Summit 1

Question 1

affable

Answer 1

courteous, pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

Question 2

aggrandize

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• to increase in greatness, power or wealth
• to build up/intensify
• to make appear greater

Question 3

amorphous

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• shapeless, without definite form
• of no particular type or character
• without organisation, unity or cohesion

Question 4

contraband

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• illegal traffic, smuggled goods
• illegal, prohibited

Question 5

erudite

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scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

Question 6

gossamer

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• thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
• a very light, thin cloth

Question 7

insular

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relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

Question 8

irrevocable

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incapable of being changed or called back

Question 9

prospensity

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a natural inclination or predilection toward

Question 10

querrulous

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peevish, complaining, fretful

Question 11

remonstrate

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to argue or plead with someone against sth, protest against, object to

Question 12

repudiate

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to disown, reject or deny the validity of

Question 13

resilient

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able to turn to original shape/form, able to recover quickly

Question 14

reverberate

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to re-echo, resound, to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

Question 15

scurrilous

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coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed

Question 16

sedulous

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persistent, showing industry and determination

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sleazy

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• thin or filmsy in texture
• cheap
• shoddy/inferior in quality/character
• ethically low, mean or disreputable

Question 18

amnesty

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a general pardon for an offense against government; any act of forgiveness or absolution

Question 19

autonomy

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self-government, political control

Question 20

axiomatic

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self evident, expressing a universally accepted principle/rule

Question 21

blazon

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• to adorn or embellish
• to display conspicuously
• to publish or proclaim widely

Question 22

caveat

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a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behaviour

Question 23

equitable

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fair, just, embodying principes of justice

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extricate

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to free from entanglements or difficulties/ remove with effort

Question 25

filch

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to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

Question 26

flout

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to mock,treat with contempt

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fractious

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* tending to be troublesome * unruly * quarrelsome * contrary * unpredictable

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precept

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a rule if conduct or action

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salutary

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beneficial, helpful, healthful, wholesome

Question 30

scathing

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bitterly severe, withering, causing great harm

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scourge

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* to whip, punish severely * a cause of affliction or suffering * a source of severe punishment/criticism

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sepulchral

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funereal, typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal

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soporific

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* tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy * something that induces sleep

Question 34

straitlaced

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* extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct * prudish * purtitanical

Question 35

translent

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* lasting only a short time, fleeting * one who stays only a short time

Question 36

unwieldly

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not easily carried, handled or managed because of the size or complexity

Question 37

vapid

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* dull, uninteresting, tiresome * lacking in sharpness, flavour, liveliness or force

Question 38

anomalous

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abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

Question 39

aspersion

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* a damaging or derogatory statement * the act of slandering or deframing

Question 40

brusque

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blunt, abrupt, with no formalities

Question 41

cajole

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* to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice * to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

Question 42

castigate

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to punsish/criticise severely

Question 43

contrive

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* to plan with ingenuity * invent * to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan

Question 44

demagogue

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a leader who exploits popular prejudices and flase claims and promises in order to gain power

Question 45

disabuse

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* to free from deception or error * set right in ideas or thinking

Question 46

ennui

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weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

Question 47

fetter

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* a chain or shackle placed on the feet * anything that confines or restrains * to chain/shackle * to render helpness/impotent

Question 48

heinous

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very wicked, offensive, hateful

Question 49

immutable

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not subject to change, constant

Question 50

insurgent

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* one who rebels or rises against authority * rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority * surging or rushing in

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megalomania

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a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent far in excess of reality

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sinecure

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a position requiring little or no work, easy job

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surreptitious

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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation, made or accomplished by fraud

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transgress

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* to go beyond a limit/boundary * to sin * violate a law

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transmute

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to change from one nature, substance or form to another

Question 56

vicarious

Answer 56

performed, suffered or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another