Words & phrases

Question 1

Futile

Answer 1

Pointless

Question 2

Vanity

Answer 2

• Meaningless
• Excessive pride in your own appearance or achievements

Question 3

Heinous

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Wrongful act, particularly a crime

Question 4

Tizzy

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Agitated or excited

Question 5

Diplomacy

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Managing international relations

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“Grease a few palms”

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Bribery

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Galvanize

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Shock or excite into action

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Brazen

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Acting boldly without shame

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Purjery

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Telling a lie under oath

Question 10

“Salt of the earth”

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Honest, kind, reliable

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Candid

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Truthful, straightforward

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Secular

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Not related to religious matters

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Serendipitously

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Events that occurred by chance or luck in a beneficial way

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Debauchery

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Excessive involvement of drugs, sex, alcohol

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Unassailable

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Unable to be attacked or questioned or defeated

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“Road to Damascus”

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Important moment of insight which leads to change of beliefs or attitude

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Comme ci Comme cą

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French for Neither good nor bad

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Gallows humour

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Making jokes or ironic humour in a desperate situation

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Nihilism

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Rejection of moral or religious principles because you think life is meaningless

Question 20

“You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink”

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You can show someone something that will benefit them, but you can’t force them to accept it

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Substantiate

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Provide evidence to support something being true

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Contrition, contrite

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Repentance of your sins

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Ajar

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Left slightly open

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Feud

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A prolonged and mutual dispute

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Transpire

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Occur, come to be

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Dominion

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Rule over something

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Frivolous

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Not having any purpose or value

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Insurmountable

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Too big to overcome

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Totalitarianism

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A government that rejects all opposition, ruling with total control

Question 30

“To each their own”

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Everyone has their own opinions

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Minutiae

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The small, trivial details of something

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Practice vs practise

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Practice is the noun, practise is the verb. I will practice the piano. He practised for the test.

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Indignant

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Feeling annoyed at what is seen as unfair treatment

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Culled

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Selected and removed from a larger group. Often with animals

Question 35

Pried

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Open something using leverage.

Pried open the box.

Question 36

Constitutes

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If something constitutes something, it is regarded as being that thing

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Zeal

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Great enthusiasm, particularly with work, religion, or politics

Question 38

Crescendo

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A noise that gets louder and louder. Can also mean when a noise is at its loudest.

The woman spoke in a crescendo…

Question 39

What does omnipotent mean

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All-powerful

Question 40

Superfluous

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Unnecessary or needless.

My presence at the afternoon’s proceedings was superfluous.

Question 41

What is this symbol *

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Asterisk

Question 42

What is this symbol ()

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Parentheses

Question 43

To presume something

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Presumptuous