22 Dec

Question 1

appeasement

Answer 1

Appeasement in an international context is a diplomatic policy of making political, material, or territorial concessions to an aggressive power in order to avoid conflict

Question 2

scuttle

Answer 2

a metal container with a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire.the part of a car’s bodywork between the windscreen and the bonnet.;submerg;destroy; abandon

Question 3

delimitation

Answer 3

a dividing line or boundary.

Question 4

locus

Answer 4

a particular position or place where something occurs or is situated

Question 5

inexorable

Answer 5

impossible to stop or prevent.

Question 6

nefarious

Answer 6

(typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.

Question 7

moribund

Answer 7

(of a person) at the point of death.;(of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigour.

Question 8

fleeting

Answer 8

lasting for a very short time.

Question 9

knotty

Answer 9

extremely difficult or complex.

gnarled, convoluted

Question 10

acumen

Answer 10

the ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions; awareness

Question 11

exterminate

Answer 11

destroy completely.

Question 12

presage

Answer 12

be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one).; portend; augur

Question 13

undeterred

Answer 13

persevering with something despite setbacks.

Question 14

Letup

Answer 14

a pause or reduction in the intensity of something dangerous, difficult, or tiring.: lessening, decrease, abatement