Class 7

Question 1

Bestow

Answer 1

To present as a gift

Question 2

Ardently

Answer 2

With intense emotion; passionately

Question 3

Exile

Answer 3

Expulsion from one’s native land

Question 4

Stifle

Answer 4

To suppress or withhold

Question 5

Warped

Answer 5

To bend out of shape; to be twisted (physically or mentally)

Question 6

Cleaved

Answer 6

To remain faithful

Question 7

Hapless

Answer 7

Unlucky or unfortunate

Question 8

Tarnished

Answer 8

To become dull or discolored

Question 9

Mantelpiece

Answer 9

A shelf above a fireplace

Question 10

Derelict

Answer 10

Deserted or abandoned

Question 11

Precocious

Answer 11

Usually advanced or mature in mental development

Question 12

Musing

Answer 12

Absorbed in thought; meditative

Question 13

Corroded

Answer 13

To eat or wear away usually by chemicals

Question 14

Burnished

Answer 14

To be polished by friction

Question 15

Variegated

Answer 15

Varied in appearance or color

Question 16

Cupola

Answer 16

A light structure on a roof

Question 17

Proprietary

Answer 17

Belonging to a proprietor – the owner of an establishment

Question 18

Risqué

Answer 18

Close to impropriety (dangerously close to the bad side of things)

Question 19

Platonic

Answer 19

Free from physical desire: platonic love

Question 20

Unbridled

Answer 20

Not controlled or restrained

Question 21

Transposed

Answer 21

To switch the position of two things

Question 22

Tycoon

Answer 22

A person of great wealth, influence or power; magnate

Question 23

Lucrative

Answer 23

Moneymaking, profitable

Question 24

Aptitude

Answer 24

Talent, capability, ability

Question 25

Ulcers

Answer 25

A sore on the skin

Question 26

Forsake

Answer 26

To quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert

Question 27

Deplete

Answer 27

To seriously decrease or exhaust a supply of

Question 28

Vandal

Answer 28

Someone who destroys others' property

Question 29

Dote

Answer 29

Express excessive love or fondness

Question 30

Exodus

Answer 30

Departure or emigrate

Question 31

Profound

Answer 31

Showing deep insight or understanding

Question 32

Prosaic

Answer 32

Commonplace or dull

Question 33

Volition

Answer 33

The act of choosing; from one's own decision

Question 34

Cursory

Answer 34

Quickly going through something without noticing details

Question 35

Versatile

Answer 35

Easily adaptable

Question 36

Finesse

Answer 36

Skill in handling a difficult situation

Question 37

Extolling

Answer 37

To praise highly

Question 38

Insubordination

Answer 38

To be disobedient to authority