June 19

Question 1

litigation

Answer 1

To prosecute or defend (a lawsuit or legal action); pursue (a legal case).

Question 2

inanimate

Answer 2

1. Not having the qualities associated with active, living organisms.
2. Not animated or energetic; dull.

Question 3

remit

Answer 3

(rɪˈmɪt)1. To transmit (money) in payment.
2.
a. To refrain from exacting (a tax or penalty, for example); cancel.
b. To pardon; forgive: remitted their sins.
3. To restore to a former condition or position.
4. Law
a. To refer (a case) to another court for further consideration or action.
b. To refer (a matter) to a committee or authority for decision.
5. To allow to slow down: The storm remitted its fury.

Question 4

candor

Answer 4

1. Frankness or sincerity of expression; openness.

2. Freedom from prejudice; impartiality.

Question 5

somnolent

Answer 5

1. Drowsy; sleepy.

2. Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific.

Question 6

cling

Answer 6

1. To hold fast or adhere to something, as by grasping, sticking, embracing, or entwining: clung to the rope to keep from falling; fabrics that cling to the body.
2. To remain close; resist separation: We clung together in the storm.
3. To remain emotionally attached; hold on: clinging to outdated customs.

Question 7

lenient

Answer 7

1. Inclined not to be harsh or strict; merciful or indulgent: lenient parents.
2. Not harsh or strict; merciful or generous: lenient rules.

Question 8

brook

Answer 8

To put up with; tolerate: We will brook no further argument.

Question 9

fathomless

Answer 9

(ˈfæð əm lɪs)

adj.

1. impossible to measure the depth of; bottomless.
2. impossible to understand; incomprehensible.

Question 10

desist

Answer 10

(dĭ-sĭst′, -zĭst′)To cease doing something. See Synonyms at stop.

Question 11

worksheet

Answer 11

1. A form used for calculating, comparing, or analyzing data.
2. A form with questions or exercises for students.

Question 12

come up

Answer 12

1. To manifest itself; arise: The question never came up.
2. To rise above the horizon: The sun came up.
3. To rise, as in status or rank: a general who came up from the ranks.
4. To draw near; approach: came up and said hello.

Question 13

think up

Answer 13

(tr, adverb) to invent or devise: to think up a plan.

Question 14

make up

Answer 14

1. To put together; construct or compose: make up a prescription.
2. To constitute; form: Ten years make up a decade.
3. To alter one’s appearance for a role on the stage, as with a costume and cosmetics.
4. To apply cosmetics.
5. To devise as a fiction or falsehood; invent: made up an excuse.

Question 15

come up with

Answer 15

To bring forth, discover, or produce: came up with a cure for the disease.

Question 16

curt

Answer 16

Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner

Question 17

grumble

Answer 17

To complain in a surly manner; mutter discontentedly: “The governed will always find something to grumble about” (Crane Brinton).
2. To rumble or growl.

Question 18

porous

Answer 18

1. Admitting the passage of gas or liquid through pores or interstices.
2. Easily crossed or penetrated: a porous border.

Question 19

thimbleful

Answer 19

1. A very small quantity.

2. The amount that a thimble can hold.

Question 20

crinkle

Answer 20

1. To form wrinkles or ripples.
2. To make a soft crackling sound; rustle.
   v.tr.
   To cause to crinkle.
   n.
   A wrinkle, ripple, or fold.

Question 21

chasm

Answer 21

(ˈkæzəm)
n
1. (Physical Geography) a deep cleft in the ground; abyss
2. a break in continuity; gap
3. a wide difference in interests, feelings, etc

Question 22

minstrel

Answer 22

1. A medieval entertainer who traveled from place to place, especially to sing and recite poetry.
2.
a. A lyric poet.
b. A musician.
3. A performer in a minstrel show.

Question 23

hurtle

Answer 23

speed; race; rush; shoot: I watched the horses hurtle down the track.

Question 24

skyward

Answer 24

At or toward the sky.