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Question 1

Inalienable

Answer 1

Impossible to take away or give up

Question 2

Diffuse

Answer 2

To spread out

Not concentrated

Being at once verbose and ill-organised

Question 3

Contain

Answer 3

To keep (something) from spreading

Question 4

Latitude

Answer 4

Freedom to choose how to act or what to do

Question 5

Conciliate

Answer 5

To make less angry

To make compatible, reconcile

Question 6

Trenchant

Answer 6

Very strong, clear and effective

Question 7

Mercurial

Answer 7

Changing moods quickly and often

Very changeable

Very lively and quick

Question 8

defer

Answer 8

To delay

To submit due to deference or respect

Question 9

Uncanny

Answer 9

Mysterious, supernatural

Question 10

Countenance

Answer 10

The appearance of a persons face

To accept, support or approve of

Question 11

Provident

Answer 11

Making provision for the future (opposite to myopia)

frugal

Question 12

Impoverish

Answer 12

To make poor

To use up the strength or richness of (land)

Question 13

Betray

Answer 13

To show, indicate

Question 14

Obviate

Answer 14

To prevent or avoid

Question 15

Premeditated

Answer 15

Done or made according to plan

Question 16

Consequential

Answer 16

Important

Question 17

Pernicious

Answer 17

Deadly, highly injurious or destructive

Question 18

Largess

Answer 18

Generosity

The act of giving away money

Question 19

Peripatetic

Answer 19

Itinerant, moving or traveling from place to place

Question 20

Discern

Answer 20

To detect with eyes

To discriminate

To come to know mentally

Question 21

Remnant

Answer 21

A usually small part

An unsold and unused end of piece goods

Question 22

Tortuous

Answer 22

Having many twists and turns

Complicated, long and confusing

Question 23

Intrigue

Answer 23

To make secret plans

Question 24

Redolent

Answer 24

Having a strong smell, scented

Causing thoughts or memories

Question 25

Intemperate

Answer 25

Having extreme conditions ion Having a lack of emotional calmness

Question 26

Astute

Answer 26

Mentally sharp and clever

Question 27

Proscribe

Answer 27

To make illegal To now allow something, to prohibit

Question 28

Parsimony

Answer 28

thrift; stingy

Question 29

Flagrant

Answer 29

Very bad

Question 30

Myopia

Answer 30

A lack of foresight or discernment

Question 31

Sober

Answer 31

Marked by moderation Showing no excessive or extreme qualities of fancy, emotion or prejudice

Question 32

Somber

Answer 32

Gloomy, sad Serious Having dull or dark colour

Question 33

Incredulous

Answer 33

Not able or willing to believe

Question 34

Kinfolk

Answer 34

Relatives

Question 35

Precarious

Answer 35

Not safe, strong or steady

Question 36

Routine

Answer 36

Of a commonplace or repetitious character

Question 37

Cloying

Answer 37

Too emotional, sweet

Question 38

Invoke

Answer 38

to refer to (something) in support of your ideas

Question 39

Quiescent

Answer 39

Not active

Question 40

Antipode

Answer 40

The exact opposite

Question 41

Categorical

Answer 41

Absolute, unqualified

Question 42

Sordid

Answer 42

Very bad and dishonest Very dirty

Question 43

Counsel

Answer 43

Advice given to someone

Question 44

Rail

Answer 44

To scold in harsh, insolent or abusive language

Question 45

Rage

Answer 45

To be popular

Question 46

Admonition

Answer 46

Gentle or friendly reproof Warning about behaviour

Question 47

Treacle

Answer 47

Something that is annoying because it is too sentimental

Question 48

Substantial

Answer 48

Large in amount Important

Question 49

Flamboyant

Answer 49

Having a very noticeable quality that attracts a lot of attention

Question 50

Salient

Answer 50

Very important or noticeable

Question 51

Clement

Answer 51

Not too hot or not too cold, mild Inclined to be merciful

Question 52

Exude

Answer 52

To show very strongly, clearly To flow out slowly

Question 53

Plaintive

Answer 53

Expressing suffering or sadness

Question 54

Mainstay

Answer 54

A very important part of something The chief support

Question 55

Jubilation

Answer 55

Great happiness or joy

Question 56

Form

Answer 56

Example

Question 57

Preliminary

Answer 57

Something that comes first in order to prepare for

Question 58

Portend

Answer 58

To be a sign or warning of

Question 59

Heed

Answer 59

To pay attention to

Question 60

Scintillating

Answer 60

Very clear, amusing and interesting

Question 61

Dabbling

Answer 61

A superficial interest

Question 62

Extraneous

Answer 62

Not important Having no relevance

Question 63

Retrospect

Answer 63

A looking back on things past

Question 64

Remarkable

Answer 64

Unusual, surprising

Question 65

Flimsy

Answer 65

Easily broken Not likely to be true or be believed

Question 66

Noisome

Answer 66

Malodorous Very unpleasant or disgusting

Question 67

Condign

Answer 67

Deserved, appropriate

Question 68

Hysteria

Answer 68

A state in which emotion (fear or joy) are so strong that a person acts in an uncontrolled way

Question 69

Phlegmatic

Answer 69

Not easily upset, excited or angered

Question 70

Noxious

Answer 70

Harmful

Question 71

Glutinous

Answer 71

Sticky like glue

Question 72

Meet

Answer 72

Appropriate

Question 73

Enliven

Answer 73

To make more interesting, lively or enjoyable

Question 74

Blatant

Answer 74

Very obvious and offensive

Question 75

Exigent

Answer 75

Requiring immediate aid or action Demanding

Question 76

Antithesis

Answer 76

The exact opposite of something or someone

Question 77

Anodyne

Answer 77

Not likely to offend anyone, innocuous

Question 78

Locomotion

Answer 78

The act or power of moving from place to place

Question 79

Appurtenant

Answer 79

Accessory

Question 80

Bountiful

Answer 80

Giving many desired things Given in large amounts

Question 81

Stagnant

Answer 81

Not developing, not active Not flowing

Question 82

Prosaic

Answer 82

Dull or ordinary Characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry

Question 83

Fathom

Answer 83

To understand the reason for

Question 84

Contact

Answer 84

To become smaller To become ill with a disease