4. frantic, distraught, hectic, distress, dismay, anxiety, disturbing, appalled, incessant

Question 1

frantic

Answer 1

wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion.

She was frantic with worry.

Raleigh just got a frantic text from Adam.

hectic, distraught, distressed, frenzied

Question 2

distraught

Answer 2

deeply upset and agitated.

Distraught parents looking for a runaway teenager

She’s still too distraught to speak about the tragedy.

Question 3

hectic

Answer 3

full of incessant or frantic activity.

A hectic business schedule

Question 4

distress

Answer 4

extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

To his distress, he saw that she was trembling

He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions.

I didn’t mean to distress you

a distressed leather jackets

Question 5

dismay

Answer 5

alarm, shock

He looked at her in dismay.

To his dismay, she left him

Question 6

anxiety

Answer 6

a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease

He felt a surge of anxiety

Question 7

disturbing

Answer 7

causing anxiety; worrying.

disturbing unemployment figures

Question 8

appalled

əˈpôld

Answer 8

greatly dismayed or horrified.

Alison looked at me, appalled.

She is appalled at her own monumental ignorance.

She was appalled that her husband had given up his work.

horrify, shock, dismay

Question 9

incessant

inˈses(ə)nt

Answer 9

(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.

The incessant beat of the music