Basics

Question 1

Revelry

Answer 1

lively and noisy festivities, especially when these involve drinking a large amount of alcohol.

Question 2

Agronomists

Answer 2

Agronomists conduct experiments to develop the best methods for increasing the quality and production of crops

Question 3

hamlet

Answer 3

a small settlement, generally one smaller than a village, and strictly (in Britain) one without a church.

eg.15 hamlets pay homage to tsunami victims

Question 4

poromboke

Answer 4

unassessed lands

Question 5

pamphlet

Answer 5

a small booklet or leaflet containing information or arguments about a single subject.

Question 6

elated

Answer 6

ecstatically happy.

“after the concert, I felt elated”

Question 7

convoke

Answer 7

call together or summon (an assembly or meeting).

Governor withheld his assent to convoke the Assembly on December 21.

Question 8

clemency

Answer 8

mercy; lenience.

Question 9

croon

Answer 9

troll
say in a soft, low voice.
“‘Goodbye, you lovely darling,’ she crooned”

Question 10

prerogative

Answer 10

a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.
“in some countries, higher education is predominantly the prerogative of the rich”

Question 11

acquiesce

Answer 11

accept something reluctantly but without protest.

“Sara acquiesced in his decision”

Question 12

impunity

Answer 12

exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.
“the impunity enjoyed by military officers implicated in civilian killings”

Question 13

arbitrarily

Answer 13

on the basis of random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
“recurrent infection is arbitrarily defined as three or more infections a year”

Question 14

stave off

Answer 14

to ward off

Question 15

capsized

Answer 15

(of a boat) overturned in the water.

Question 16

peddling

Answer 16

sell or offer for sale from place to place : hawk broadly : sell They peddled fruits and vegetables from a truck on the side of the road.

Question 17

in cahoots,”

Answer 17

s “in an alliance or partnership.” In most contexts, it describes the conspiring activity of people up to no good.

Question 18

nab

Answer 18

catch (someone) doing something wrong.
“they recently nabbed a burglar inside the house he was ransacking”

take, grab, or steal (something).
“Dan nabbed the seat next to mine”

Question 19

congenital

Answer 19

(of a disease or physical abnormality) present from birth.
“a congenital malformation of the heart”

(of a person) having a particular trait from birth or by firmly established habit.
“a congenital liar”

Question 20

waylaid

Answer 20

stop or interrupt (someone) and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way.
“he waylaid me on the stairs”

Question 21

status quo

Answer 21

existing state

Question 22

denouement

Answer 22

the outcome of a situation, when something is decided or made clear.

Question 23

jolt

Answer 23

give a surprise or shock to (someone) in order to make them act or change.
“she tried to jolt him out of his depression”

Question 24

purview

Answer 24

the scope of the influence or concerns of something.

Question 25

deference

Answer 25

polite submission and respect.

“he addressed her with the deference due to age”

Question 26

serological

Answer 26

read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.

Question 27

morbidity

Answer 27

the condition of suffering from a disease or medical condition.
“the therapy can substantially reduce respiratory morbidity in infants”
the rate of disease in a population.
“the levels of air pollution are associated with increased morbidity from respiratory diseases”

Question 28

tenements

Answer 28

A tenement is a type of building shared by multiple dwellings, typically with flats or apartments on each floor and with shared entrance stairway access, on the British Isles notably common in Scotland.

Question 29

philately

Answer 29

the collection and study of postage stamps.

Question 30

prosaic

Answer 30

Unimaginative , uninspired ,

Question 31

underscore

Answer 31

emphasize

Question 32

adverse

Answer 32

preventing success or development; harmful; unfavourable.

“taxes are having an adverse effect on production”

Question 33

chalk out

Answer 33

to outline (a plan, scheme, etc

Question 34

Bout

Answer 34

a short period of intense activity of a specified kind.

Question 35

obstinate

Answer 35

stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.
“her obstinate determination to pursue a career in radio”

Question 36

abet

Answer 36

encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.
“he was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others”