April 12

Question 1

Rigor

Answer 1

D1: the fact of being careful and paying great attention to detail
E1: Academic rigour

D2: the fact of being strict or severe
E: This crime must be treated with the full rigor of the law.

Question 2

Inexplicable

Answer 2

unable to be explained or accounted for.
“for some inexplicable reason her mind went completely blank”

Question 3

Burgeon

Answer 3

begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
“the city’s suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the center”

Question 4

Commingle

Answer 4

mix; blend.
“the dust had commingled with the rain”

Question 5

Zest

Answer 5

great enthusiasm and energy.
“they campaigned with zest and intelligence”

Question 6

Commendable

Answer 6

deserving praise.
“commendable restraint”

Question 7

Snarl

Answer 7

(of a person) say something in an angry, bad-tempered voice.
“I used to snarl at anyone I disliked”

Question 8

taint

Answer 8

N. a trace of a bad or undesirable quality or substance.
“she manages to make paintings about love and beauty that are free of the taint of sentimentality”

Question 9

Whim

Answer 9

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Arrange and bunch people together at my whim