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Read each clue carefully and identify the English word that matches its meaning, using context and precise vocabulary knowledge.

  1. Starts with A: Describes a statement or situation that can reasonably be understood in more than one way. (9 letters)
  2. Starts with R: Describes someone or something able to recover quickly after difficulties or setbacks. (9 letters)
  3. Starts with S: To examine something very carefully in order to detect errors, weaknesses or hidden details. (10 letters)
  4. Starts with R: Unwilling or hesitant to do something, even when there may be a good reason to do it. (9 letters)
  5. Starts with I: Describes someone who judges a situation fairly without favouring one person or side. (9 letters)
  6. Starts with I: Certain to happen and impossible to prevent, however hard you try. (10 letters)
  7. Starts with C: To state the opposite of what someone else has said, or to be inconsistent with a fact or statement. (10 letters)
  8. Starts with M: Extremely careful and precise, paying attention to even the smallest details. (10 letters)
  9. Starts with P: Describes a situation that is unstable, uncertain or potentially dangerous. (10 letters)
  10. Starts with P: To convince someone to do something or believe something through reasoning or argument. (8 letters)
  11. Starts with A: To make pain, suffering or a difficult situation less severe without necessarily eliminating it completely. (9 letters)
  12. Starts with E: To make an existing problem, conflict or unpleasant situation considerably worse. (10 letters)
  13. Starts with P: Describes an explanation or argument that seems reasonable or believable, although it may not be true. (9 letters)
  14. Starts with D: A difference between two figures, accounts or statements that should ideally agree. (11 letters)
  15. Starts with S: To provide evidence or facts that support a claim, theory or allegation. (12 letters)
  16. Starts with O: No longer useful or relevant because something newer or more effective has replaced it. (8 letters)
  17. Starts with S: Close and critical examination of something, especially to identify mistakes or questionable actions. (8 letters)
  18. Starts with C: Too satisfied with your own achievements or situation to recognise potential problems or make necessary improvements. (10 letters)
  19. Starts with M: To reduce the harmful effects, seriousness or impact of something without necessarily preventing it altogether. (8 letters)
  20. Starts with P: To cause a situation, belief or tradition to continue, especially when it would otherwise be expected to end. (10 letters)
Answer key
  1. Describes a statement or situation that can reasonably be understood in more than one way. → AMBIGUOUS
  2. Describes someone or something able to recover quickly after difficulties or setbacks. → RESILIENT
  3. To examine something very carefully in order to detect errors, weaknesses or hidden details. → SCRUTINISE
  4. Unwilling or hesitant to do something, even when there may be a good reason to do it. → RELUCTANT
  5. Describes someone who judges a situation fairly without favouring one person or side. → IMPARTIAL
  6. Certain to happen and impossible to prevent, however hard you try. → INEVITABLE
  7. To state the opposite of what someone else has said, or to be inconsistent with a fact or statement. → CONTRADICT
  8. Extremely careful and precise, paying attention to even the smallest details. → METICULOUS
  9. Describes a situation that is unstable, uncertain or potentially dangerous. → PRECARIOUS
  10. To convince someone to do something or believe something through reasoning or argument. → PERSUADE
  11. To make pain, suffering or a difficult situation less severe without necessarily eliminating it completely. → ALLEVIATE
  12. To make an existing problem, conflict or unpleasant situation considerably worse. → EXACERBATE
  13. Describes an explanation or argument that seems reasonable or believable, although it may not be true. → PLAUSIBLE
  14. A difference between two figures, accounts or statements that should ideally agree. → DISCREPANCY
  15. To provide evidence or facts that support a claim, theory or allegation. → SUBSTANTIATE
  16. No longer useful or relevant because something newer or more effective has replaced it. → OBSOLETE
  17. Close and critical examination of something, especially to identify mistakes or questionable actions. → SCRUTINY
  18. Too satisfied with your own achievements or situation to recognise potential problems or make necessary improvements. → COMPLACENT
  19. To reduce the harmful effects, seriousness or impact of something without necessarily preventing it altogether. → MITIGATE
  20. To cause a situation, belief or tradition to continue, especially when it would otherwise be expected to end. → PERPETUATE
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