July 16

Question 1

plausible

Answer 1

adj.

1. Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible: a plausible excuse.
2. Persuasive or ingratiating, especially in an effort to deceive.

Question 2

dapper

Answer 2

fashionable, stylish
adjective (only ever used with reference to men, not women) neat, nice, smart, trim, stylish, spruce, dainty, natty (informal), well-groomed, well turned out, trig (archaic or dialect), soigné a small, dapper man in his early fifties

Question 3

crevasse

Answer 3

(krəˈvæs) 1. A deep fissure, as in a glacier; a chasm.

Question 4

morbid

Answer 4

adj.

1. Given to or characterized by unwholesome thoughts or feelings, especially of death or disease

Question 5

broach

Answer 5

ntroduce, propose, bring up, submit, advance: Did you broach the subject at the meeting?

Question 6

trough

Answer 6

(trɒf)
n
1. a narrow open container, esp one in which food or water for animals is put
2. a narrow channel, gutter, or gulley
3. (Physical Geography) a narrow depression either in the land surface, ocean bed, or between two successive waves

Question 7

rasp

Answer 7

скребок A coarse file with sharp, pointed projections.

Question 8

coarse

Answer 8

lacking delicacy or refinement; crude; harsh; rough; boorish; gross: