Words

Question 1

Pitiful

Answer 1

In a very poor state

Adjective

Question 2

Lament

Answer 2

To express sorrow

Verb

Question 3

Elated

Answer 3

Really happy

Adjective

Question 4

Melancholy

Answer 4

Sad, sorrowful
A bit Eyore

Noun

Question 5

Jubilant

Answer 5

Really happy

Adjective

Question 6

Folly

Answer 6

Foolish

Noun

Question 7

Shrewd

Answer 7

Intelligent, makes good decisions (wise)
You could be a shrewd business person

Adjective

Question 8

Inane

Answer 8

Silly or stupid

Adjective

Question 9

Sage

Answer 9

Wise
You can give sage advice

Noun

Question 10

Ambiguous

Answer 10

Not clear

A question could be ambiguous… you do not understand what it’s asking

Adjective

Question 11

Dubious

Answer 11

Doubtful , Hesitating
You can think a decision or statement is dubious

Adjective

Question 12

Rigorous

Answer 12

Extremely thoughtful and careful
You can be rigorous in checking you have everything you need

Adjective

Question 13

Meticulous

Answer 13

Great attention to detail. Does things very carefully/with great care
Very precise
You can do a task with meticulous care

Adjective

Question 14

Voracious

Answer 14

Speaking or representing the truth
Truthful, honest

Adjective

Question 15

Emit

Answer 15

To send/give off a sound/smell
The car horn emitted a loud noise
The sun will emit a bright light

Verb

Question 16

Comprising

Answer 16

Made up of (made out of). Consist of.
(To contain)
There was a small town comprising of 20 houses and a post office

Verb

Question 17

Occupies

Answer 17

Something that keeps you busy
You can be occupied with colouring or reading
You can occupy a building (live in it)

Verb

Question 18

Berated

Answer 18

Told off usually quite angrily

Verb

Question 19

Chastise

Answer 19

Tell off usually angrily but not as angrily as berate

Verb

Question 20

Deplete

Answer 20

Run out of
Empty/run low
You can deplete your stock
Verb

Question 21

Negligent

Answer 21

Failing to take proper care in a task
So careless it could be dangerous

Adjective

Question 22

Glut

Answer 22

Too much of something
You can have a glut of strawberries

Noun

Question 23

Surplus

Answer 23

A lot of something so you have spare or left overs
You would say something is surplus to requirements

Noun

Question 24

Permeate

Answer 24

Spreads through it - effects even part
‘The smell of soup permeated the air’

Verb

Question 25

Penetrate

Answer 25

To get into an area that is difficult to get into Gain access to Verb

Question 26

Haughty

Answer 26

Arrogant and superior behaviour They tend to look down on people Adjective

Question 27

Raucous

Answer 27

Loud, making lots of noise Disturbing people with noise Adjective

Question 28

Contaminate

Answer 28

Make something dirty or impure by adding or exposing it to something (maybe poison) Verb

Question 29

Forgo

Answer 29

Give something up Go without You might forgo dinner Verb

Question 30

Implore

Answer 30

Beg for something You might implore someone not to do something Verb

Question 31

Abstain

Answer 31

Don’t do or have something You might abstain from pudding as you are on a diet Verb

Question 32

Indolent

Answer 32

Lazy Wanting to avoid an activity Adjective

Question 33

Biased

Answer 33

Unfair. You can have a biased opinion of something or someone because of what someone has said about it/them. Adjective

Question 34

Indulge

Answer 34

Spoiling or pampering someone Allow yourself to enjoy something that is maybe naughty or expensive You can indulge in some expensive chocolates Verb

Question 35

Satiate

Answer 35

You have what you need when you need it. Satisfied -you can have your curiosity or appetite sated Verb

Question 36

Deprive

Answer 36

Prevent a person or place from having or using something You can deprive someone of food (not giving it to them!) Verb

Question 37

Tepid

Answer 37

``` Slightly warm - not hot or cold Usually used with drinks in mind Your cup of tea could be tepid It’s not a nice temperature You can also have a tepid response to something meaning you don’t like it much ... a bit ‘meh’ ``` Adjective

Question 38

Assent

Answer 38

Approval or agreement Similar to consent - to give permission Noun

Question 39

Dissent

Answer 39

Do not agree/give approval Your opinion goes against the general opinion Noun

Question 40

Concord and Accord

Answer 40

Agreement usually in a decision Harmonious decision Noun

Question 41

Discord

Answer 41

Disagreement Lack of harmony Noun

Question 42

Contradict

Answer 42

Give the opposite opinion | Conflict of opinion

Question 43

Perilous

Answer 43

Danger Risk It was a perilous journey Adjective

Question 44

Overt

Answer 44

Something done or shown openly Open and upfront Adjective

Question 45

Covert

Answer 45

Not open Secretive A spy would go on a covert operation meaning undercover or in disguise Adjective

Question 46

Stingy

Answer 46

Not generous or mean You might get a stingy portion of ice cream and be sad it’s so small! Adjective

Question 47

Liberal

Answer 47

Tolerant, open to new ideas Also means generous or lots You could get a liberal serving of ice cream and be very happy you got lots! Adjective

Question 48

Sparse

Answer 48

Thinly dispersed/scattered You can have a cake with sparse icing meaning there is not much of it! Adjective