WS2

Question 1

Altruistic (noun)

Answer 1

Speed and eagerness
Brisk and cheerful readiness

Question 2

Ameliorate (verb)

Answer 2

to make a bad or unpleasant situation better
(with object), make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

Question 2

Blatant (adjective)

Answer 2

very obvious and intentional, when this is a bad thing
(of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly
completely lacking in subtletly; very obvious

Question 3

Cursory (adjective)

Answer 3

quick nad probably not detailed
hastly and therefore not thorough or detailed

Question 4

Decadence (noun)

Answer 4

low moral standards and behaviour
moral or cultural decline characterixed by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury

Question 5

Duress (noun)

Answer 5

threats used to force a person to do something
threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against there will or better judgement
(law) constraint illegally exercised to force someone to perform an act
(archaic) focible restaint or imprisonment

Question 6

Efficacy (noun)

Answer 6

the ability, especially of a medicine or a method od achieving something, to produce the indended result
the ability to produce a desired or intended result

Question 7

Eschew (verb)

Answer 7

to avoid something intentionally, or to give something up
deliberately avoid using, abstain from

Question 8

Extortion (noun)

Answer 8

the act of getting something, especially money, by force or threats
the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats

Question 9

Germane (adjective)

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ideas or information that is germane to a particular subject or situation is connected with and important to it
relevant to a subject under consideration

Question 10

Historionics (noun)

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very emotional and energetic behaviour that is not sincere and has no real meaning
melodramatic behaviour designed to attract attention
(archaic) dramatic perfomances; the theatre

Question 11

Impunity (noun)

Answer 11

freedom from punishment or from the unpleasant results of something that has been done
exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action

Question 12

Indolent (adjective)

Answer 12

showing no real interest or effort
wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy

Question 13

Intrepid (adjective)

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extremely brave and showing no fear of dangerous situations
fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)

Question 14

itinerant (adjective)

Answer 14

traveling from one place to another, usually to work for a short period
traveling from place to place
(noun) a person who travels from place to place

Question 15

Malevolent (adjective)

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causing or wanting to cause harm or evil
having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Question 16

Paucity (noun)

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the fact that there is too little of something
the precense of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts

Question 17

Plethora (noun)

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a very large amount of something, especially a larger amount than you need, want, or can deal with
a large or excessive amount of something

Question 18

Risible (adjective)

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so lacking in wuality or usefulness that it deserves to be laughed at
provoking laughter through being ludicrous

Question 19

Ubiquitous (adjective)

Answer 19

seeming to be everywhere
present, appearing, or found everywhere