Vocab 42

Question 1

Noun: a liking or sympathy for someone or something, especially because of shared characteristics:

e.g.
She seems to have a natural …… for/with water.

Answer 1

Affinity

Question 2

Noun: a system of communication using two flags held in your hands that are moved into different positions to represent different letters, numbers, or symbols

Answer 2

Semaphore

Question 3

Adjective: not showing the expected respect for official, important, or holy things:

e.g.
an ……. comment/approach/attitude
irreverent thoughts

Answer 3

Irreverent

Question 4

an area of soft, wet ground that you sink into if you try to walk on it / a difficult and dangerous situation:

At the end of the game, the pitch was a real ……..

Since the coup, the country has sunk deeper into a …….. of violence and lawlessness..

Answer 4

quagmire