Week 2

Question 1

Acquiesce (verb)

Answer 1

accept something reluctantly but without protest

Question 2

Commodious (adjective)

Answer 2

(especially of furniture or a building) roomy and comfortable

Question 3

Germane (adjective)

Answer 3

relevant to a subject under consideration:

Question 4

Idiosyncrasy (noun)

Answer 4

a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual

Question 5

Inure (verb)

Answer 5

accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant:

Question 6

Paradigm (noun)

Answer 6

a typical example or pattern of something; a model:

Question 7

Portmanteau (noun)

Answer 7

a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel (from ‘motor’ and ‘hotel’) or brunch (from ‘breakfast’ and ‘lunch’):

Question 8

Ruminate (verb)

Answer 8

think deeply about something:

Question 9

Surfeit (noun)

Answer 9

an excessive amount of something:

Question 10

Upbraid (verb)

Answer 10

find fault with (someone); scold