Definitions

Question 1

Fortuitous

Answer 1

• happening by lucky chance rather than intention
• (of something that is to your advantage) not planned, happening by chance

Noun: fortuity, fortuitousness (quality)

Question 2

Peevish

petulant, testy, crabby

Answer 2

easily irritated or annoyed

Question 3

Recalcitrant

incalcitrant, refractory, fractious

Answer 3

stubbornly resistant to authority or control

Noun: recalcitrance

Question 4

Affable

cordial, amiable, congenial

Answer 4

friendly and easy to talk to

Question 5

Vicissitude

vicissitudinous

Answer 5

• a negative change in circumstances or fortunes
• A variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something

Question 6

Solicitous

Answer 6

• showing care and helpful attention to someone
• full of anxiety and concern

Question 7

Tactile

Answer 7

perceptible to the touch; tangible

Question 8

Askance

Answer 8

with doubt or suspicion

look askance at

Question 9

Twiddle

Answer 9

twist, move, or fiddle with (something), typically in a purposeless or nervous way

Question 10

Disambiguate

Answer 10

to show the differences between two or more meanings clearly

Question 11

Unequivocal

Answer 11

leaving no doubt; unambiguous

Question 12

Sound bite

Answer 12

a short extract from a recorded interview or speech, chosen for its succinctness or concision

Question 13

Tenuous

Answer 13

very weak or slight

Question 14

Heart-wrenching

Answer 14

• emotionally saddening evoking pity or empathy
• causing distress or misery

Question 15

Polyglot

Answer 15

a person who speaks or understands many languages

Question 16

Marinate

Answer 16

soak

Question 17

Jarring

Answer 17

• to be altered or changed usually in an irritating or unbearable way
• having a harshly concussive, disagreeable, or discordant effect
• making or causing a harsh and irritating sound

Question 18

Raunchy

Answer 18

earthy and sexually explicit

Something raunchy is dirty in one sense or another: it’s either literally covered in dirt or suggesting dirty sexual situations.

Question 19

Incongruous

Answer 19

• out of place; inconsistent or incompatible
• not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something:

Question 20

Cathartic

Answer 20

providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions; causing catharsis:

Question 21

Droll

Answer 21

• curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
• a jester or entertainer; a buffoon.

Question 22

Quiver

Answer 22

• tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion.
• A quiver is a container for holding arrows or bolts

Question 23

Definitive

Answer 23

• viewed as absolute and correct
• Something that is definitive provides a firm conclusion that cannot be questioned
• done or reached decisively and with authority
• conclusive, decisive, final

Question 24

Vicarious

Answer 24

experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.

Question 25

Conscientious

Answer 25

wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly

Question 26

Roamer

Answer 26

someone who likes to move around and travel, especially without a clear idea of what they want to do

Question 27

Freeloader

Answer 27

a person who takes advantage of others' generosity without giving anything in return

Question 28

# Analysis

Answer 28

detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, especially by separating it into its parts, in order to discover what it is or contains

Question 29

Analytics ## Footnote analytics

Answer 29

* a process in which a computer examines information using mathematical methods in order to find useful patterns * the application of logical and computational reasoning to the components parts obtained in an analytics

Question 30

Posthaste

Answer 30

as fast as possible

Question 31

Elocution

Answer 31

the skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation.

Question 32

Enunciate

Answer 32

say or pronounce clearly.

Question 33

Batter (n)

Answer 33

a semi-liquid mixture of flour, egg, and milk or water, used for making pancakes or for coating food before frying.

Question 34

Pompous

Question 35

Galvanize

Question 36

Endemic

Question 37

Idiosyncrasy

Question 38

Euphemism

Question 39

Dessicate

Question 40

Vim

Question 41

Molt

Question 42

Opprobium

Question 43

Feral | (also ferine)

Answer 43

(of animals and plants) existing in a wild or uncultivated state, esp after being domestic or cultivated

Question 44

Feracious

Answer 44

highly fruitful, prolific

Question 45

humblebrag | n, v

Answer 45

make an ostensibly modest or self-deprecating statement with the actual intention of drawing attention to something of which one is proud

Question 46

oxymoron

Answer 46

a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

Question 47

Malapropism

Answer 47

a comical/unintentional misuse of a word (by confusion) that resembles another term in sound

Question 48

Comeuppance

Answer 48

a punishment or fate that someone deserves | he got his comeuppance in the end

Question 49

Implacable

Question 50

Inexorable

Question 51

toady

Question 52

sully

Question 53

obsequious

Question 54

Riveting

Question 55

Habituate

Answer 55

to make used (to); accustom (often used reflexively)

Question 56

Vociferous

Question 57

Exuberance

Question 58

Sceptical

Question 59

Performative

Answer 59

* having the nature or style of a performance, esp. when intended to impress * relating to ways of behaving that exhibit a socially acceptable belief, trait, or quality, often making a superficial impression:

Question 60

Prefigure

Answer 60

to suggest beforehand; be an antecedent figure or type of; foreshadow ## Footnote If one thing prefigures another, it is a first indication which suggests or determines that the second thing will happen.

Question 61

Prognostication

Answer 61

A prognostication is a statement about what you think will happen in the future.

Question 62

Prognosticate

Answer 62

to foretell (future events) according to present signs or indications; prophesy

Question 63

Straddle

Question 64

Extraneous

Question 65

Superfluous