Week 2

Question 1

Inevitable

Answer 1

Unavoidable; bound to happen

Question 2

Insipid

Answer 2

• bland; boring

Question 3

Obscure

Answer 3

Unclear; clouded; partially hidden

Question 4

Depravity

Answer 4

• corruption; wickedness

Question 5

Discern

Answer 5

To distinguish one thing from another

Question 6

Ephemeral

Answer 6

Short lived; fleeting

Question 7

Expedite

Answer 7

To quicken

Question 8

Peripheral

Answer 8

On the edge; unimportant

Question 9

Taciturn

Answer 9

Quiet; uncommunicative; silent

Question 10

Apprehensive

Answer 10

• fearful; worried

Question 11

Expedient

Answer 11

Advantageous; convenient

Question 12

Fastidious

Answer 12

Finicky; over critical

Question 13

Novel

Answer 13

+ new; interesting

Question 14

Parsimony

Answer 14

• stinginess

Question 15

Provincial

Answer 15

• narrow minded; unsophisticated

Question 16

Respite

Answer 16

A break; a rest

Question 17

Anecdote

Answer 17

A brief, humorous story

Question 18

Drone

Answer 18

• to talk on and on in a dull way

Question 19

Blasphemy

Answer 19

• irreverent talk about God

Question 20

Euphonious

Answer 20

+ melodious; pleasant sounding

Question 21

Cacophonous

Answer 21

• harsh sounding

Question 22

Guile

Answer 22

Cunning; deceitfulness

Question 23

Immutable

Answer 23

Unchanging; permanent

Question 24

Incessant

Answer 24

Non stop

Question 25

Static

Answer 25

Unchanging; not moving

Question 26

Bastion

Answer 26

A stronghold; a fort

Question 27

Benign

Answer 27

+ kindly; good natured

Question 28

Credulous

Answer 28

Gullible; believing without proof

Question 29

Disparage

Answer 29

• to speak poorly of

Question 30

Eccentric

Answer 30

Odd; out of the ordinary; quirky

Question 31

Censure

Answer 31

• severely criticize; blame

Question 32

Squander

Answer 32

• to waste

Question 33

Virulent

Answer 33

• harmful