thoroughness

Question 21

phlegmatic

Answer 21

(of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition

Question 22

prodigious

Answer 22

remarkably or impressively great in extent, size or degree

Question 23

propensity

Answer 23

an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way

Question 24

qualm

Answer 24

an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry or fear especially about one’s own conduct; a misgiving

Question 25

renege

Answer 25

go back on a promise, undertaking or contract

Question 26

stinting

Answer 26

supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something)

Question 27

temper

Answer 27

a person’s state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm

the degree of hardness and elasticity in steel or other metal

act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something)

Question 28

tentative

Answer 28

not certain or fixed; provisional

done without confidence; hesitant

Question 29

unprecedented

Answer 29

never done or known before

Question 30

vivacious

Answer 30

(especially of a woman) attractively lively and animated