SO 5 words

Question 2

ongoing

Answer 2

Finding ways to reduce stress in my life is an ongoing challenge.

Question 3

challenge [|tʃӕləndƷ]

Answer 3

Finding ways to reduce stress in my life is an ongoing challenge.

Question 4

driven [|drɪvn] the p.p of drive

Answer 4

I’ve always been a high-strung, driven individual, what they call a type A personallity.

Question 5

unfailing [ʌn|feɪlɪŋ]

Answer 5

When I’m willing to use it, the one tool that unfailingly alleviates stress for me is to surrender, give up, let go, let God of Fate act on my behalf.

Question 6

alleviate [ə|li:vieɪt]

Answer 6

When I’m willing to use it, the one tool that unfailingly alleviates stress for me is to surrender, give up, let go, let God of Fate act on my behalf.

Question 7

surrender [sə|rendə(r)]

Answer 7

When I’m willing to use it, the one tool that unfailingly alleviates stress for me is to surrender, give up, let go, let God of Fate act on my behalf.

Question 8

typically [|tɪpɪkli]

Answer 8

Typically, I’m on my way to an appointment.

Question 9

inch [ɪntʃ]

Answer 9

Traffic is inching along, because of roadwork or an accident, and I know I’ll be very late.

Question 10

roadwork

Answer 10

Traffic is inching along, because of roadwork or an accident, and I know I’ll be very late.

Question 11

fist

Answer 11

My fist are clenched, my stomach is churning, I have a pounding headache. My face is becoming more and more flushed.

Question 12

clench [klentʃ]

Answer 12

My fist are clenched, my stomach is churning, I have a pounding headache. My face is becoming more and more flushed.

Question 13

churn [tʃ3:rn]

Answer 13

My fist are clenched, my stomach is churning, I have a pounding headache. My face is becoming more and more flushed.

Question 14

pound

Answer 14

My fist are clenched, my stomach is churning, I have a pounding headache. My face is becoming more and more flushed.

Question 15

flush [flʌʃ]

Answer 15

My fist are clenched, my stomach is churning, I have a pounding headache. My face is becoming more and more flushed.

Question 16

absurd [əb|s3:rd]

Answer 16

When I finally realize how absurd my reaction is, I take a deep breath and surrender.

Question 17

powerless

Answer 17

So I just accept my powerlessness and soon become composed again.

Question 18

compose [kəm|poʊz]

Answer 18

So I just accept my powerlessness and soon become composed again.

Question 19

workout [|w3:rkaʊt]

Answer 19

Halfway through my workout, two new swimmers start crowding my lane, occasionally bumping into me!!

Question 20

lane [leɪn]

Answer 20

Halfway through my workout, two new swimmers start crowding my lane, occasionally bumping into me!!

Question 21

occasionally [ə|keɪƷnəli]

Answer 21

Halfway through my workout, two new swimmers start crowding my lane, occasionally bumping into me!!

Question 22

bump [bʌmp]

Answer 22

Halfway through my workout, two new swimmers start crowding my lane, occasionally bumping into me!!

Question 23

gulp [gʌlp]

Answer 23

I lose my cool and end up gulping down water. I begin to feel exhausted.

Question 24

occur [ə|k3:(r)]

Answer 24

Eventually though, I see the irony in the situation; Here I am swimming to reduce stress and to enjoy myself, but the very opposite is occurring!!

Question 25

regain [rɪ|geɪn]

Answer 25

Then, I can surrender, relax, and regain my rhythm.

Question 26

molten [|moʊltən]

Answer 26

It’s so hot that rocks melt. Magma is molten or melted rock.

Question 27

crust [krʌst]

Answer 27

Weak parts of earth's crust get pushed aside or opened up.

Question 28

fissure [|fɪʃə(r)]

Answer 28

The magma follows the easiest path, usually along fissures or cracks toward the surface.

Question 29

crack [krӕk]

Answer 29

The magma follows the easiest path, usually along fissures or cracks toward the surface.

Question 30

dormant [|dɔ:rmənt]

Answer 30

A volcano may be active or experiences eruptions on a fairly regular basis, or it may lie dormant or inactive for hundreds of years.

Question 31

inactive [ɪn|ӕktɪv]

Answer 31

A volcano may be active or experiences eruptions on a fairly regular basis, or it may lie dormant or inactive for hundreds of years.

Question 32

supper [|sʌpə(r)]

Answer 32

Well… After supper, we looked at the TV for a while, and I went to make a phone call.

Question 33

Next thing I knew

Answer 33

Next thing I knew, he had gone to bed.

Question 34

holler [|hɑ:lə(r)]

Answer 34

He hollered, “Get off my back!!!! The world won’t come to an end if you leave the dishes till tomorrow!!!!!!!”

Question 35

The world won't come to an end

Answer 35

He hollered, “Get off my back!!!! The world won’t come to an end if you leave the dishes till tomorrow!!!!!!!”

Question 36

tape [teɪp]

Answer 36

I taped a note to the bedroom mirror saying: Wake me when you get up and we’ll do the supper dishes before you go to work.

Question 37

pretend [prɪ|tend]

Answer 37

I don’t know whether to clean it up and pretend like nothing happened, or drive like a mad woman to his office and dump the pots and pans on his desk.

Question 38

dump [dʌmp]

Answer 38

I don’t know whether to clean it up and pretend like nothing happened, or drive like a mad woman to his office and dump the pots and pans on his desk.

Question 39

divvy

Answer 39

We both work full time and he promised when we married that if I kept my job, we would divvy up the housework 50:50.

Question 40

meant the p.p of mean

Answer 40

One wall in Washington D.C. is meant to invite people to come close.

Question 41

suppose [sə|poʊz]

Answer 41

Rather than separate people, it is suppose to draw people together.

Question 42

draw [drɔ:]

Answer 42

Rather than separate people, it is suppose to draw people together.