LOTF CH1

Question 1

Creepers

Answer 1

any plant that grows along the ground, around another plant, or up a wall by means of extending stems or branches

Question 2

efflorescence

Answer 2

the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower

Question 3

specious

Answer 3

superficially plausible, but actually wrong
Or
misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive

Question 4

Conch

Answer 4

a tropical marine mollusk with a spiral shell that may bear long projections and have a flared lip.

Question 5

strident

Answer 5

loud and harsh; grating

(Could be like an opinion as well)

Question 6

Matins

Answer 6

a service of morning prayer in various churches, especially the Anglican Church.
Also bird song

Question 7

Furtive

Answer 7

attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.

Question 8

suffusion

Answer 8

when something slowly spreads throughout something else, like a feeling or a color

Question 9

Togs

Answer 9

Clothes

Question 10

pliant

Answer 10

Pliable

Question 11

bastion

Answer 11

an institution, place, or person strongly defending or upholding particular principles, attitudes, or activities

Question 12

Hiatus

Answer 12

a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process

Question 13

Clamber

Answer 13

climb, move, or get in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet.