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Question 0

Clench

Answer 0

to close (the hands, teeth, etc.) tightly.
to grasp firmly; grip.

Question 1

Seep

Answer 1

to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance: Water seeps through cracks in the wall.
(of ideas, methods, etc.) to enter or be introduced at a slow pace: The new ideas finally seeped down to the lower echelons.

Question 2

Desolate

Answer 2

barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape.

Question 3

Gaunt

Answer 3

extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
bleak, desolate, or grim, as places or things: a gaunt, windswept landscape.

Question 4

Amble

Answer 4

to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter: He ambled around the town.
(of a horse) to go at a slow pace with the legs moving in lateral pairs and usually having a four-beat rhythm.

Question 5

Afflicted

Answer 5

impaired” or “stricken” and usually refers to a person who is mentally or physically unfit, or has been grievously affected by disease.

Question 6

Ominous

Answer 6

adj threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Question 7

Irk(ed)

Answer 7

annoy

Question 8

Ravenous

Answer 8

haven’t eaten in days

Question 9

Morose

Answer 9

A morose person is sullen, gloomy, sad, glum, and depressed

Question 10

Stately

Answer 10

To be stately is to appear noble and impressive,

Question 11

Nasal

Answer 11

adj of or in or relating to the nose

Question 12

Trigger

Answer 12

lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun

Question 13

Undertaking

Answer 13

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

the trade of a funeral director

Question 14

Whimper

Answer 14

cry weakly or softly

Question 15

Sullen

Answer 15

showing a brooding ill humor

Question 16

Immensity

Answer 16

unusual largeness in size or extent or number

Question 17

Yonder

Answer 17

distant but within sight (`yon’ is dialectal)

Question 18

Apparent

Answer 18

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

Question 19

Reckon

Answer 19

make a mathematical calculation or computation

Question 20

Oppressed

Answer 20

adj burdened psychologically or mentally
“oppressed by a sense of failure”
Synonyms:
laden
burdened
bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities

Question 21

Modesty

Answer 21

Modesty is that shy feeling you get when someone brags about how great you are, or when you need to take off your shirt to go swimming and showing skin makes you squirm. If you blush, you’ve got some modesty.

Question 22

Crabbed

Answer 22

If your friend fell out of bed, spilled hot tea on his socks, and tripped in the snow, you might expect him to be crabbed. Crabbed describes someone who is grumpy, or irritable, or has a generally crotchety attitude.

Question 23

Sultry

Answer 23

Stifling, humid and downright oppressive, sultry is an adjective that has everything to do with sweltering heat and a definite need for a tall glass of iced tea.

Question 24

Rue

Answer 24

To rue is to feel regret or remorse for something.

Rue the day

Question 25

Guffaw

Answer 25

A guffaw is a belly laugh: a laugh that bubbles up with good feeling and plenty of volume. At the end of a stressful day of work, it’s good to have some guffaws with your friends.

Question 26

Engulf

Answer 26

Engulf is a verb that means being completely surrounded, soaked, or covered. Fire, snow, smoke, flood waters, or even violence are a few things that could engulf you.