August 2020

Question 1

Mirthful

Answer 1

full of mirth; merry or amusing.

“mirthful laughter”

Question 2

Jubilant

Answer 2

feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.

Question 3

Vicinity

Answer 3

the area near or surrounding a particular place.

“the number of people living in the immediate vicinity was small”

Question 4

Brackish

Answer 4

of water) slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries.
“a cup of brackish water”

Question 5

Plunder

Answer 5

steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.
“looters moved into the disaster area to plunder stores”

the violent and dishonest acquisition of property.
“the farmers suffered the inhumanity and indignities of pillage and plunder”

Question 6

Fife

Answer 6

noun

a kind of small shrill flute used with the drum in military bands.

Question 7

Perpetual

Answer 7

never ending or changing.
“deep caves in perpetual darkness”

occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted.

Question 8

Emulate

Answer 8

match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
“lesser men trying to emulate his greatness”
Imitate copy

Question 9

Peevish

Answer 9

easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.

“all this makes Steve fretful and peevish”

Question 10

Destitute

Answer 10

without the basic necessities of life.
“the charity cares for destitute children”

Not having

Question 11

Divot

Answer 11

piece of turf cut out of the ground by a golf club in making a stroke.

Question 12

Pious

Answer 12

devoutly religious.

making a hypocritical display of virtue.
“there’ll be no pious words said over her”

of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled.

Sincere, vain, hypocritical, forlorn

Question 13

Pinafore

Answer 13

a sleeveless apron-like garment worn over a young girl’s dress, typically having ties or buttons at the back.
a woman’s loose sleeveless garment, typically full length and worn over clothes to keep them clean.
BRITISH
a collarless sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater; a jumper.

Question 14

Frivolous

Answer 14

not having any serious purpose or value.
“rules to stop frivolous lawsuits”

of a person) carefree and not serious.
“the frivolous, fun-loving flappers of the twenties”

Question 15

Condescending

Answer 15

having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority.
“she thought the teachers were arrogant and condescending”

Snotty, supirior, stuck up

Question 16

am·big·u·ous

Answer 16

unclear or inexact because a choice between alternatives has not been made.
“the election result was ambiguous”

of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.

Question 17

Pessimistic

Answer 17

ective
tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.
“he was pessimistic about the prospects”

Question 18

Deficit

Answer 18

an excess of expenditure or liabilities over income or assets in a given period.
“an annual operating deficit”
(in sports) the amount or score by which a team or individual is losing.
“came back from a 3–0 deficit”

Question 19

Nullify

Answer 19

make of no use or value; cancel out.
“insulin can block the release of the hormone and thereby nullify the effects of training”
Neautralize

Question 20

Derive

Answer 20

obtain something from (a specified source).
“they derived great comfort from this assurance”

Obtain

Question 21

Feeble

Answer 21

(of a sound) faint.
“his voice sounded feeble and far away”

lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.
“my legs are very feeble after the flu”

Weak

Question 22

Succumb

Answer 22

fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.
“he has become the latest to succumb to the strain”

Question 23

Paralysis

Answer 23

the loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body, typically as a result of illness, poison, or injury.
“the fast-acting venom causes paralysis, breathing difficulties, and sometimes death”

inability to act or function in a person, organization, or place.
“the paralysis gripping the country”
Shutdown

Question 24

Flaccid

Answer 24

of part of the body) soft and hanging loosely or limply, especially so as to look or feel unpleasant.
“she took his flaccid hand in hers”

(of plant tissue) drooping or inelastic through lack of water.
lacking force or effectiveness.
“the flaccid leadership campaign was causing concern”

Question 25

Anneal

Answer 25

heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, in order to remove internal stresses and toughen it.

Question 26

Wharf

Answer 26

a level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload.

Dock

Question 27

Granary

Answer 27

a storehouse for threshed grain.

Question 28

Poignant

Answer 28

1) : painfully affecting the feelings : piercing. (2) : deeply affecting : touching. b : designed to make an impression : cutting poignant satire. 2a : pleasurably stimulating.

You will see poignant used three different ways: Something that is emotionally touching or painfully sad can be described as poignant, like a poignant scene in a movie; secondly, it can mean biting, acute, sharp, or piercing, like a poignant critique or a person’s poignant wit;