Day 2 - Dec 28

Question 1

sill

Answer 1

/ sɪl /
n, a windowsill, the shelf at the bottom of a window; the internal one is often called a window stool, the external one is often called a window ledge

Question 2

epitome

Answer 2

/ ɪˈpɪt ə mi /
n, a brief summary, as of a book or article; a typical example of a class or type

Question 3

mire

Answer 3

/ maɪər /
n, an area of wet, swampy ground; v, to sink and stick in mire or mud

Question 4

faze

Answer 4

/ feɪz /
v, to worry or disturb

Question 5

elicit

Answer 5

/ ɪˈlɪs ɪt /
v, to evoke, provoke (a response or reaction, for example)

Question 6

prop

Answer 6

/ prɒp /
v, to support a structure from falling or shaking;
n, an object that supports

Question 7

petulant

Answer 7

/ ˈpɛtʃ ə lənt /
adj, unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered

Question 8

portly

Answer 8

/ ˈpɔrt li, ˈpoʊrt- /
adj, rather heavy or fat

Question 9

chastise

Answer 9

/ tʃæsˈtaɪz, ˈtʃæs taɪz /
v, to discipline, especially by beating

Question 10

[smth] proper

Answer 10

/ ˈprɒp ər /
adj, in the strict sense of the word (usually used postpositively):
“Shellfish do not belong to the fishes proper.”
“Is the school within Boston proper or in the suburbs?”

Question 11

corporal

Answer 11

/ ˈkɔr pər əl, -prəl /
adj, of the human body; bodily; physical; of the body proper, as distinguished from the head and limbs

Question 12

gibber

Answer 12

/ ˈdʒɪb ər, ˈgɪb- /
v, to speak inarticulately or meaninglessly; to speak foolishly; chatter

Question 13

thrash

Answer 13

/ θræʃ /
v, to beat soundly in punishment; to defeat thoroughly:
“The home team thrashed the visitors.”

Question 14

oblique

Answer 14

/ əˈblik, oʊˈblik; Military əˈblaɪk, oʊˈblaɪk /
adj, neither perpendicular nor parallel; indirectly stated or expressed; not straightforward:
“oblique remarks about the candidate’s honesty.”

Question 15

shrill

Answer 15

/ ʃrɪl /
adj, high-pitched and piercing in tone or sound: “the shrill wail of a siren.”

Question 16

garish

Answer 16

/ ˈgɛər ɪʃ, ˈgær- /
adj, crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration

Question 17

hoarse

Answer 17

/ hɔrs, hoʊrs /
adj, having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; rough, throaty, grating, harsh

Question 18

copious

Answer 18

/ ˈkoʊ pi əs /
adj, large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful:
copious amounts of food.

Question 18

pout

Answer 18

/ paʊt /
v, to protrude the lips, especially in displeasure or sullenness

Question 18

quip

Answer 18

/ kwɪp /
n, a clever or witty remark or comment; a sharp, sarcastic remark