Misc

Question 1

squint

Answer 1

to look at something with your eyes partly shut
- She was squinting through the keyhole.

Question 2

sleek

Answer 2

1. (used about hair or fur) smooth and shiny because it is healthy
2. ( used about a vehicle) having an elegant, smooth shape
   - The cat had sleek fur.
   - Who owns that sleek black car parked outside your house?

Question 3

intrigued

Answer 3

to interest someone a lot, especially be being strange, unusual, or mysterious
- Throughout history, people have been intrigued by the question of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.

Question 4

squat

Answer 4

1. to position yourself close to the ground
2. short and wide
   - He squatted down and examined the front wheel of his bike.
   - A heavily built, squat man.

Question 5

rasp

Answer 5

a rough unpleasant noise
- There was the rasp of a bolt and the door suddenly opened.

Question 6

churn

Answer 6

1. to move something, especially a liquid, with great force.
2. to mix milk until it becomes butter
3. if your stomach is churning, you feel sick, usually because you are nervous
   - The ocean was churned up by heavy winds.
   - I had my driving test that morning and my stomach was churning.

Question 7

crackle

Answer 7

to make a lot of short, dry, sharp sounds.
-The radio started to crackle and then it stopped working,

Question 8

grim

Answer 8

worrying, without hope
- The future looks grim.

Question 9

jeer

Answer 9

to laugh at someone to show you have no respect for them
- The people in the back of the hall jeered the speaker.

Question 10

recite

Answer 10

to say a piece of writing aloud from memory, or to publicly say a list of things.
- She proudly recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

Question 11

wrinkle

Answer 11

1. a small line in the skin caused by old age
2. a small line or fold in cloth
   - anti-wrinkle creams.

Question 12

premature

Answer 12

happening or done to soon, especially before the natural or suitable time
- Their criticism seem premature considering that the results aren’t yet known.

Question 13

scrap

Answer 13

1. a small piece of something or a small amount of information
2. to not continue with a system or plan
3. to get rid of something that is no longer useful or wanted
   - Do you have a scrap of paper I could write on?
   - We scrapped our plans for a trip to France.
   - Hundreds of nuclear weapons have been scrapped.

Question 14

spare

Answer 14

1. if something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra
2. plain and not decorated
3. to not hurt or destroy something or someone
   - Do you have a spare pen?
   - The interior is spare, almost minimalist.
   - They ask him to spare her life.

Question 15

pendant

Answer 15

a piece of jewelry worn around the neck
- Sha was wearing a crystal pendant.

Question 16

talisman

Answer 16

an object believed to bring good luck or to keep its owner safe from harm

Question 17

flutter

Answer 17

to make a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side
- The flags were fluttering in the breeze.

Question 18

ache

Answer 18

a continuous pain that is unpleasant but not very strong
- As you get older, you have all sorts of aches and pains.

Question 19

overseer

Answer 19

a person whose job is to make certain that employees are working or that an activity is being done correctly
- She wondered if having been appointed her defender at the trial, he was now to be her overseer.

Question 20

twinge

Answer 20

a sudden short feeling of physical or mental pain
- Oddly she felt a little twinge of irritation.

Question 21

irritate, irritation

Answer 21

1. to make somebody angry
2. the feeling of being angry or annoyed
   - It really irritates me the way he keeps repeating himself.
   - Oddly she felt a little twinge of irritation.