30 May 2022

Question 1

muse

Answer 1

think, ruminate on, dream, ponder, contemplate: I mused on his offer for a long time.
To be absorbed in one’s thoughts; engage in thought.
v.tr.
To consider or say thoughtfully

Question 2

pout

Answer 2

v. intr.
1. To exhibit displeasure or disappointment; sulk.
2. To protrude the lips in an expression of displeasure or sulkiness.
3. To project or protrude: The child’s lips pouted.

Question 3

snarl

Answer 3

v.intr.
1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth.
2. To speak angrily or threateningly.
v.tr.
To utter with anger or hostility: snarled a retort.

Question 4

salient

Answer 4

adj.

1. Noteworthy; important: the salient points of the argument.
2. Prominent; conspicuous. See Synonyms at noticeable.

Question 5

renegade

Answer 5

n.

1. One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
2. An outlaw; a rebel.

Question 6

smuggle

Answer 6

v.tr.
1.
a. To bring into a country (a prohibited item) secretively and intentionally, in violation of the law.
b. To bring into a country (an item) secretively and intentionally without declaring the item to customs officials and paying the associated duties or taxes on it, in violation of the law.
2. To bring in or take out illicitly or by stealth: smuggled homemade popcorn into the theater.

Question 7

beringed

Answer 7

(bɪˈrɪŋd)
adj
wearing a ring or rings

Question 8

wile

Answer 8

A disarming or seductive manner, device, or procedure: the wiles of a skilled negotiator.

Question 9

wellspring

Answer 9

n.

1. The source of a stream or spring.
2. A source: a wellspring of ideas.

Question 10

choir

Answer 10

(kwaɪə)

Question 11

palpable

Answer 11

1.

a. Capable of being handled, touched, or felt; tangible: “Anger rushed out in a palpable wave through his arms and legs” (Herman Wouk).
b. Medicine Capable of being felt by palpating: a palpable tumor.
2. Easily perceived; obvious