vw 10

Question 1

beneficiary

Answer 1

one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like
SYNONYMS: recipient, heir

Question 2

botch

Answer 2

a hopelessly bungled job
to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of
SYNONYMS: foul up, mangle

Question 3

dilapidated

Answer 3

falling apart or ruined, run-down
SYNONYMS: in disrepair, deteriorated, gone to seed
ANTONYMS: shipshape, trim

Question 4

futile

Answer 4

not successful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous
SYNONYMS: fruitless, vain, ineffective
ANTONYMS: successful, effective

Question 5

hospitable

Answer 5

offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange
SYNONYMS: gracious, cordial, courteous
ANTONYMS: unfriendly, cold, icy, chilly

Question 6

lair

Answer 6

the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout

SYNONYMS: nest, burrow, hideaway

Question 7

notorious

Answer 7

widely known because of bad conduct
SYNONYMS: disgraceful, infamous, disreputable
ANTONYMS: unknown, obscure, respectable

Question 8

pamper

Answer 8

to allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward
SYNONYMS: cater to, indulge
ANTONYMS: abuse, maltreat, mistreat, discipline

Question 9

shirk

Answer 9

to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink
SYNONYMS: duck, dodge
ANTONYMS: fulfill, perform, shoulder

Question 10

veto

Answer 10

to prohibit, reject
the power to forbid or prevent
SYNONYMS: turn down, nix
ANTONYMS: approve, endorse, ratify