Q1. Money paid to employees on retirement

• gratuity
• gift
• pension
• arrears

Q2. Belief in many gods

• pantheism
• monotheism
• polytheism
• atheism

Q3. A cluster of flowers on a branch

• bouquet
• inflorescence
• wreath
• incandescence

Q4. A person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions.

• agnostic
• cynic
• sceptic
• misogynist

Q5. A highly skilled musician.

• artiste
• virtuoso
• performer
• diva

Q6. A method of boiling briefly to cook food slightly.

• steam
• bake
• saute
• parboil

Q7. The group, especially in the arts, regarded as being the most experimental.

• avant-garde
• iconoclast
• revolutionary
• nerd

Q8. One who helps people by giving them money or other aid.

• benefactor
• beneficiary
• tycoon
• patriot

Q9. A place where clothes are kept

• closet
• drawer
• wardrobe
• cupboard

Q10. A feeling of fondness, mixed with some sadness, for something in the past

• Oblivion
• Noxiousness
• Nostalgia
• Nausea