Vo1

Question 1

clamber

Answer 1

to climb with difficulty on all fours

Question 2

conch

Answer 2

the shell of a large mollusk

Question 3

defiles

Answer 3

dirties, pollutes, makes unclean; to march in files or columns

Question 4

ebullience

Answer 4

bubbly enthusiasm

Question 5

errant

Answer 5

wandering

Question 6

festooned

Answer 6

decorated with garlands

Question 7

gesticulated

Answer 7

communicated with hand movements

Question 8

hiatus

Answer 8

a brief stoppage

Question 9

horizon

Answer 9

the imaginary line at which the earth and sky meet

Question 10

immured

Answer 10

confined within or as if within walls; imprisoned

Question 11

lagoon

Answer 11

a small body of water separated from the open sea by low sand dunes

Question 12

mortification

Answer 12

great embarrassment

Question 13

officious

Answer 13

meddlesome; aggressively offering one’s services; pushy

Question 14

pall

Answer 14

a dark somber mood; the covering for a casket

Question 15

pliant

Answer 15

flexible

Question 16

specious

Answer 16

pleasing to the eye but deceptive; appearing correct or right, but in
actuality, false

Question 17

strident

Answer 17

loud or harsh in sound; having unpleasant or shrill quality

Question 18

tirade

Answer 18

a long angry speech

Question 19

tumult

Answer 19

a period of chaos or confusion

Question 20

recrimination

Answer 20

bitter accusation made in response