Stranger Things - Suspicious Minds 2.4 ~

Question 1

harp

Answer 1

1.
talk or write persistently and tediously on (a particular topic).
“I don’t want to harp on about the past”
2.
ARCHAIC
play on a harp.
“among them harped the divine minstrel Demodocus”

Question 2

tab

Answer 2

1.
a small flap or strip of material attached to or projecting from something, used to hold or manipulate it, or for identification and information.

verb
mark or identify with a projecting piece of material.
“he opened the book at a page tabbed by a cloth bookmark”

Question 3

coverall

Answer 3

adjective
inclusive.
“a coverall term”

noun
a one-piece protective garment worn for heavy manual work.

Question 4

axle

Answer 4

a rod or spindle (either fixed or rotating) passing through the center of a wheel or group of wheels.
“axle grease”

Question 5

electrocardiogram

Answer 5

a record or display of a person’s heartbeat produced by electrocardiography.

Question 6

tumbleweed

Answer 6

a plant of dry regions that breaks off near the ground in late summer and is tumbled about by the wind, thereby dispersing its seeds

Question 7

pew

Answer 7

noun
a long bench with a back, placed in rows in the main part of some churches to seat the congregation.
an enclosure or compartment containing a number of seats, used in some churches to seat a particular worshiper or group of worshipers.
the congregation of a church.
plural noun: the pews
“the pews settled down”

Question 8

casket

Answer 8

noun
a small ornamental box or chest for holding jewels, letters, or other valuable objects.
“a small brass casket containing four black opals”

NORTH AMERICAN
a coffin.

Question 9

pique

Answer 9

1.
stimulate (interest or curiosity).
“you have piqued my curiosity about the man”
2.
feel irritated or resentful.
“she was piqued by his curtness”

Question 10

aide

Answer 10

noun
an assistant to an important person, especially a political leader.

Question 11

susceptible

Answer 11

adjective
1.
likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
“patients with liver disease may be susceptible to infection”

2.
capable or admitting of.
“the problem is not susceptible of a simple solution”

Question 12

virtue

Answer 12

1.
behavior showing high moral standards.
“paragons of virtue”

2.
(in traditional Christian angelology) the seventh highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.

Question 13

curative

Answer 13

adjective
able to cure disease.
“the curative properties of herbs”

noun
a medicine or remedy.

Question 14

malleable

Answer 14

adjective
(of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking.
“a malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet”

easily influenced; pliable.
“Anna was shaken enough to be malleable”

Question 15

pliable

Answer 15

adjective
1.
easily bent; flexible.
“quality leather is pliable and will not crack”
2.
easily influenced.
“pliable teenage minds”

Question 16

buoyant

Answer 16

adjective
1.
able or apt to stay afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas.
2.
cheerful and optimistic.
“the conference ended with the party in a buoyant mood”

Question 17

custodial

Answer 17

adjective
1.
relating to or requiring imprisonment.
“a light custodial sentence”
2.
LAW
relating to or having parental responsibility, especially as allocated as part of a divorce.
“the request by a custodial parent to relocate”

Question 18

bolstered

Answer 18

adjective
provided with padded support.
“I snuggled down into the heavily bolstered seat”

Question 19

squaring one’s sholders

Answer 19

: to stand with one’s shoulders pulled back in a straight line in a way that shows one is ready to do or deal with something directly.

Question 20

maneuver

Answer 20

noun
1.
a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.
“spectacular jumps and other daring maneuvers”
2.
a large-scale military exercise of troops, warships, and other forces.
“the Russian vessel was on maneuvers”

verb
1.
move skillfully or carefully.
“the truck was unable to maneuver comfortably in the narrow street”
2.
carefully guide or manipulate (someone or something) in order to achieve an end.
“they were maneuvering him into a betrayal of his countryman”

Question 21

sensory

Answer 21

adjective
relating to sensation or the physical senses; transmitted or perceived by the senses.
“sensory input”

Question 22

rivet

Answer 22

1.
join or fasten (plates of metal) with a rivet or rivets.
“the linings are bonded, not riveted, to the brake shoes for longer wear”
2.
hold (someone or something) fast so as to make them incapable of movement.
“the grip on her arm was firm enough to rivet her to the spot”

Question 23

plummet

Answer 23

verb
fall or drop straight down at high speed.
“a climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully”

noun
1.
a steep and rapid fall or drop.
“the bird has a circular display flight followed by an earthward plummet”
2.
a plumb or plumb line.

Question 24

insulate

Answer 24

verb
1.
protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.
“the room was heavily insulated against all outside noise”

2.
ARCHAIC
make (land) into an island.
“the village was insulated by every flood of the river”

Question 25

archaic

Answer 25

adjective
very old or old-fashioned.
“prisons are run on archaic methods”

(of a word or a style of language) no longer in everyday use but sometimes used to impart an old-fashioned flavor.
“a term with a rather archaic ring to it”
of an early period of art or culture, especially the 7th–6th centuries BC in Greece.
“the archaic temple at Corinth”

Question 26

comfort

Answer 26

noun
1.
a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint.
“room for four people to travel in comfort”
2.
the easing or alleviation of a person’s feelings of grief or distress.
“a few words of comfort”

verb
ease the grief or distress of; console.
“she broke down in tears and her friend tried to comfort her”