Set 24

Question 1

assail

Answer 1

make a concerted or violent attack on / criticize strongly

Question 2

benevolent

Answer 2

well meaning and kindly / (of an organization) serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose

Question 3

berate

Answer 3

scold or criticize (someone) angrily

Question 4

buoyant

Answer 4

able or tending to keep afloat or rise to top of a liquid or gas

cheerful and optimistic

(of an economy, business or market) involving or engaged in much successful trade or activity

Question 5

buttress

Answer 5

provide (A building or structure) with buttresses

increase the strength of or justification for; reinforce

Question 6

condone

Answer 6

accept (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive)

Question 7

contravene

Answer 7

offend against the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty or code of conduct) / conflict with (a right, principle) especially to its detriment

Question 8

denounce

Answer 8

publicly declare to be wrong or evil / inform against

Question 9

despotic

Answer 9

of or typical of a despot; tyrannical

Question 10

deviate

Answer 10

depart from usual or accepted standards

Question 11

disinterested

Answer 11

not influenced by considerations of personal advantage

having or feeling no interest in something; uninterested

Question 12

escalate

Answer 12

increase rapidly / make or become intense or serious

Question 13

exorcise

Answer 13

completely remove (something unpleasant) from one’s mind or memory

rid (a person or place) of a supposed evil spirit

Question 14

finicky

Answer 14

(of a person) fussy about their needs or requirements / showing or requiring great attention to detail

Question 15

foil

Answer 15

prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding

frustrate the efforts or plans of

Question 16

intertwined

Answer 16

twist or twine together / connect or link (two or more things) closely

Question 17

inundate

Answer 17

overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with

flood

Question 18

ironclad

Answer 18

impossible to contradict, weaken or change

Question 19

jeopardize

Answer 19

put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger or loss, harm or failure

Question 20

mercurial

Answer 20

subject to a sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

of or containing the element mercury

Question 21

oblivious

Answer 21

not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one

Question 22

perpetrate

Answer 22

carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal or immoral action)

Question 23

plaintive

Answer 23

sounding sad and mournful

Question 24

poignant

Answer 24

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

Question 25

quiescent

Answer 25

in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy

Question 26

reiterate

Answer 26

say something again or a number of times typically for emphasis or clarity

Question 27

subside

Answer 27

become less intense, violent or severe

(of water) go down to a lower or normal level

Question 28

subsume

Answer 28

include or absorb (something) in something else

Question 29

surmount

Answer 29

overcome (a difficulty or obstacle)

stand or be placed on top of

Question 30

tangential

Answer 30

diverging from a previous course or line; erratic

hardly touching a mater; peripheral

relating to or along a tangent