Words

Question 1

Machiavellian

Answer 1

Cunning, scheming and unscrupulous, especially in politics or in advancing one’s career

Question 2

Cunning, scheming and unscrupulous, especially in politics or in advancing one’s career

Answer 2

Machiavellian

Question 3

Trepidation

Answer 3

A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

Question 4

A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

Answer 4

Trepidation

Question 5

Clandestine

Answer 5

Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit

Question 6

Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit

Answer 6

Clandestine

Question 7

Nihilistic

Answer 7

Rejecting all religious and moral principles in the belief that life is meaningless

Question 8

Rejecting all religious and moral principles in the belief that life is meaningless

Answer 8

Nihilistic

Question 9

Sporadic

Answer 9

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places

Question 10

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places

Answer 10

Sporadic

Question 11

Inebriated

Answer 11

Make someone drunk

Question 12

Make someone drunk

Answer 12

Inebriated

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Sentient

Answer 13

Able to perceive or feel things

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Able to perceive or feel things

Answer 14

Sentient

Question 15

Plethora

Answer 15

A large or excessive amount of something

Question 16

A large or excessive amount of something

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Plethora

Question 17

Surreptitious

Answer 17

Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

Question 18

Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

Answer 18

Surreptitious

Question 19

Petrichor

Answer 19

A pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather

Question 20

A pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather

Answer 20

Petrichor

Question 21

Compartmentalise

Answer 21

Divide into sections or categories

Question 22

Divide into sections or categories

Answer 22

Compartmentalise

Question 23

Maelstrom

Answer 23

A situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil

Question 24

A situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil

Answer 24

Maelstrom

Question 25

Intrepid

Answer 25

Fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)

Question 26

Fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)

Answer 26

Intrepid

Question 27

Dalliance

Answer 27

Brief or casual involvement with something

Question 28

Brief or casual involvement with something

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Dalliance

Question 29

Cerulean

Answer 29

Deep blue in colour like a clear sky

Question 30

Deep blue in colour like a clear sky

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Cerulean

Question 31

Disconcert

Answer 31

Disturb the composure of; unsettle

Question 32

Disturb the composure of; unsettle

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Disconcert

Question 33

Unseemly

Answer 33

Not proper or appropriate

Question 34

Not proper or appropriate

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Unseemly

Question 35

Stonewall

Answer 35

Delay or block by refusing to answer questions by giving evasive replies, especially in politics

Question 36

Delay or block by refusing to answer questions by giving evasive replies, especially in politics

Answer 36

Stonewall

Question 37

Desolation

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A state of complete emptiness or destruction

Question 38

A state of complete emptiness or destruction

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Desolation

Question 39

Metanoia

Answer 39

Change in one's ways of life resulting from penitence or spiritual conversion

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Change in one's way of life resulting from penitence or spiritual conversion

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Metanoia

Question 41

Taciturn

Answer 41

Reserved or uncommunicative in speech

Question 42

Reserved or uncommunicative in speech

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Taciturn

Question 43

Cantankerous

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Bad tempered, argumentative and uncooperative

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Bad tempted, argumentative and uncooperative

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Cantankerous

Question 45

Phallocentric

Answer 45

Focused or concerned with the phallus or penis as a symbol of male dominance

Question 46

Focused or concerned with the phallus or penis as a symbol of male dominance

Answer 46

Phallocentric

Question 47

Prescient

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Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place

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Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place

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Prescient

Question 49

Matricide

Answer 49

The killing of one's mother

Question 50

The killing of one's mother

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Matricide

Question 51

Ostracised

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Exclude someone from a society or group

Question 52

Exclude someone from a society or group

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Ostracised

Question 53

Acerbic

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Sharp and forthright style of speaking

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Sharp and forthright style of speaking

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Acerbic

Question 55

Untoward

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Unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient

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Unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient

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Untoward

Question 57

Unscrupulous

Answer 57

Having or showing no moral principles

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Having or showing no moral principles

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Unscrupulous

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Illicit

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Forbidden by law, rules or custom

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Forbidden by law, rules or custom

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Illicit

Question 61

Embitter

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Cause someone to feel bitter or resentful

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Cause someone to feel bitter or resentful

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Embitter

Question 63

Evasive

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Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly

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Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly

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Evasive

Question 65

Penitence

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The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong

Question 66

The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong

Answer 66

Penitence

Question 67

Morose

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Sullen and ill tempered

Question 68

Sullen and ill tempered

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Morose

Question 69

Surreptitious

Answer 69

Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

Question 70

Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

Answer 70

Surreptitious

Question 71

Petulant

Answer 71

Childishly sulky or bad tempered

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Childishly sulky or bad tempered

Answer 72

Petulant