"Every Falling Star" Ch. 9-30

Question 1

26. Arduous

Answer 1

Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

Question 2

27. Admonish

Answer 2

To warn or reprimand someone firmly.

Question 2

29. Haunches

Answer 2

The part of the human body below the waist and above the legs; the butt and the hips.

Question 2

28. Wilting

Answer 2

Becoming limp or drooping, typically as a result of heat or lack of water.

Question 3

30. Haggard

Answer 3

Looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.

Question 4

31. Jimmy

Answer 4

to force open

Question 5

32. Pallid

Answer 5

Pale, typically because of poor health.

Question 6

33. Cacophony

Answer 6

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

Question 7

34. Precipice

Answer 7

A very steep rock face or cliff, typically a tall one.

Question 8

35. Compliant

Answer 8

Inclined to agree with others or obey rules, especially to an excessive degree; acquiescent.

Question 9

36. Saunter

Answer 9

To walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort.

Question 10

37. Morose

Answer 10

gloomy and ill-tempered.

Question 11

38. Chortle

Answer 11

To chuckle gleefully.

Question 12

39. Tousle

Answer 12

: To make something (especially a person’s hair) untidy or disordered.

Question 13

40. Sashay

Answer 13

To walk in a showy yet casual manner, typically with exaggerated movements of the hips and shoulders.

Question 14

41. Pilfer

Answer 14

To steal (typically things of relatively little value).

Question 15

42. Eerily

Answer 15

In a strange and frightening manner.

Question 16

43. Meander

Answer 16

To wander at random.

Question 17

44. Moor

Answer 17

secure or tie up

Question 18

45. Disheveled

Answer 18

Untidy; disordered.

Question 19

46. Hawking

Answer 19

carry around and offer (goods) for sale, typically advertising them by shouting.

Question 20

47. Quip

Answer 20

A clever or witty remark.

Question 21

48. Gourd

Answer 21

A fleshy, typically large fruit with a hard skin, some varieties of which are used to make containers or musical instruments.

Question 22

49. Coddled

Answer 22

spoiled and pampered

Question 23

50. Plummet

Answer 23

to fall or drop down at high speed