Vibrant 2

Question 1

nicety

Answer 1

a fine or subtle detail or distinction.

accuracy or precision

Question 2

gallantry

Answer 2

polite and kind behaviour towards women, especially when in public:
the quality of being brave when something is difficult or dangerous:

Question 3

rhapsodize

Answer 3

to express great enthusiasm for something:

Question 4

stupefying

Answer 4

astonishing and shocking.

making someone unable to think clearly, usually because they are extremely tired or bored, or have taken drugs

Question 5

colligate

Answer 5

to bind, unite, or group together

Question 6

contravene

Answer 6

to break a law or rule

Question 7

quack

Answer 7

a person who dishonestly pretends to have medical skills or knowledge

Question 8

Dally

Answer 8

to waste time or do something slowly

Question 9

appellations

Answer 9

a name or title:

Question 10

skulk

Answer 10

to hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentions

Question 11

promontory

Answer 11

a narrow area of high land that sticks out into the sea

Question 12

assailant

Answer 12

a person who attacks another person:

Question 13

Erratic

Answer 13

not regular, certain, or expected

Question 14

sap

Answer 14

a stupid person who can easily be tricked or persuaded to do something:
to gradually weaken someone’s strength:

Question 15

accentuate

Answer 15

make more noticeable or prominent.

Question 16

apperception

Answer 16

mental perception

Question 17

abdicate

Answer 17

(of a monarch) renounce one’s throne.

fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty).

Question 18

tangible

Answer 18

real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, or experienced:

Question 19

unerring

Answer 19

never failing to hit a target

always accurate in your judgment or ability:

Question 20

scrutinize

Answer 20

to examine something very carefully in order to discover information:

Question 21

refulgent

Answer 21

shining with a bright light:

Question 22

grandiose

Answer 22

very large or wonderful, or intended to seem great and important

Question 23

sobriquets

Answer 23

a name given to someone or something that is not their or its real or official name:

Question 24

lurk

Answer 24

to stay around a place secretly, or to stay hidden, waiting to attack or appear:

Question 25

wail

Answer 25

to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness:

Question 26

neologisms

Answer 26

a new word or expression, or a new meaning for an existing word

Question 27

Aliases / alias

Answer 27

a false name that someone is known by

Question 28

exterminate

Answer 28

to kill all the animals or people in a particular place or of a particular type:

Question 29

Extemporaneous / extempore

Answer 29

done or said without any preparation or thought:

Question 30

divagate

Answer 30

to digress in speech.

Question 31

shyster

Answer 31

to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness:

Question 32

forwent

Answer 32

forgo. (to give up, renounce, or resign.)

Question 33

depose

Answer 33

to remove someone important from a powerful position:

Question 34

opine

Answer 34

to express an opinion:

Question 35

lubricious

Answer 35

having or showing too great an interest in sex, especially in an unpleasant way

Question 36

smitten

Answer 36

having suddenly started to like or love something or someone very much:

Question 37

meretricious

Answer 37

seeming attractive but really false or of little value:

Question 38

sophomoric

Answer 38

silly and behaving like a child:

Question 39

sweeping

Answer 39

having great effect or range:

Question 40

manumit

Answer 40

release from slavery; set free.

Question 41

aggrieved

Answer 41

unhappy and angry because of unfair treatment:

Question 42

atrocious

Answer 42

of very bad quality:

Question 43

Underpins / undergird

Answer 43

to give support, strength, or a basic structure to something:

Question 44

torment

Answer 44

severe physical or mental suffering.

Question 45

wallop

Answer 45

strike or hit very hard.
alcoholic drink, especially beer.
to defeat someone easily, especially in sports:

Question 46

misnomer

Answer 46

a wrong or inaccurate name or designation.

Question 47

prowess

Answer 47

great ability or skill:

Question 48

Aleatory

Answer 48

relating to luck and especially to bad luck

Question 49

abscond

Answer 49

to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere:

Question 50

Disincentives

Answer 50

Something (esp financial crisis) that makes people not want to do something or not work hard: