1. wait, rocket scientist, euphemism, argument, funny story

Question 1

wait

Answer 1

She has to wait longer.

Question 2

rocket scientist

Answer 2

And why did he seem so unenthusiastic about the baby? It didn`t take a rocket scientist to figure it out.

Question 3

euphemism

ˈjuː.fə.mɪ.zəm

Answer 3

a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word:
“Senior citizen” is a euphemism for “old person”.
The article made so much use of euphemism that often its meaning was unclear.

The phrase “left to pursue other interests” is a euphemism for “fired.”

Question 4

argument

Answer 4

Now his parents were getting into one of those arguments again, one where his mother tried to make his father feel guilty, and his father tried to make his mother feel stupid.

Question 5

funny story

Answer 5

His father was
sitting in the living-room and reading a book of higher maths to show
how smart he was; and his mother was in the kitchen preparing one of
his father’s favourite meals to show how loving she was. It didn’t look
like they were talking to one another at all. As scary as arguments could
be, not arguing was somehow much worse.