Words

Question 1

Apprehensive

Answer 1

Feeling nervous that something bad will happen

Question 2

Ostentatious

Answer 2

flamboyant, colourful

Question 3

Oration

Answer 3

an address, or speech

Question 4

Indulge

Answer 4

to allow someone to have everything

Question 5

Waive

Answer 5

to not demand something you have a right to

Question 6

Epoch

Answer 6

a long period of time in history

Question 7

Inure

Answer 7

to accustom someone to something

Question 8

Menial

Answer 8

unskilled or lacking in prestige

Question 9

Mural

Answer 9

big painting on a wall

Question 10

Coax

Answer 10

to gently persuade

Question 11

incriminating

Answer 11

making someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

Question 12

obsequious

Answer 12

obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

Question 13

laudatory

Answer 13

(of speech or writing) expressing praise and commendation

Question 14

presumptuous

Answer 14

(of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

Question 15

pejorative

Answer 15

expressing contempt or disapproval

Question 16

sequester

Answer 16

isolate or hide away

Question 17

ubiquitous

Answer 17

present, appearing, or found everywhere

Question 18

controversial

Answer 18

giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement

Question 19

anticipation

Answer 19

a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen in the near future

Question 20

yearning

Answer 20

a strong feeling of wishing for something, especially something that you cannot have or get easily

Question 21

foment

Answer 21

to cause trouble to develop:
- The song was banned on the grounds that it might foment racial tension

Question 22

Perforation

Answer 22

a hole in something:
A tea bag is full of tiny perforations.

Question 23

Incessant

Answer 23

never stopping, especially in an annoying or unpleasant way:
incessant rain/noise/complaints

Question 24

Toil

Answer 24

hard work, especially work that makes you feel physically tired:
Lindi has achieved her comfortable life only after years of hard toil

Question 25

Vigorously

Answer 25

To do something with energy:
He mined the coal vigorously with his pick axe.

Question 26

seize

Answer 26

to take something quickly and keep or hold it
e.g. I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me

Question 27

ponder

Answer 27

to think carefully about something, especially for a noticeable length of time
e.g. She sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game.

Question 28

jest

Answer 28

something that is said or done in order to be funny
e.g. His proposal was no jest - he was completely sincere.

Question 29

terminate

Answer 29

to (cause something to) end or stop
e.g. They terminated my contract in October.
e.g. This train will terminate at the next stop - passengers who wish to continue should change trains.

Question 30

pensive

Answer 30

thinking in a quite way, often with a serious expression on your face:
e.g. She became withdrawn and pensive, hardly speaking to anyone.

Question 31

ecstatic

Answer 31

extremely happy:
e.g. The new president was greeted by an ecstatic crowd.

Question 32

compelling

Answer 32

If a reason, argument, etc. is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is so strong:
e.g. compelling evidence
e.g. It’s a fairly compelling argument for going.

Question 33

tangible

Answer 33

real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, or experienced:
e.g.We need tangible evidence if we’re going to take legal action.
e.g. Other tangible benefits include an increase in salary and shorter working hours.