Games of thrones

Question 0

Yank

Answer 0

—verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

to pull or remove abruptly and vigorously: Yank down on the bell rope. He was yanked out of school.

Question 1

Grope

Answer 1

—verb (used without object)

to feel about with the hands; feel one’s way: I had to grope around in the darkness before I found the light switch.
to search blindly or uncertainly: He seemed to be groping for an answer to the question.

Question 2

whelp

Answer 2

—verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

(of a female dog, lion, etc.) to give birth to (young).

Question 3

Stoop

Answer 3

verb (used with no object) to bend’s one head or body forward and downwards. Linda stooped to pick up the bottles.

Question 4

disheveled

Answer 4

adjective. hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt: disheveled hair.
untidy; disarranged: a disheveled appearance.

Question 5

preen

Answer 5

—verb (used with object)
(of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue: The peacock preened itself on the lawn.
to dress (oneself) carefully or smartly; primp: The king preened himself in his elaborate ceremonial robes.

Question 6

splay

Answer 6

—verb (used with object)

to spread out, expand, or extend.

Question 7

heave

Answer 7

—verb (used with object)
to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
to throw, especially to lift and throw with effort, force, or violence: to heave an anchor overboard; to heave a stone through a window.

Question 8

baffle

Answer 8

—verb (used with object)

to confuse, bewilder, or perplex: He was baffled by the technical language of the instructions.

Question 9

ameliorate

Answer 9

—verb (used with object), verb (used without object), a·mel·io·rat·ed, a·mel·io·rat·ing.

to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate.

Question 10

Peril

Answer 10

—noun

exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks.

Question 11

Meek

Answer 11

—adjective, meek·er, meek·est.

humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame.

Question 12

Ebb

Answer 12

—verb (used without object)

to flow back or away, as the water of a tide (opposed to flow ).
to decline or decay; fade away: His life is gradually ebbing.

Question 13

Aloof

Answer 13

—adjective

reserved or reticent; indifferent; disinterested: Because of his shyness, he had the reputation of being aloof.
You will be perceived as cold or aloof if you fail to learn this familiar greeting.

Question 14

Surmount

Answer 14

—verb (used with object)

to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.).
to prevail over: to surmount tremendous difficulties.

Question 15

Mettle

Answer 15

—noun
courage and fortitude: a man of mettle.
disposition or temperament: a man of fine mettle.
—Idioms
on one’s mettle, in the position of being incited to do one’s best: The loss of the first round put him on his mettle to win the match.

Question 16

dread

Answer 16

—verb (used with object)
to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death.
to be reluctant to do, meet, or experience: I dread going to big parties.
—noun
terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.

Question 17

trend

Answer 17

—noun

the general course or prevailing tendency; drift: trends in the teaching of foreign languages; the trend of events.

Question 18

Enthrall

Answer 18

—verb (used with object)

to captivate or charm: a performer whose grace, skill, and virtuosity enthrall her audiences.
to put or hold in slavery; subjugate: to be enthralled by illusions and superstitions.

Question 19

Gauge

Answer 19

—verb (used with object)

to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure.
to appraise, estimate, or judge.

Question 20

Scoff

Answer 20

—verb (used without object)

to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at ): If you can’t do any better, don’t scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.

Question 21

Blatant

Answer 21

—adjective

brazenly obvious; flagrant: a blatant error in simple addition; a blatant lie.
offensively noisy or loud; clamorous: blatant radios.
tastelessly conspicuous: the blatant colors of the dress.

Question 22

Compliant

Answer 22

—adjective

complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way: a man with a compliant nature.

Question 23

reckon

Answer 23

—verb (used with object)

to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
to esteem or consider; regard as: to be reckoned an authority in the field.
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. to think or suppose.

Question 24

reckon with

Answer 24

to include in consideration or planning; anticipate: He hadn’t reckoned with so many obstacles.
to deal with: I have to reckon with many problems every day.