VOCAB 1

Question 1

Glare

Answer 1

to stare intently and angrily

Question 2

Swivel

Answer 2

turn on a pivot

Question 3

Croon

Answer 3

sing or murmur gently

Question 4

Hover

Answer 4

be undecided about something

Question 5

Chronic

Answer 5

long-lasting

Question 6

Ornery

Answer 6

having a difficult and contrary disposition

Question 7

Loony

Answer 7

extremely foolish or silly

Question 8

Pinochle

Answer 8

a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards

Question 9

Hassle

Answer 9

a source or the experience of aggravation

Question 10

Callus

Answer 10

a hardened or thickened part of the skin

Question 11

Heft

Answer 11

lift or elevate

Question 12

Efficiency

Answer 12

the quality or property of being efficient

Question 13

Replica

Answer 13

a copy or reproduction of an original work of art

Question 14

Knobby

Answer 14

having or covered with small knobs

Question 15

Gripe

Answer 15

informal terms for objecting

Question 16

Embalmer

Answer 16

a mortician who treats corpses with preservatives

Question 17

Straggle

Answer 17

to stray or fall behind

Question 18

Overzealous

Answer 18

excessively enthusiastic

Question 19

Grievance

Answer 19

a circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint

Question 20

Prototype

Answer 20

an original instance serving as a standard for later stages