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Question 1

To plummet

Verb

Answer 1

fall or drop straight down at high speed

“a climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully”

Question 2

To quench

Verb

Answer 2

satisfy (a desire or a desire)

“he only pursued her to quench an aching need”

Question 3

To ransack

Verb

Answer 3

go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage in untidy way
"burglars ransacked her home"

Question 4

Reckless

Adj

Answer 4

heedless of danger or the consequences of one’s actions; rash or impetuous
“you mustn’t be so reckless”

Question 5

To reek

Verb

Answer 5

smell strongly and unpleasantly (literally or figuratively); stink
“the yard reeked of wet straw and horse manure”

Question 6

Salient

Adj

Answer 6

most noticeable or important

“it succinctly covered all the salient points of the case”

Question 7

Scruffy

Adj

Answer 7

shabby and untidy or dirty

“a teenager in scruffy jeans and a baggy T-shirt”

Question 8

Seamlessly

Adv

Answer 8

smoothly and continuously, with no apparent gaps or spaces between one part and the next
“each song is seamlessly integrated into the film”

Question 9

Seldom

Adv

Answer 9

not often; rarely

“Islay is seldom visited by tourists”

Question 10

Sheer

Adj

Answer 10

total and absolute, complete; nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis).
“she giggled with sheer delight”

Question 11

Slander / to slander

Noun / verb

Answer 11

the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation
“he is suing the TV company for slander”

make false and damaging statements about (someone).
“they were accused of slandering the head of state”

Question 12

Sliver

Noun

Answer 12

a small, thin piece of something cut or split off a larger piece.
“a sliver of cheese”

Question 13

Snag

Noun

Answer 13

an unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback.

“there’s one small snag”

Question 14

To snoop

Verb

Answer 14

investigate or look around furtively in an attempt to find out something, especially information about someone’s private affairs
“your sister might find the ring if she goes snooping about”

Question 15

Spate

Noun

Answer 15

a large number of similar things coming in quick succession

“a spate of attacks on holidaymakers”

Question 16

To sprain

Verb

Answer 16

wrench or twist the ligaments of (an ankle, wrist, or other joint) violently so as to cause pain and swelling but not dislocation
“he left in a wheelchair after spraining an ankle”

Question 17

To sway

Verb

Answer 17

control or influence (a person or course of action)

“he’s easily swayed by other people”

Question 18

Tantalizingly / tantalizing

Adv / adj

Answer 18

in a way that makes you feel excited and hope that you might get or do something, especially when this does not in fact happen
“they came tantalizingly close to winning”
“cooking smells wafted tantalizingly in the air”

Question 19

Tantamount

Adj

Answer 19

equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as

“the resignations were tantamount to an admission of guilt”

Question 20

To tarnish

Verb

Answer 20

make or become less valuable or respected
“his regime had not been tarnished by human rights abuses”

lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture
“silver tarnishes too easily”