Third quiz

Question 1

Falter

Answer 1

Move hesitatingly

Example: the rocket has faltered, but it won’t crash

Question 2

Foresight

Answer 2

Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

Example: but nobody had the wherewithal or foresight to think that day would actually happen

Question 3

Fragrance

Answer 3

A distinctive odour that is pleasant

Example: after 30 minutes in the oven, what hits you first is the enticing, warm fragrance that fills your kitchen

Question 4

Furtive

Answer 4

Secret and sly

Example: what muffled whispers do they share, what furtive games are they playing

Question 5

Gruelling

Answer 5

Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

Example: as of December 19, twenty-two students will have made it through a gruelling curriculum that requires about 700 hours of computer code

Question 6

Gusto

Answer 6

Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

Example: they each approach their tasks with gusto that can only be admired, even if the results can’t

Question 7

Habitation

Answer 7

The act of dwelling or living permanently in a place.

Although the area is not fit for human habitation, many poor people who work in the coal mines live here.

Question 8

Hasten

Answer 8

Speed up the progress of; facilitate

Example: rather than wait for that day, he set out to hasten its arrival

Question 9

Headway

Answer 9

Forward movement

Example: at times, you feel like you’re struggling to run forward, going through the motions but making no headway, frozen in place

Question 10

Ignite

Answer 10

Cause to start burning

Example: firefighters say the blaze started when stain-soaked rags ignited on the front porch

Question 11

Illuminate

Answer 11

Make free from confusion or ambiguity

Example: the problem is that for illuminating answers, you need to ask the right questions

Question 12

Impending

Answer 12

Close in time; about to occur

Example: first, he gives the enemy 12 days of warning about impending air attacks

Question 13

Imperious

Answer 13

Having or showing arrogant superiority

Example: Ot was a little scary how quickly he flipped from friendly to emperious

Question 14

Jabber

Answer 14

Talk in a noisy, excited or declaratory manner

Example: a parrot jabbered atop its cage and a monkey squealed and battered a bronze ring until the owner brought bananas

Question 15

Jargon

Answer 15

Technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

Example: steer clear of jargon, me-too claims abd statements without substance

Question 16

Jostle

Answer 16

Make ones way by pushing or shoving

Example: in Jerusalem, great religions have crowded and jostled their way down through millenniums

Question 17

Jut

Answer 17

Extend out or project in space

Example: from its long beak Jura a fearsome tooth