Test #2

Question 1

Buffoonery

Answer 1

Behaviour that is ridiculous but amusing

Question 2

Stigma

Answer 2

a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.

Question 3

Undermine

Answer 3

lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.

dig or excavate beneath (a building or fortification) so as to make it collapse.

Question 4

Wrath

Answer 4

extreme anger (chiefly used for humorous or rhetorical effect).

Question 5

Surmise

Answer 5

suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.

Question 6

Verbose

Answer 6

using or expressed in more words than are needed.

Question 7

Fissure

Answer 7

a state of incompatibility or disagreement.

a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.

Question 8

Sustenance

Answer 8

the maintaining of someone or something in life or existence.

food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.

Question 9

Volatile

Answer 9

liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

(of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures.

Question 10

Nautical

Answer 10

of or concerning sailors or navigation; maritime.

Question 11

Teem

Answer 11

be full of or swarming with.

(of water, especially rain) pour down; fall heavily.

Question 12

Wrest

Answer 12

forcibly pull (something) from a person’s grasp.

take (something, especially power or control) from someone or something else after considerable effort or difficulty.

Question 13

Retract

Answer 13

draw back.

withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified.

Question 14

Unbecoming

Answer 14

(especially of clothing or a color) not flattering.

(of behavior) not fitting or appropriate; unseemly.

Question 15

Zenith

Answer 15

the time at which something is most powerful or successful.