Week 1

Question 1

Anon

Answer 1

SOON, PRESENTLY

Ex: tomorrow will be here anon.

Question 2

Libel

Answer 2

: defamation of a person by written or representational means

Ex: He sued the newspaper for libel.
The newspaper was found guilty of libel.
The newspaper’s attorneys argued that the article was not a libel.

Question 3

Peremptory

Answer 3

characterized by often imperious or arrogant self-assurance

Ex: how insolent of late he is become, how proud, how peremptory

Question 4

Simian

Answer 4

of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes

Question 5

Venereal

Answer 5

Adjective

resulting from or contracted during sexual intercourse
Ex: venereal infections

Question 6

Persiflage

Answer 6

frivolous bantering talk : light raillery

Question 7

Orgiastic

Answer 7

2 : characterized by unrestrained emotion : FRENZIED

Question 8

Bespoke

Answer 8

CUSTOM-MADE

Ex: a bespoke suit

Question 9

Inimical

Answer 9

being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence

Ex:forces inimical to democracy

Question 10

Intelligible

Answer 10

capable of being understood or comprehended

Ex: jargon intelligible only to the initiated