Week3 Day 3

Question 1

Ominous

Answer 1

Threatening;

After the weatherman had seen the ominous clouds, he prognosticated rain.

Question 2

Repudiate

Answer 2

To reject, decline;
The general attempted to repudiate the testimony ofthe lieutenant, claiming that the young officer was not an authority on low level bombing.

Question 3

Bristle

Answer 3

Stiffen with fear or anger;

Upon seeing the snake, the cat began to bristle with fear.

Question 4

Tremulous

Answer 4

Quivering;

The widow’s tremulous hands revealed her nervousness.

Question 5

Cessation

Answer 5

Stopping;

The cessation of the bombing in iraq was urged by the pope.

Question 6

Skid Row

Answer 6

Disreputable part of town, inhabited by derelicts and people “on the skid”;
The presence of so many bars has turned our neighborhood into another Skid Row.