Week 3

Question 1

Rich

Answer 1

Wealthy, affluent

Question 2

Popular

Answer 2

Well-liked

Question 3

Harmful

Answer 3

Detrimental, adverse, hazardous

Question 4

Famous

Answer 4

Well-known, renowned, distinguished

Question 5

Thriving

Answer 5

Prosperous

Question 6

Traditional

Answer 6

Conventional

Question 7

Typical

Answer 7

Characteristic

Question 8

Fast

Answer 8

Rapid

Question 9

Easy

Answer 9

Effortless

Question 10

Beautiful

Answer 10

Scenic, picturesque

Question 11

Expensive

Answer 11

Pricey, costly

Question 12

Unreasonably high

Answer 12

Exorbitant

Question 13

Curious

Answer 13

Inquisitive

Question 14

Convey

Answer 14

To communicate

Question 15

Plummet

Answer 15

Decrease rapidly in value or amount

Question 16

Substantially

Answer 16

considerably, essentially, extensively, heavily, largely, materially.

Question 17

Big bucks

Answer 17

sarcastic slang for a lot of money

Question 18

Hard earned money

Answer 18

Money that you had work hard to get

Question 19

Hype

Answer 19

extravagant or intense promotion

Question 20

Surmise

Answer 20

To assume something without having evidence to confirm it

Question 21

Allocate

Answer 21

To put aside for a specific purpose

Question 22

Amateur

Answer 22

Someone who is inexperienced or not highly skilled in a particular area

Question 23

Ambiguous

Answer 23

Having several potential meanings; unclear and difficult to understand.

Question 24

Amend

Answer 24

To change for the better; to improve

Question 25

Ample

Answer 25

Plentiful

Question 26

Arbitrary

Answer 26

Based on a whim or random decision

Question 27

Wish

Answer 27

Sudden wish or idea, specially one that cannot be reasonably explained

Question 28

Arduous

Answer 28

Requiring a log of effort

Question 29

Augment

Answer 29

To increase or make larger

Question 30

Berate

Answer 30

To scold

Question 31

Brash

Answer 31

Rude and tactless “The brash man always asked inappropiate questions”

Question 32

Cacophony

Answer 32

A harsh, unpleasant mixture of noise

Question 33

Coalesce you

Answer 33

To combine or grow together “The people on the streets eventually coalesced into a group”

Question 34

Coerce

Answer 34

To force someone to do something against their will

Question 35

Cohesion

Answer 35

Uniting; becomin one “Water molecules show strong cohesion when they stuck together”

Question 36

Collide

Answer 36

To hit one another with a forceful impact”

Question 37

Illiterate

Answer 37

Unable to read

Question 38

Indisputable

Answer 38

Not able to be challenged

Question 39

Knack

Answer 39

A special talent or skill

Question 40

Lag

Answer 40

To fall behind “I stayed with the front group of runners for the first few miles, but after I began to lag”