Day 9 - Jan 4

Question 1

pert

Answer 1

(pûrt)
adj. pert·er, pert·est
1.
a. High-spirited, lively, or cheerful: A pert receptionist greets each client.
b. Impudently bold; saucy: He was pert to his teacher. She gave a pert answer.
2.
a. Attractive or stylish in appearance: a pert hat.
b. Small or firm and well-formed: a pert nose.

Question 2

scramble

Answer 2

(skrăm′bəl)
v. scram·bled, scram·bling, scram·bles
v.intr.
1. To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees.
2. To struggle or contend frantically in order to get something: scrambled for the best seats.

Question 3

gorge (v)

Answer 3

(ɡɔːdʒ)
8. to swallow (food) ravenously
9. (tr) to stuff (oneself) with food

Question 4

shirk

Answer 4

(shûrk)
v. shirked, shirk·ing, shirks
v.tr.
To avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).
v.intr.
To avoid work or duty.

Question 5

recuse

Answer 5

(rɪˈkjuːz)
vb
(Law) (tr; reflexive) to remove from participation in a court case due to potential prejudice or partiality. to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, esp. because of interest or bias.

Question 6

caprice

Answer 6

(kəˈpriːs)
n
1. a sudden or unpredictable change of attitude, behaviour, etc; whim
2. a tendency to such changes

Question 7

wanton

Answer 7

(ˈwɒntən)
adj.
1.
a. Lascivious or promiscuous. Used especially of women.
b. Exciting or expressing sexual desire: a wanton pose.
2. Marked by unprovoked, gratuitous maliciousness; capricious and unjust: wanton destruction.
3. Unrestrainedly excessive: wanton extravagance.

Question 8

moot

Answer 8

(muːt)
adj
1. subject or open to debate: a moot point.
2. having no practical relevance
vb
3. (tr) to suggest or bring up for debate

Question 9

feckless

Answer 9

(ˈfɛklɪs)
adj
feeble; weak; ineffectual; irresponsible

Question 10

forbearance

Answer 10

(fɔːˈbɛərəns)
n
1. Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience, self-control

Question 11

malleable

Answer 11

(ˈmælɪəbəl)
adj
1. (esp of metal) able to be worked, hammered, or shaped under pressure or blows without breaking
2. able to be influenced; pliable or tractable

Question 12

avian

Answer 12

(ˈeɪ vi ən)

adj.
of or pertaining to birds.

Question 13

pertain

Answer 13

(pəˈteɪn)
vb
1. to have reference, relation, or relevance: issues pertaining to women.
2. to be appropriate: the product pertains to real user needs.
3. to belong (to) or be a part (of); be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory (of)

Question 14

menial

Answer 14

(ˈmiːnɪəl)
adj.
2. Of, relating to, or appropriate for a servant.
n.
1. A servant, especially a domestic servant.

Question 15

teeter

Answer 15

(ˈtiːtə)
vb
to move or cause to move unsteadily; wobble

Question 16

surmise

Answer 16

(sərˈmaɪz; n. also ˈsɜr maɪz)

1. to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
   n.
2. an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely; conjecture.

Question 17

dowager

Answer 17

(ˈdaʊədʒə)
n
1.
a. a widow possessing property or a title obtained from her husband

Question 18

fraught

Answer 18

(frɔːt)
adj
1. (and foll by: with) filled or charged; attended: a venture fraught with peril.
2. informal showing or producing tension or anxiety: she looks rather fraught; a fraught situation.

Question 19

joiner

Answer 19

(ˈdʒɔɪnə)
n
1. (Building) chiefly Brit a person trained and skilled in making finished woodwork, such as windows, doors, and stairs

Question 20

condescension

Answer 20

(ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnʃən)
n
the act or an instance of behaving in a patronizing way