V-47,48

Question 1

nebulous

Answer 1

not clear / vague

Question 2

cloistered

Answer 2

separated from and communicating little with the outside world

Question 3

intemperate

Answer 3

showing little self control / immoderate

Question 4

plaintive

Answer 4

sad / mournful

Question 5

nascent

Answer 5

recently formed but likely to grow larger quickly

Question 6

slew

Answer 6

to turn aside suddenly and awkwardly

Question 7

toady

Answer 7

a sycophant / behaves pleasantly to get some advantage

Question 8

gaucher

Answer 8

an awkward and unsophisticated person especially because young and unsophisticated

Question 9

sedulous

Answer 9

careful and using a lot of effort / diligent

Question 10

undergrid

Answer 10

support something by forming a strong base for it

Question 11

deign

Answer 11

to do something that one considers beneath one’s dignity

Question 12

wry

Answer 12

using dry humour to mock

Question 13

divest

Answer 13

to strip someone of the power, possession or rights

Question 14

aver

Answer 14

to say something that is certainly true

Question 15

improbity

Answer 15

lack of honesty and moral integrity

Question 16

doting

Answer 16

unconditionally loving

Question 17

ironclad

Answer 17

very certain and unlikely to change

Question 18

maculate

Answer 18

stained / spotted

Question 19

waffle

Answer 19

to talk vaguely and in a trivial manner

Question 20

bellicose

Answer 20

agressive / warlike