6 Dec

Question 1

commensurate

Answer 1

corresponding in size, importance, quality, etc.

Question 2

bereft

Answer 2

completely lacking something; having lost something,

(used about a person) sad and lonely because you have lost somebody/something

Question 3

confound

Answer 3

to confuse and surprise somebody

Question 4

ascertain

Answer 4

to find something out

Question 5

prescience

Answer 5

foreknowledge of events

Question 6

arbitrage

Answer 6

Arbitrage is the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same asset in different markets in order to profit from tiny differences in the asset’s listed price. … Arbitrage exists as a result of market inefficiencies and it both exploits those inefficiencies and resolves them

Question 7

coalesced

Answer 7

to come together to form one larger group, substance, etc.

Question 8

catapult

Answer 8

to throw somebody/something suddenly and with great force

Question 9

de rigueur

Answer 9

required by etiquette or current fashion.

Question 10

haul

Answer 10

to pull something with a lot of effort or difficulty

Question 11

searing

Answer 11

very hot

Question 12

blistering

Answer 12

intense (of heat)

Question 13

knackering

Answer 13

tiring (someone) out

Question 14

formidable

Answer 14

inspiring fear,
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difficult to deal with; needing a lot of effort

Question 15

archetypal

Answer 15

having all the qualities that make somebody/something a typical example of a particular kind of person or thing

Question 16

devout

Answer 16

very religious

Question 17

philander

Answer 17

(of a man) readily or frequently enter into casual sexual relationships with women.

Question 18

clime

Answer 18

a region considered with reference to its climate

Question 19

rout

Answer 19

to defeat somebody completely

Question 20

fervent

Answer 20

having or showing very strong feelings about something

Question 21

forlorn

Answer 21

lonely and unhappy; not cared for,endeavour unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled

Question 22

earnest

Answer 22

serious or determined