2. This new biography provides a fascinating account of the adventures of one of the most intrepid explores.
3. She begged to be allowed to go and her parents finally acquiesced.
4. She gave him a demure smile.
5. As usual he was dressed impeccably.
6. There was jubilation in the crowed as the winning point was scared.
7. The defeat was the nadir of his career.
8. She is almost embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority.
9. There's a plethora of restrictions on who can apply for benefits.
10. There was sycophantic laughter from the audience at every one of his terrible jokes.
答え
1. easily upset or annoyed, and often complaining
気難しい、むずかる
2. extremely brave and showing no fare of dangerous situations.
大胆不敵な、勇敢な
3. unwillingly accepted
渋々同意する、黙諾する、嫌々応じる
4. shy, quiet and well behaved
控えめな、遠慮がちな、殊勝げな
5. perfect, with no problem or bad parts
非の打ち所のない、申し分のない
6. a feeling of great happiness, especially because of success
歓喜の叫び、歓声をあげて喜ぶこと
7. the worst moments
⇔ zenith
どん底、最低の状態
8. too eager to praise or obey someone
こびへつらう、ご機嫌取りをする、ごまをする
9. very large amount of sth
過多、過剰
10. praising people in authority in a way that is no sincere
おべっかつかう、ゴマをする、へつらう

ですよね。