Set 1

Question 1

DEFERRING

Answer 1

put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.

Question 2

ENRAGED

Answer 2

very angry; furious.

Question 3

BRAVED

Answer 3

endure or face (unpleasant conditions or behaviour) without showing fear.

Question 4

CONCEDING

Answer 4

surrender or yield (a possession, right, or privilege).

admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.

Question 5

WALK ON A TIGHTROPE

Answer 5

Take or be on a very precarious course

Question 6

HEED

Answer 6

pay attention to; take notice of.

Question 7

BELEAGUERED

Answer 7

in a very difficult situation.

Question 8

PRESUMABLY

Answer 8

used to convey that what is asserted is very likely though not known for certain.

Question 9

EVIDENTLY

Answer 9

in a way that is clearly seen or understood; obviously.

Question 10

HEDGING

Answer 10

a strategy that tries to limit risks

Question 11

HAVEN

Answer 11

a place of safety or refuge.

Question 12

ANTICIPATION

Answer 12

the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction.

Question 13

CHANNEL

Answer 13

A channel is a passageway, a means of access for a thing, a communication, or an idea.

Question 14

DEVESTATION

Answer 14

great destruction or damage.

Question 15

AVARICIOUS

Answer 15

having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Question 16

APATHETIC

Answer 16

showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Question 17

HUMBLED

Answer 17

cause (someone) to feel less important or proud.
decisively defeat (a sporting opponent previously thought to be superior).

Question 18

ELUSIVE

Answer 18

difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

Question 19

AEGIS

Answer 19

the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization.

Question 20

GLARING

Answer 20

giving out or reflecting a strong or dazzling light.

Question 21

COGNIZANCE

Answer 21

knowledge or awareness.

Question 22

MARGINALISATION

Answer 22

treatment of a person, group, or concept as insignificant or peripheral.

Question 23

BRAILLE

Answer 23

a form of written language for blind people, in which characters are represented by patterns of raised dots that are felt with the fingertips.

Question 24

SELDOM

Answer 24

not often; rarely.

Question 25

MYRAID

Answer 25

countless or extremely great in number.

Question 26

STAGNATION

Answer 26

the state of not flowing or moving. | lack of activity, growth, or development.

Question 27

FALTER

Answer 27

lose strength or momentum.

Question 28

ANAEMIC

Answer 28

(of a person) suffering from anaemia.

Question 29

TOKENISM

Answer 29

the practice of making only a perfunctory or symbolic effort to do a particular thing, especially by recruiting a small number of people from under-represented groups in order to give the appearance of sexual or racial equality within a workforce.