Nervous Conditions

Question 1

Bivouac (n/v)

Answer 1

a temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by soldiers or mountaineers.
verb
stay in a temporary camp without cover.
“he’d bivouacked on the north side of the town”

Question 2

Retinue (n)

Answer 2

a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person.
“the rock star’s retinue of security guards and personal cooks”

Question 3

Effuse (v)

Answer 3

give off (a liquid, light, smell, or quality).
talk in an unrestrained, excited manner

Question 4

Flouncing (v)

Answer 4

go or move in an exaggeratedly impatient or angry manner.
“he stood up in a fury and flounced out”

Question 5

Surlily

Answer 5

in a way that is unfriendly and not polite

Question 6

Homily (n)

Answer 6

Commentary that follows reading of scripture

Question 7

Centripetal (adj)

Answer 7

Moving or tending to move towards a center

Question 8

Sublimate (v)

Answer 8

Divert or modify natural impulse into a culturally higher or socially acceptable behavior

Question 9

Solicitously (adj)

Answer 9

Characterized by showing interest or concern

Question 10

Caper (v)

Answer 10

Skip or dance in a lively or playful way

Question 11

Cavort (v)

Answer 11

Jump or dance around excitedly

Question 12

Obstinacy (n)

Answer 12

Stubborness

Question 13

Thatch (n)

Answer 13

Telhado de palaha

Tatched roof

Question 14

Mettle (n)

Answer 14

“Proved his mettle” (129) a person’s ability to cope well with difficulties in a spirited way