Nouns and verbs

Question 1

• summons

Answer 1

• an authoritative or urgent call to someone to be present or to do something, especially a judge.

(Black and Latino New Yorkers get vast majority of criminal summonses for violating social distancing.)

Question 2

• tote

Answer 2

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Question 3

• litter

Answer 3

• make (a place or area) untidy with rubbish or a large number of objects left lying about.

Question 4

• tug

Answer 4

• pull (something) hard or suddenly.

Question 5

• chafe

Answer 5

• (with reference to a part of the body) make or become sore by rubbing against something.
• rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation.

Question 6

• blurb

Answer 6

• a brief description of something, often intended to make it seem attractive when offered for sale.

Question 7

• warp

Answer 7

• make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp.

Question 8

• backdrop

Answer 8

• lie behind or beyond; serve as a background to.

Question 9

• flounce

Answer 9

• go or move in an exaggeratedly impatient or angry manner.

* an exaggerated action intended to express annoyance or impatience.

Question 10

• smear

Answer 10

• coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance.

Question 11

• quarrel

Answer 11

• a heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good term.

Question 12

• gripe (informal)

Answer 12

• complain about something in a persistent, irritating way.

Question 13

• bleat

Answer 13

• the weak, wavering cry made by a sheep, goat, or calf.

* speak or complain in a weak, querulous, or foolish way.

Question 14

• perch

Answer 14

• a place where someone or something rests or sits, especially one that is high or precarious.
• set or balance someone or something on.

Question 15

• hull

Answer 15

• remove the (outer covering from fruit, seeds, or grain).

Question 16

• lush

Answer 16

• a heavy drinker, especially a habitual one

* make (someone) drunk.

Question 17

• flicker

Answer 17

• an unsteady movement of a flame or light causing rapid variations in brightness.

Question 18

• seesaw

Answer 18

• change rapidly and repeatedly from one position, situation, or condition to another and back again.

Question 19

• mop

Answer 19

• an implement consisting of a bundle of thick loose strings or a sponge attached to a handle, used for wiping floors or other surfaces.

Question 20

• steer

Answer 20

• guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft), for example by turning a wheel or operating a rudder.
• the type of steering of a vehicle.

Question 21

• whiff

Answer 21

• get a brief or faint smell of.

Question 22

• commute

Answer 22

• a regular journey of some distance to and from one’s place of work.
• travel some distance between one’s home and place of work on a regular basis.

Question 23

• scurry

Answer 23

• (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps.
• a situation of hurried and confused movement.

Question 24

• drivel

Answer 24

• (talk) nonsense.