October 4, 2026

Question 1 · adjective

Widely respected and admired

Answer: esteemed

our esteemed leader

Original choices and explanations

animated

Full of life, energy, or spirit

reserved

Quiet and not openly expressive

esteemed

Widely respected and admired

seasoned

Made skilled by long experience

Question 2 · verb

Make a logical or causal connection

Answer: relate

I cannot relate these events at all

Original choices and explanations

realise

to become fully aware of something

prefer

Like one thing better than another

estimate

Judge an amount or value approximately

relate

Make a logical or causal connection

Question 3 · noun

A person who transfers rights or property to another

Answer: assignor

Original choices and explanations

assignor

A person who transfers rights or property to another

muggins

A person who lacks good judgment

parvenu

A newly wealthy person lacking social acceptance

blighter

A persistently annoying person

Question 4 · verb

Make something seem less serious

Answer: derogate

Original choices and explanations

stickle

To argue stubbornly over minor points

derogate

Make something seem less serious

condole

To express sympathy after a death

excoriate

Criticize harshly in public

Question 5 · noun

Answering objections before they are raised

Answer: prolepsis

Original choices and explanations

dithyramb

A wildly enthusiastic speech or writing

shivaree

A noisy mock serenade for newlyweds

prolepsis

Answering objections before they are raised

scholium

A marginal note on a classical text