Week 1

Question 1

Abrasive

Answer 1

capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding.

Question 2

Abasement

Answer 2

the action or fact of abasing or being abased; humiliation or degradation.

Question 3

Abrogate

Answer 3

repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

Question 4

Abstain

Answer 4

restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.

Question 5

Abdicate

Answer 5

(of a monarch) renounce one’s throne.
fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty).

Question 6

Abduction

Answer 6

the action or an instance of forcibly taking someone away against their will.

Question 7

Abjure

Answer 7

the action or an instance of forcibly taking someone away against their will.

Question 8

Abrade

Answer 8

scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.

Question 9

Abeyance

Answer 9

a state of temporary disuse or suspension.

Question 10

Abnormal

Answer 10

deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying.

Question 11

Manufacture

Answer 11

make (something) on a large scale using machinery.

Question 12

Activate

Answer 12

make (something) active or operative.

Question 13

Aerial

Answer 13

existing, happening, or operating in the air.

Question 14

Aeronaut

Answer 14

a traveler in a hot-air balloon, airship, or other flying craft.

Question 15

Aeronautics

Answer 15

the science or practice of travel through the air.

Question 16

Aerostat

Answer 16

an airship or hot-air balloon, especially one that is tethered.

Question 17

Agrarian

Answer 17

elating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land.

Question 18

Ambidextrous

Answer 18

(of a person) able to use the right and left hands equally well.

Question 19

Ambiguous

Answer 19

(of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.

Question 20

Amphibious

Answer 20

relating to, living in, or suited for both land and water.

Question 21

Perambulate

Answer 21

walk or travel through or around a place or area, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way.

Question 22

Amicable

Answer 22

of relations between people) having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor.

Question 23

Amity

Answer 23

a friendly relationship.

Question 24

Pusillanimous

Answer 24

showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.