Mirukami Vocab

Question 1

limpid

Answer 1

adj. (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; clear and bright

Question 2

clamped

Answer 2

verb to hold or press (things or parts of a thing) tightly together with a device : to fasten or tighten something; to press or squeeze something

Question 3

communal

Answer 3

adj. for or by a group rather than individuals; relating to a small group

Question 4

ambled

Answer 4

verb walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace

Question 5

entwine

Answer 5

verb spin or twist together so as to form a cord; tie or link together

Question 6

voracious

Answer 6

adj. devouring or craving food in great quantities; excessively greedy and grasping

Question 7

irredeemable

Answer 7

adj. not convertible into coin at the pleasure of the holder; insusceptible of reform

Question 8

disseminate

Answer 8

verb cause to become widely known

Question 9

defused

Answer 9

verb reduce the danger or tension in a difficult situation.

Question 10

mulling

Answer 10

verb think about a fact, proposal, or request deeply and at length.

Question 11

convoluted

Answer 11

adj. rolled or coiled together; highly complex or intricate

Question 12

bristly

Answer 12

adj. very irritable; having or covered with protective barbs or quills

Question 13

convalescence

Answer 13

noun gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

Question 14

furlough

Answer 14

noun a temporary leave of absence from military duty; verb grant a leave to; dismiss, usually for economic reasons

Question 15

plume

Answer 15

noun a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament; verb dress or groom with elaborate care

Question 16

subjunctive

Answer 16

noun a mood that represents an act or state not as a fact but as possible

Question 17

imperceptible

Answer 17

adj. impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses

Question 18

deus ex machina

Answer 18

noun an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, especially as a contrived plot device in a play or novel.

Question 19

daubled

Answer 19

verb to make a mess of/with

Question 20

emaciated

Answer 20

adj. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold