Situation

Question 1

convoluted

Answer 1

(adj.) complex; complicated

Eg: the genetic developmental process is one that is intrinsically convoluted

Question 2

woes

Answer 2

(n.) misery; difficulty; trouble

Eg: Eco woes

Question 3

succinct

Answer 3

(adj.) clearly expressed in a few words; concise, to the point

Eg: the witnesses give an instantaneous succinct account of events

Question 4

scintillating

Answer 4

(adj.) interesting; cleaver and amusing; sparkling

Eg: the readers might find the stories scintillating or horrifying

Question 5

lingering

Answer 5

(adj. ) lasting for a long time

eg: there are lingering tensions from the Cold War

Question 6

disaster

Answer 6

catastrophe; calamity; cataclysm

Question 7

explicable

Answer 7

(adj.) understandable

Eg: explicable reasons

Question 8

sequel

Answer 8

(n.) consequence; outcome

Eg: many moviegoers think that Spider-Man’s sequels are not as good as the original

Question 9

toll

Answer 9

(n. ) number of deaths or casualties from a natural disasters, conflict or accident
eg: the toll of death and injured mounted

Question 10

tenuous

Answer 10

(adj. ) very weak
eg: a tenuous link between interest rates and investment

(adj. ) insubstantial
eg: a tenuous cloud