October 2, 2026

Question 1 · adjective

Showing intense pain or distress

Answer: agonised

Original choices and explanations

agonised

Showing intense pain or distress

overawed

Overcome by a feeling of awe

unnerved

Deprived of courage or confidence

beguiled

Filled with wonder and delight

Question 2 · verb

To impose strict order and discipline on

Answer: regiment

regiment one's children

Original choices and explanations

frequent

Be a regular visitor to a place

regiment

To impose strict order and discipline on

aggregate

gather into a whole or total

prospect

Search for valuable resources

Question 3 · adjective

Sharply insistent on being heard

Answer: strident

strident demands

Original choices and explanations

ravenous

Extremely hungry

sonorous

Having a full, loud, and deep sound

strident

Sharply insistent on being heard

cordless

Lacking a connecting cable

Question 4 · noun

A hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom

Answer: psilocin

Original choices and explanations

sinusoid

A tiny, endothelium-lined blood passage in an organ's tissue

ascidian

A tiny sedentary marine invertebrate with a saclike body and openings through which water flows

basophil

A white blood cell containing granules readily colored by basic stains

psilocin

A hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom

Question 5 · noun

A customary privilege attached to a person's position

Answer: appanage

for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use

Original choices and explanations

appanage

A customary privilege attached to a position

mortmain

The oppressive influence of past events

thraldom

the state of being controlled by another person

outlawry

Defiance of the law