week 2/13 - 2/17

Question 1

circuitous

Answer 1

roundabout, not direct

Question 2

contortion

Answer 2

a twisted shape or position

Question 3

deflect

Answer 3

to turn or move to one side; to bend/swerve

Question 4

diffusion

Answer 4

to spread out into a larger area

Question 5

disperse

Answer 5

distribute or spread over a wide area

Question 6

erratically

Answer 6

unpredictably; randomly

Question 7

hindrance

Answer 7

an obstacle; impediment

Question 8

impediment

Answer 8

something that slows down progress or prevents completion

Question 9

impel

Answer 9

to force; drive forward

Question 10

intermittent

Answer 10

not continuous; irregular

Question 11

merge

Answer 11

to combine together

Question 12

momentum

Answer 12

the force or speed with which something moves

Question 13

permeable

Answer 13

able to be passed or soaked through

Question 14

retard

Answer 14

to make slow, delay, hold back

Question 15

saunter

Answer 15

to walk in a leisurely and undirected way

Question 16

simultaneously

Answer 16

occurring at the same time

Question 17

transitory

Answer 17

temporary; lasting a brief time, short-lived

Question 18

undulate

Answer 18

to move in waves

Question 19

vacillation

Answer 19

wavering; going back and forth; indecision

Question 20

writhe

Answer 20

to twist and turn in pain