22 Feb

Question 1

brethren

Answer 1

people belonging to a particular group.

Question 2

enthuse

Answer 2

express eager enjoyment, interest, or approval regarding something.
make (someone) interested and eagerly appreciative.
rave; gush

Question 3

convulsion

Answer 3

a violent social or political upheaval.
a sudden, violent, irregular movement of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated especially with brain disorders such as epilepsy, the presence of certain toxins or other agents in the blood, or fever in children.

Question 4

bourse

Answer 4

a stock market in a non-English-speaking country, especially France.

Question 5

savvy

Answer 5

shrewdness and practical knowledge; the ability to make good judgements.
know or understand.

Question 6

rake

Answer 6

draw together with a rake or similar implement.

collect; gather; scratch

Question 7

muster

Answer 7

assemble;collect

Question 8

luminary

Answer 8

a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.
inspiration;leader

Question 9

antagonise

Answer 9

cause (someone) to become hostile.

annoy ; anger

Question 10

lexicon

Answer 10

the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge.

Question 11

proscription

Answer 11

the action of forbidding something; banning.

condemnation or denunciation of something.

Question 12

scuffle

Answer 12

a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters.

Question 13

transgression

Answer 13

an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offence.

Question 14

disconcertingly

Answer 14

a way that makes someone feel uncertain and uncomfortable or worried

Question 15

bellicosity

Answer 15

an inclination to fight or quarrel

Question 16

mercantilism

Answer 16

Mercantilism is an economic practice by which governments used their economies to augment state power at the expense of other countries

Question 17

hamstring

Answer 17

severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of.

Question 18

pussyfoot

Answer 18

act in a cautious or non-committal way.

beat around the bush; prevaricate

Question 19

collate

Answer 19

collect

Question 20

flout

Answer 20

openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention).

Question 21

balkanization

Answer 21

Balkanization is the fragmentation of a larger region or state into smaller regions or states, which may be hostile or uncooperative with one another. It is usually caused by differences of ethnicity, culture, and religion and some other factors such as past grievances

Question 22

cataclysmic

Answer 22

causing sudden and violent upheaval.
(of a natural event) large-scale and violent.
disastrous