Verbs

Question 1

Pounce

Answer 1

To swoop upon and seize something with or as if with talons
To seize upon and make capital of something (such as another’s blunder or an opportunity)

2 : to make a sudden assault or approach

Question 2

Pepper

Answer 2

1. To direct something suddenly and repeatedly at someone, as if attacking the person:
   The mayor was peppered with questions from reporters about the municipal corruption scandal.
2. To pepper is also to add to something in many places:
   He peppered his speech with jokes.

Question 3

Snort

Answer 3

To breathe air in a noisy way out through your nose, especially to show that you are annoyed or amused

Question 4

Dog

Answer 4

To follow someone closely and continually:
The scandal seems likely to dog him for months to come.

To pursue relentlessly

Question 5

Relent

Answer 5

To act in a less severe way towards someone and allow something that you had refused to allow before

Her parents eventually relented and let her go to the party.
The security guard relented and let them through.

Synonyms
soften, yield

Question 6

Scorn

Answer 6

Feel or express contempt or disdain for.

“he tended to scorn technological advances he did not come up with himself”

Question 7

Scour

Answer 7

To clean something by rubbing it hard with rough cleaning material
> We scoured the pots and pans with pads of steel wool.

To search a place or thing very carefully
> Police are scouring the countryside for the missing child.

Question 8

Occur

Answer 8

Occurred, Occurring

1. To be found or met with: APPEAR
// This bird occurs in New England in the spring

2. To come into existence: HAPPEN
// The accident occurred at 5 p.m.

3. To come to mind
// and idea that has occurred to me