June 26

Question 1

loll

Answer 1

1. To move, stand, or recline in an indolent or relaxed manner.
2. To hang or droop laxly: a pennant lolling from the mast.

Question 2

drapery

Answer 2

1. Cloth or clothing gracefully arranged in loose folds.

Question 3

billow

Answer 3

1. A large wave or swell of water.

2. A great swell, surge, or undulating mass, as of smoke or sound.

Question 4

hem

Answer 4

1. An edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge, as for a garment or curtain, made by folding an edge under and stitching it down.

Question 5

regal

Answer 5

1. Of or relating to a monarch; royal.

Question 6

coy

Answer 6

1. (usually of a woman) affectedly demure, esp in a playful or provocative manner
2. shy; modest

Question 7

affront

Answer 7

1. To insult intentionally, especially openly. See Synonyms at offend.
   2.
   a. To meet defiantly; confront: affront danger.

Question 8

feign

Answer 8

(feɪn) 1. to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.

Question 9

stupefy

Answer 9

1. To cause (someone) to be unable to think clearly or be sensitive to the surroundings; daze: was stupefied by the toxic gas.

Question 10

concoct

Answer 10

(kənˈkɒkt)
vb (tr)
1. to make by combining different ingredients
2. to invent; make up; contrive

Question 11

jab

Answer 11

v. intr.
1. To make an abrupt poking or thrusting motion: jabbed at the pickles with his fork.
2. To deliver a short straight punch.

Question 12

defeatist

Answer 12

adjective

(of) a person who gives up too easily and is too easily discouraged. She has a defeatist attitude to life.

Question 13

abject

Answer 13

(ˈæbdʒɛkt)
adj
1. utterly wretched or hopeless
2. miserable; forlorn; dejected
3. indicating humiliation; submissive: an abject apology.

Question 14

chink

Answer 14

A narrow opening, such as a crack or fissure.

Question 15

barb

Answer 15

1. A sharp point projecting in reverse direction to the main point of a weapon or tool, as on an arrow or fishhook.

Question 16

disdain

Answer 16

(dɪsˈdeɪn)
n
a feeling or show of superiority and dislike; contempt; scorn

Question 17

flounder

Answer 17

(ˈflaʊndə)
vb (intr)
1. to struggle; to move with difficulty, as in mud
2. to behave awkwardly; make mistakes

Question 18

woe

Answer 18

1. Sorrow or grief; misery. See Synonyms at regret.

Question 19

insulate

Answer 19

1. To prevent the passage of heat, electricity, or sound into or out of, especially by surrounding or covering with a nonconducting material: insulate an attic.

Question 20

heed

Answer 20

To pay attention to; listen to and consider: “He did not heed my gibes, and chattered on” (Sean O’Faolain).

Question 21

entice

Answer 21

To attract (someone), usually to do something, by arousing hope, interest, or desire: The good review enticed me to see the movie. See Synonyms at lure.

Question 22

posthumous

Answer 22

(ˈpɒs tʃə məs, -tʃʊ-)

adj.

1. arising, occurring, or continuing after one’s death.
2. published after the death of the author.
3. born after the death of the father.