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Question 1

Strut

Answer 1

walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.

Question 2

Swagger

Answer 2

walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way.

Question 3

Stroll

Answer 3

walk in a leisurely way.

Question 4

Stomp

Answer 4

tread heavily and noisily, typically in order to show anger.

Question 5

Meander

Answer 5

(of a river or road) follow a winding course.

Question 6

Stride

Answer 6

walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction.

Question 7

Tiptoe

Answer 7

walk quietly and carefully with one’s heels raised and one’s weight on the balls of the feet.

Question 8

Shuffle

Answer 8

walk by dragging one’s feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground.

Question 9

Stagger

Answer 9

walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

Question 10

March

Answer 10

walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread.

Question 11

Saunter

Answer 11

walk in a slow, relaxed manner.

Question 12

Creep

Answer 12

move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.

Question 13

Sneak

Answer 13

move or go in a furtive or stealthy way.

Question 14

Hurry

Answer 14

move or act with great haste.

Question 15

Lurex

Answer 15

a type of yarn or fabric which incorporates a glittering metallic thread.

Question 16

Scurvy

Answer 16

a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of previously healed wounds, which particularly affected poorly nourished sailors until the end of the 18th century.

Question 17

Hinder

Answer 17

make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen.

Question 18

Dynasty

Answer 18

a line of hereditary rulers of a country.

Question 19

Prosperity

Answer 19

the state of being prosperous.

Question 20

Feeble

Answer 20

lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

Question 21

Statesman

Answer 21

a skilled, experienced, and respected political leader or figure.

Question 22

Scholarship

Answer 22

academic study or achievement; learning at a high level.

Question 23

Civil

Answer 23

relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters.

Question 24

Dictator

Answer 24

a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.

Question 25

Subtle

Answer 25

(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe.

Question 26

Lira

Answer 26

the basic monetary unit of Turkey, equal to 100 kurus.

Question 27

Franc

Answer 27

the basic monetary unit of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and several other countries, equal to 100 centimes (replaced in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg by the euro in 2002).

Question 28

Rouble

Answer 28

the basic monetary unit of Russia and some other former republics of the USSR, equal to 100 kopeks.

Question 29

Mark

Answer 29

The German mark was replaced by the euro, first as an accounting currency on 1 January 1999, at a conversion rate of 1.95583 marks per euro.

Question 30

Guilder

Answer 30

(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of the Netherlands, equal to 100 cents.

Question 31

Self-Assured

Answer 31

Confidence

Question 32

Defiant

Answer 32

Showing open resistance; bold disobedience.

Question 33

Contemporary

Answer 33

Modern

Question 34

Oppression

Answer 34

prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority.

Question 35

Juvenile

Answer 35

for or relating to young people.

Question 36

Conflict

Answer 36

be incompatible or at variance; clash.

Question 37

Armistice

Answer 37

an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.

Question 38

Stint

Answer 38

supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something).

Question 39

Sceptical

Answer 39

not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.