Group B

Question 1

Maelstrom

Answer 1

A whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool of violence and destruction

Question 2

Myopic

Answer 2

Nearsighted, lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation.

Question 3

Overt

Answer 3

Open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized

Question 4

Pejorative

Answer 4

Tending to make worse, expressing disapproval or disparagement

Question 5

Propound

Answer 5

To put forward, offer, suggest for consideration, to set forth

Question 6

Propriety

Answer 6

In the state of being proper, appropriateness, what is socially acceptable

Question 7

Sacrilege

Answer 7

Improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred

Question 8

Summarily

Answer 8

without delay or formality, briefly, concisely

Question 9

Suppliant

Answer 9

Asking humbly and earnestly

One who makes a request humbly

Question 10

Talisman

Answer 10

An object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers

Question 11

Undulate

Answer 11

To move in waves or with a wavelike motion