Week 2

Question 1

Amicable

Answer 1

characterized by friendliness and goodwill

Example sentence: The neighbors had an amicable relationship.

Question 2

Monetary

Answer 2

relating to money or currency

Example sentence: The country’s monetary policy was under review.

Question 3

Vocation

Answer 3

a person’s occupation or profession

Question 4

Subsequently

Answer 4

afterwards; later on

Question 5

Fixture

Answer 5

a permanent or long-standing feature

Question 6

Quantifiable

Answer 6

capable of being measured or expressed as a quantity

Question 7

Qualitative

Answer 7

relating to the quality or character of something

Question 8

Empirical

Answer 8

based on observation or experience rather than theory or logic

Question 9

Novel

Answer 9

new or original

Question 10

Quaint

Answer 10

attractively unusual or old-fashioned

Question 11

Prowess

Answer 11

exceptional skill or ability

Question 12

Alterable

Answer 12

capable of being changed or altered

Question 13

Slovenly

Answer 13

untidy or messy in appearance or habits

Question 14

Corroborate

Answer 14

to confirm or give support to

Question 15

Subsidiary

Answer 15

secondary or subordinate to something else

Question 16

Enigmatic

Answer 16

mysterious or puzzling

Question 17

Unkempt

Answer 17

untidy or disheveled in appearance

Question 18

Mitigate

Answer 18

to make less severe or harmful

Question 19

Mediate

Answer 19

to intervene in a dispute to bring about an agreement or reconciliation

Question 20

Subsist

Answer 20

to maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level

Question 21

Azure

Answer 21

bright blue in color, like a cloudless sky

Question 22

Proselytize

Answer 22

to convert or attempt to convert someone to a different religion or opinion

Question 23

Abstinence

Answer 23

the practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something, typically alcohol or sex

Question 24

Censoring

Answer 24

the act of suppressing or restricting speech, media, or information

Question 25

Abysmal

Answer 25

extremely bad or appalling

Question 26

Envisage

Answer 26

to contemplate or visualize something in the future

Question 27

Preponderance

Answer 27

the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance

Question 28

Ambivalent

Answer 28

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

Question 29

Duplicity

Answer 29

deceitfulness; double-dealing

Question 30

Precarious

Answer 30

not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse

Question 31

Staunch

Answer 31

loyal, committed, and dependable

Question 32

Altruistic

Answer 32

Selfless concern for another’s well-being being

Question 33

Abstract

Answer 33

existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence

Question 34

Robust

Answer 34

vigorous

Question 35

Tenuous

Answer 35

very weak or slight

Question 36

Contentious

Answer 36

argumentative

Question 37

Conspicuous

Answer 37

To stand out

Question 38

Anecdotes

Answer 38

A short amusing or interesting story Austerity sternness

Question 39

Fiscal

Answer 39

financial

Question 40

negligible

Answer 40

To Ignore

Question 41

Subtle

Answer 41

delicate, precise, or [making use of indirect and clever methods]

Question 42

Contempt

Answer 42

Justified anger/disregard

Question 43

Impending

Answer 43

Unavoidable future

Question 44

Exploit

Answer 44

to use / to take advantage of

Question 45

ameliorate

Answer 45

to make something better

Question 46

sanction

Answer 46

threat of legality / penalize in a legal way

Question 47

postulate

Answer 47

to hypothesize

Question 48

wryly

Answer 48

dry sarcasm

Question 49

exacerbate

Answer 49

to make worse

Question 50

Articulate

Answer 50

to explain clearly

Question 51

avocations

Answer 51

hobbies

Question 52

polemic

Answer 52

critical attack

Question 53

prudent

Answer 53

wisdom

Question 54

travail

Answer 54

challenging task

Question 55

heretical

Answer 55

going against religious beliefs

Question 56

lofty

Answer 56

high standards

Question 57

Ignoble

Answer 57

low character, opposite of righteous

Question 58

Circumscribed

Answer 58

Bound or limited or to encapsulate