4 april

Question 1

conflagration

Answer 1

an extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property.

Question 2

contrite

Answer 2

feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming a contrite criminal a contrite apology contrite sighs

Question 3

bereft

Answer 3

deprived of or lacking (something).

(of a person) sad and lonely, especially through someone’s death or departure.

Question 4

interlocutor

Answer 4

a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.

Question 5

regality

Answer 5

the state of being a king or queen.

Question 6

calibrate

Answer 6

mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings.
correlate the readings of (an instrument) with those of a standard in order to check the instrument’s accuracy.
adjust (experimental results) to take external factors into account or to allow comparison with other data.

Question 7

vaunted

Answer 7

praised or boasted about, especially in an excessive way.

Question 8

cohesion

Answer 8

the action or fact of forming a united whole.

Question 9

onslaught

Answer 9

a fierce or destructive attack.

an overwhelmingly large number of people or things.

Question 10

neo imperialism

Answer 10

Whereas imperialism is typically characterized by conquest and rule, and colonialism by migration and residence in the conquered territory

Question 11

palatable

Answer 11

(of food or drink) pleasant to taste.

(of an action or proposal) acceptable or satisfactory.

Question 12

death knell

Answer 12

the tolling of a bell to mark someone’s death.

used to refer to the imminent destruction or failure of something.

Question 13

deft

Answer 13

demonstrating skill and cleverness.

Question 14

gauche

Answer 14

unsophisticated and socially awkward.

Question 15

ideogram

Answer 15

a character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it. Examples include numerals and Chinese characters.

Question 16

baroque

Answer 16

relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries that followed Mannerism and is characterized by ornate detail. In architecture the period is exemplified by the palace of Versailles and by the work of Wren in England. Major composers include Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel; Caravaggio and Rubens are important baroque artists.

Question 17

tendentious

Answer 17

expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one.

Question 18

exegetes

Answer 18

a person who interprets text, especially scripture.

Question 19

anoint

Answer 19

sanctify ; ordain; bless

Question 20

shrewd

Answer 20

having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute.

Question 21

equivocation

Answer 21

the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication.

Question 22

egregious

Answer 22

outstandingly bad; shocking.

Question 23

flagrant

Answer 23

(of an action considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive.

Question 24

adulatory

Answer 24

excessively praising or admiring.

Question 25

roving

Answer 25

constantly moving from one area or place to another.

Question 26

reductionist

Answer 26

analysing and describing a complex phenomenon in terms of its simple or fundamental constituents.

Question 27

egg on

Answer 27

to urge or encourage (someone) to do something that is usually foolish or dangerous

Question 28

convoluted

Answer 28

(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.

Question 29

disparaged

Answer 29

to speak of as unimportant or bad : belittle He disparaged the other team. Other Words from disparage. disparagement \ -​mənt \ noun.