WF 1-62

Question 1

self-reliant

Answer 1

not needing help or support from other people:

Single parents have to be self-reliant and inventive.

Question 2

reliant

Answer 2

needing a particular thing or person in order to continue, to work correctly, or to succeed:
He’s completely reliant on his wheelchair to get about.
The project is heavily reliant on volunteers.

Question 3

accursed

Answer 3

very annoying

Question 4

complimentary

Answer 4

raising or expressing admiration for someone:
The reviews of his latest film have been highly complimentary.
She wasn’t very complimentary about your performance, was she?
Our guests said some very complimentary things about the meal I’d cooked.

Question 5

courteousness

Answer 5

polite behaviour:

The standard of service and the courteousness of the staff were very impressive.

Question 6

courtesy

Answer 6

polite behaviour, or a polite action or remark:
You might get along better with your parents if you showed them some courtesy.
He could at least have had the courtesy to say sorry.
The president welcomed her visitors with the usual courtesies.

Question 7

(by) courtesy of

Answer 7

because of:
He got his black eye courtesy of a bloke he insulted at the bar last night.

by permission of:
Jessie J appears courtesy of Universal Records.

Question 8

courteous

Answer 8

polite and showing respect:

Although she often disagreed with me, she was always courteous.

Question 9

speedy

Answer 9

quick:

He’s a very speedy worker.

Question 10

certainty

Answer 10

something that cannot be doubted:
There are few absolute certainties in life.

the state of being completely confident or having no doubt about something:
I’m unable to answer that question with any certainty.

Question 11

tactfully

Answer 11

in a way that avoids saying or doing anything that could upset someone:
I tried to say as tactfully as I could that she was totally wrong.
Several friends had tactfully mentioned that when I was ready to start dating, they knew some great men.

Question 12

typist

Answer 12

used to say how good someone is at typing:

I’m a poor typist.

Question 13

automaton

Answer 13

a machine that operates on its own without the need for human control, or a person who acts like a machine, without thinking or feeling:
I take the same route to work every day, like some sort of automaton.

Question 14

inventive

Answer 14

very good at thinking of new and original ideas:

He is very inventive, always dreaming up new gadgets for the home.

Question 15

inventive

Answer 15

very good at thinking of new and original ideas:

He is very inventive, always dreaming up new gadgets for the home.

Question 16

youthful

Answer 16

having the qualities that are typical of young people:
At the time I admired his youthful enthusiasm.
She has very youthful skin.

Question 17

changeable

Answer 17

often changing:
The weather in Britain is notoriously changeable.
His moods are very changeable.

Question 18

mutable

Answer 18

able or likely to change:
the mutable nature of love
Language is not static, it is mutable.

Question 19

tiptoe

Answer 19

to walk on your toes with the heel of your foot lifted off the ground, especially in order not to make a noise:
He waited until his daughter was asleep, then tiptoed quietly out of the room.

Question 20

inexplicable

Answer 20

unable to be explained or understood:

For some inexplicable reason, he’s decided to cancel the project.

Question 21

unawares

Answer 21

suddenly and unexpectedly without any warning:
The overnight invasion took the military experts unawares.
The government was obviously caught unawares by the criticism.

Question 22

laughter

Answer 22

the act or sound of laughing:
She roared with laughter (= laughed very loudly).
As we approached the hall we could hear the sound of laughter.