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Question 1

Impede

Answer 1

to hinder or obstruct the progress of something

Question 2

Amateur

Answer 2

someone who engages in a pursuit without professional skill or pay

Question 3

Adept

Answer 3

very skilled or proficient at something

Question 4

Adamant

Answer 4

refusing to change one’s mind; firm and unyielding

Question 5

Tinsel

Answer 5

shiny decorative material often used during festive occasions like Christmas

Question 6

Apprehensive

Answer 6

anxious or fearful about something that might happen

Question 7

Elated

Answer 7

extremely happy or joyful

Question 8

Lauded

Answer 8

praised highly, especially in public

Question 9

Billet

Answer 9

a place where someone is lodged temporarily, often used for soldiers

Question 10

Lodging

Answer 10

a place to stay or live temporarily

Question 11

Quailed

Answer 11

shrank back in fear; showed apprehension

Question 12

Abounding

Answer 12

existing in large numbers; plentiful

Question 13

Unbind

Answer 13

to release from ties or constraints

Question 14

Abhor

Answer 14

to hate deeply; to detest

Question 15

Stature

Answer 15

a person’s height or their level of achievement or reputation

Question 16

Beseech

Answer 16

to ask urgently and fervently; to beg

Question 17

Deplore

Answer 17

to express strong disapproval of something

Question 18

Impeach

Answer 18

to accuse a public official of misconduct

Question 19

Pompous

Answer 19

overly self-important and arrogant

Question 20

Modest

Answer 20

humble; not boastful or showy

Question 21

Fraught

Answer 21

full of (typically something negative), like danger or worry

Question 22

Fracas

Answer 22

a noisy quarrel or brawl

Question 23

Friable

Answer 23

easily crumbled or reduced to powder

Question 24

Frivolous

Answer 24

not having any serious purpose or value; silly

Question 25

Soliloquy

Answer 25

a speech in a play where a character speaks their thoughts aloud alone on stage

Question 26

Binding

Answer 26

something that must be obeyed; legally or morally obligatory

Question 27

Jubilant

Answer 27

showing great joy or happiness

Question 28

Jovial

Answer 28

cheerful and friendly

Question 29

Fervent

Answer 29

showing passionate intensity

Question 30

Wheedle

Answer 30

to coax or persuade someone through flattery

Question 31

Hoax

Answer 31

a deceptive trick or lie

Question 32

Filibuster

Answer 32

a tactic of prolonged speech to delay legislative action

Question 33

Cajole

Answer 33

to persuade with flattery or gentle urging

Question 34

Autocrat

Answer 34

a ruler with unlimited power

Question 35

Despot

Answer 35

a ruler who exercises power in a cruel or oppressive way

Question 36

Grandiose

Answer 36

impressive or magnificent in appearance, often to an excessive or pretentious degree

Question 37

Beholden

Answer 37

owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help

Question 38

Gratis

Answer 38

given or done for free

Question 39

Radiance

Answer 39

bright, glowing light or joy

Question 40

Obscurity

Answer 40

the state of being unknown or hard to understand

Question 41

Reproach

Answer 41

to criticise or express disappointment

Question 42

Lambaste

Answer 42

to attack or criticise severely

Question 43

Upbraid

Answer 43

to scold harshly

Question 44

Caucus

Answer 44

a meeting of members of a political group to decide policy or select candidates