Classwork

Question 1

splatter

Answer 1

drops of a thick liquid that (have splashed or fallen somewhere) or ( to hit and cover a surface with small drops)

Question 2

recruit

Answer 2

enlist (someone) in the armed forces

Question 3

tinged

Answer 3

brilliant, clear, fresh

Question 4

peaceful

Answer 4

tranquil, calm, pleasant

Question 5

prevail

Answer 5

to exist or be common in a particular place or at a particular time

Question 6

slog

Answer 6

to work hard for a long period at something difficult or boring

Question 7

stumble

Answer 7

to hit your foot against something when you are walking or running and almost over

Question 8

cautiously

Answer 8

in a careful and well considered way that avoids risk

Question 9

appalling

Answer 9

to shock someone very much

Question 10

souvenir

Answer 10

something that we buy or keep to remind us of any place of special event

Question 11

mutilate

Answer 11

to damage something severely

Question 12

reprisal

Answer 12

punishment, especially by military force, for harm that one group of people does to another

Question 13

vaunt

Answer 13

boast about or praise (something), especially excessively

Question 14

protagonist

Answer 14

the leading character in a play or film

Question 15

slapstick

Answer 15

It’s a single type of comedy in which the actors behave in a rough and foolish way

Question 16

enchants

Answer 16

captivate, charm, fascinate

Question 17

beseech

Answer 17

ask someone urgently or fervently to do something

Question 18

sulkily

Answer 18

in a bad mood

Question 19

dismal

Answer 19

causing a mood of gloom or depression

Question 20

scrambling

Answer 20

a disorderly or chaotic movement or arrangement, both literally and figuratively