Stars Above

Question 1

trepidation

Answer 1

N: apprehension; a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.

the men set off in fear and trepidation”

Question 2

rejoice

Answer 2

V: be joyful; feel or show great joy or delight.

he rejoiced when he saw his friend alive

Question 3

deadpan

Answer 3

A: blank, expressionless, impassive

“answers his phone in a deadpan tone”

V: say something amusing while affecting a serious manner.

“I’m an undercover dentist,” he deadpanned

Question 4

diatribe

Answer 4

N: tirade

Cinder snapped her attention back to Scarlet, realizing she’d been ignoring her diatribe.

Question 5

dulcet

Answer 5

A: melodious, sweet, honeyed; (especially of sound) sweet and soothing (often used ironically).

“record the dulcet tones of your family and friends”

“I told them that was the dulcet roar of a Rampion’s engines, but they all insisted it was just another media hover flying over”

Question 6

jamboree

Answer 6

N: a large celebration or party, typically a lavish and boisterous one.

the film industry’s annual jamboree in Cannes”

Question 7

raucous

Answer 7

A: making disturbing noises

“raucous youths”

Question 8

don

Answer 8

V: put on (an item of clothing).

“in the locker room the players donned their football jerseys”

Question 9

melancholy

Answer 9

N/A: a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

“an air of melancholy surrounded him”
“she felt a little melancholy”