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Question 0

A long stick a crosspiece at the top, used as a support under the armpit.

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Crutch
A pair of crutches.
He uses drugs as a psychological crutch.

Question 1

Walks with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot

Answer 1

Limp
He limped heavily as he moved.
One man Lima by on crutches.

Question 2

Bandage consisting of a firm covering that immobilizes broken bones while they heal

Answer 2

Plaster cast

With a plaster on his ankle

Question 3

The complete loss or absence of hope

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Despair /di’spë/

The voice full of despair

Question 4

A confused fight or scuffle

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Melee /’melei/

Several people were heart in the melee

Question 5

1. Occurring or done at once; instant

2. Nearest in time, relationship, or rank

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Immediate /i’mi:diet/
The authorities took no immediate action.
There are no changes in the immediate future.

Question 6

The action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something

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Prompting

After some prompting, the defendant gave the police his name.

Question 7

Harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly

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Hound

She was hounded by the Italian press

Question 8

Not yielding in strength, severity, or determination

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Unrelenting /unri’lenting/
The heat was unrelenting.
In the unrelenting pursuit of their dreams.

Question 9

The act of chasing

Answer 9

Pursuit
the pursuit of happiness
In the pursuit of…

Question 10

Expressing or feeling sincere regret and remorse; remorseful = regretful

Answer 10

Repentant /ri’pentent/
He is truly repentant for his incredible stupidity.
Spanish officials, who have not sounded particularly repentant about actions at the border.

Question 11

1. Materials used for surfacing roads or other outdoor areas.
2. A runway at an airport

Answer 11

Tarmac (short for tarmacadam) /tär’mâk/

If not in air, at least not on tarmac

Question 12

Adj. 1. Cut of or left behind. Left without thee and to move from somewhere.
2. Left aground on a shore (of a boat)

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Stranded
Passengers of hundreds of flights to be stranded on airplanes.
He left me stranded by the side of the road.

Question 13

Spend time doing nothing

Answer 13

Idle /aid(e)l/
Passengers sat idled on tarmacs.
Four men were idling outside the shop.

Question 14

1. To grieve or protest loudly and bitterly.

2. To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound suggestive of a cry.

Answer 14

Wail /weil/
Tina ran off wailing.
Wailing babies. 
The wind wailed through the trees.
A wail of misery went up when new parking restriction were announced.

Question 15

1. Very unhappy, ill, etc

2. Very poor in quality or ability

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Wretched
I don’t know what’s wrong with her, but she looks wretched.
How did we get in this wretched state of affairs?
Wretched ventilation

Question 16

1. Highly excited with strong emotions or frustration

2. Characterized by rapid and disordered or nervous activity.

Answer 16

Frantic /fræntik/
Frantic with worry.
Made a frantic last minute search for the lost key.

Question 17

1. Seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling.
   (Of a person’s look or face) showing great distress.

Answer 17

Stricken /’strik(e)n/
The pilot landed the stricken aircraft.
She looked at Anne’s stricken face, contorted with worry.

Question 18

1. Push a sharp or pointed object into or through

2. Be fixed in a particular position or unable to move or be moved.

Answer 18

Stick [stuck, stuck]
He stuck his fork into the sausage.
I’m doing the crossword and I’ve got stuck.

Question 19

1. Cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another.
2. Distract (someone) from something.

Answer 19

Diverted by storm.
Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident.
My attention was diverted by an argument between motorists.

Question 20

Make or become worse

Answer 20

Worsen (worsened)

As conditions on the planed worsened.

Question 21

1. Extremely evil or cruel

2. Extremely bad

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Atrocious (e-trō’shes)
An atrocious crime
Atrocious behavior

Question 22

(Of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly

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Indefatigable /,indi’fatigeb(e)l/

He worked indefatigably when once began.

Question 23

The most basic level of an activity or organization. The essential foundation. Local or person-to-person. The common or ordinary people.

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Grass-roots
Through grass-roots organizing.
Grass-roots marketing: the idea is to saturate the community with talk about your business.

Question 24

Continuing for an extended period or without interruption

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Sustained /se’steind/

Several years of sustained economic growth

Question 25

Contemptuous ridicule or mockery

Высмеивание

Answer 25

Derision /di’rig(e)n/

My stories were greeted with derision and disbelief.

Question 26

Noun

1. A continuous area or expanse of land or water

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Stretch
I got up and had a stretch.
Long stretches of time.
During this stretch of cancelations and extremely bad weather.

Question 27

1. Make regular short, sharp sounds, typically one for every second of time.
2. (Of time) pass

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Tick
I could hear the clock ticking.
The minutes were ticking away.

Question 28

Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of.

See the value of a tax, fine, etc.

Answer 28

The committee must assess the relative importance of the issues.
The department announced the largest fine yet assessed.

Question 29

1. (Of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.

2. (Of punishment of a person) strict or harsh

Answer 29

Severe /si'vie/
A severe shortage of technicians.
The damage is not too severe.
During severe thunderstorms.
Certainly, there should be stricter laws and more severe punishments.

Question 30

1. Disappear suddenly and completely.

2. Become zero (math)

Answer 30

Vanish

Moira vanished without trace.

Question 31

Disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity, or proses.

Answer 31

Disruption
The scheme was planned to minimize disruption.
The massive numbers of cancellations and disruptions.

Question 32

Adj. made up or consisting of several parts or elements.

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Compound
A compound noun.
We have compound factors at work this winter.

Question 33

1. The chances or like hood of something happening or being the case
2. The balance of advantage;superiority in strength

Answer 33

The odds

The odds that he is no longer alive.
With heavy odds against them.

Question 34

Done without delay; immediate

Answer 34

Prompt
The odds of prompt sanctions.
She would have die but for the prompt actions of two ambulancemen.