20 feb

Question 1

ombudsman

Answer 1

an official appointed to investigate individuals’ complaints against a company or organization, especially a public authority.

Question 2

chiding

Answer 2

full of rebuke; critical.

Question 3

exhortation

Answer 3

an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something.

Question 4

yoke

Answer 4

under the control

Question 5

flailing states

Answer 5

states which are not uniformly developed

Question 6

entomb

Answer 6

bury or trap within something.

Question 7

paternalism

Answer 7

the policy or practice on the part of people in authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to or otherwise dependent on them in their supposed interest.

Question 8

bastion

Answer 8

an institution, place, or person strongly maintaining particular principles, attitudes, or activities.

Question 9

discordant

Answer 9

disagreeing or incongruous.(of sounds) harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony.

Question 10

cymbal

Answer 10

a musical instrument consisting of a slightly concave round brass plate which is either struck against another one or struck with a stick to make a ringing or clashing sound.

Question 11

heydey

Answer 11

the period of a person’s or thing’s greatest success, popularity, activity, or vigour.

Question 12

cohort

Answer 12

a group of people with a shared characteristic.

A supporter or companion.