Group 7

Question 1

appease

Answer 1

1. pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands
2. assuage or satisfy a demand or a feeling

Question 2

arbitrary

Answer 2

1. based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system
2. (power of a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority

Question 3

archaic

Answer 3

very old/old fashiones

Question 4

clamorous

Answer 4

1. making a loud and confused noise
2. expressing or characterized by vehement protests or demands

Question 5

dearth

Answer 5

a scarcity or lack of something

Question 6

explicable

Answer 6

able to be accounted for or understood

Question 7

hyperbole

Answer 7

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Question 8

immutable

Answer 8

unchanging over time or unable to be changed

Question 9

indefatigable

Answer 9

(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly

Question 10

indolent

Answer 10

1. wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy
2. (of disease or condition_ causing little or no pain

Question 11

insular

Answer 11

ignorance of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or people outside one’s own experience

Question 12

intransigent

Answer 12

unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something

Question 13

intrepid

Answer 13

fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)

Question 14

irreverent

Answer 14

showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously

Question 15

loathe

Answer 15

feel intense dislike or disgust for

Question 16

malign

Answer 16

1. evil in nature of effect
2. speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner

Question 17

malleable

Answer 17

easily influenced, pliable

Question 18

neophyte

Answer 18

1. a person who is new to a subject or activity
2. new convert to a religion

Question 19

plastic

Answer 19

1. not genuine; artificial or unnatural
2. (of a substance or material) easily shaped or moulded

Question 20

platitude

Answer 20

a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

Question 21

prescient

Answer 21

having or showing knowledge of events before they take place

Question 22

pristine

Answer 22

in its original condition; unspoiled

Question 23

reproach

Answer 23

express to someone one’s disapproval of or disappointment in their actions

Question 24

robust

Answer 24

1. strong and healthy; vigorous
2. (of wine or food) strong and rich in flavor or smell

Question 25

salubrious

Answer 25

1. health-giving, healthy 2. (of a place) pleasant; not run down

Question 26

sanction

Answer 26

1. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule 2. official permission or approval for an action

Question 27

sedulous

Answer 27

(of a person or action) showing dedication or diligence

Question 28

soporific

Answer 28

tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

Question 29

stern

Answer 29

serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline

Question 30

tendentious

Answer 30

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