26 april

Question 1

ravage

Answer 1

cause severe and extensive damage to.

the destructive effects of something.

Question 2

quinquennial

Answer 2

consisting of or lasting for five years

Question 3

scuttle

Answer 3

destroy, wreck

Question 4

obfuscate

Answer 4

make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

bewilder (someone).

Question 5

surmise

Answer 5

suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.

Question 6

tomtom

Answer 6

a usually long and narrow small-headed drum commonly beaten with the hands.

Question 7

insinuate

Answer 7

suggest or hint (something bad) in an indirect and unpleasant way.
slide (oneself or a thing) slowly and smoothly into a particular place.

Question 8

populism

Answer 8

a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups.

Question 9

decadent

Answer 9

characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline.

Question 10

eulogise

Answer 10

praise highly in speech or writing.

Question 11

cajole

Answer 11

persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

Question 12

cobble

Answer 12

to mend or patch coarsely. 2 : repair, make cobble shoes. 3 : to make or put together roughly or hastily —often used with together or up cobble together an agreementcobble up a temporary solution

Question 13

minced

Answer 13

(of food, especially meat) cut up or ground into very small pieces.

Question 14

relegate

Answer 14

assign an inferior rank or position to.

Question 15

teeter

Answer 15

move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth.

be unable to decide between different courses; waver.

Question 16

eerily

Answer 16

in a strange and frightening manner.

Question 17

aberration

Answer 17

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.

Question 18

flout

Answer 18

openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention).
mock; scoff.

Question 19

fig leaf

Answer 19

a thing intended to conceal a difficulty or embarrassment.

a leaf of a fig tree, often used for concealing the genitals in paintings and sculpture.

Question 20

assiduous

Answer 20

showing great care and perseverance.