Wilderness, forest and bears: Suite dreams at Quebec's hotel Sacacomie

Question 1

burried

Answer 1

tbd

Question 2

exciting, adjective

|ikˈsītiNG|

Ex.: an exciting breakthrough.

Answer 2

causing great enthusiasm and eagerness.

• sexually arousing.

Question 3

lodge, noun

|läj|

Ex.: a hunting lodge.
Ex.: Cumberland Lodge.

Answer 3

1 a small house at the gates of a park or in the grounds of a large house, typically occupied by a gatekeeper, gardener, or other employee.
• a small country house occupied in season for sports such as hunting, shooting, fishing, and skiing.
• a large house or hotel.
• a porter’s quarters at the main entrance of a college or other large building.
• the residence of a head of a college, esp. at Cambridge.
• an American Indian hut.
• a beaver’s den.
2 a branch or meeting place of an organization such as the Freemasons.

Question 4

heliport, noun

|ˈheləˌpôrt|

Ex.:

Answer 4

an airport or landing place for helicopters.

Question 5

wind, verb

|wīnd|

verb ( past and past participle wound
|wound| )

Ex.: The path wound among olive trees.

Answer 5

[ no obj. ] move in or take a twisting or spiral course.

Question 6

striped, adjective

|strīpt|

Ex.: A green-striped coat.

Answer 6

marked with or having stripes: [ in combination ].

Question 7

chipmunk, noun

|ˈCHipˌməNGk|

Answer 7

a burrowing ground squirrel with cheek pouches and light and dark stripes running down the body, found in North America and northern Eurasia.

Question 8

imposing, adjective

|imˈpōziNG|

Ex.: An imposing 17th-century manor house.

Answer 8

grand and impressive in appearance

Question 9

orangey (also orangy ), adjective

Answer 9

a bright reddish-yellow color like that of the skin of a ripe orange.

Question 10

Inuit, noun

|ˈin(y)o͞o-it|

Answer 10

a member of an indigenous people of northern Canada and parts of Greenland and Alaska.

Question 11

beam

Answer 11

tbd

Question 12

taxidermy, noun

|ˈtaksəˌdərmē|

Answer 12

the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals with lifelike effect.

Question 13

darted

Answer 13

tbd

Question 14

mellowed

Answer 14

tbd

Question 15

caribou, noun

|ˈkarəˌbo͞o|

noun ( pl. same or caribous )

Answer 15

a large North American reindeer.

Question 16

porcupine, noun

|ˈpôrkyəˌpīn|

Answer 16

a large rodent with defensive spines or quills on the body and tail.

Question 17

weasel

Answer 17

tbd

Question 18

stuffiness

Answer 18

tbd

Question 19

fringed

Answer 19

tbd

Question 20

feasted

Answer 20

tbd

Question 21

utter, adjective [ attrib. ]

|ˈətər|

Ex.: Charles stared at her in utter amazement.

Answer 21

complete; absolute

Question 22

lush

Answer 22

tbd

Question 23

still, noun

|stil|

Ex.: still of country; the still of the night.

Answer 23

deep silence and calm; stillness.

Question 24

grate, noun

|grāt|

Answer 24

1 the recess of a fireplace or furnace.

• a metal frame confining fuel in a fireplace or furnace.

Question 25

blare, verb

|ble(ə)r|

Ex.: [ no obj. ] the ambulance arrived outside, siren blaring | [ with obj. ] : the radio was blaring out organ music.

Answer 25

make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound.

Question 26

expanse, noun

|ikˈspans|

Ex.: the green expanse of the forest.
Ex.: the moth has a wing expanse of 20 to 24 mm.

Answer 26

• an area of something, typically land or sea, presenting a wide continuous surface.
• the distance to which something expands or can be expanded

Question 27

stocked with

Answer 27

tbd

Question 28

capacious, adjective

|kəˈpāSHəs|

Ex.: she rummaged in her capacious handbag.

Answer 28

having a lot of space inside; roomy

Question 29

dainty, adjective

|ˈdāntē|

( daintier , daintiest )

Ex.: a dainty lace handkerchief.

Ex.: a dainty morsel.
Ex.: a dainty appetite.

Answer 29

1 delicately small and pretty
• (of a person) delicate and graceful in build or movement.
• (of food) particularly good to eat.
2 fastidious or difficult to please, typically concerning food

Question 30

a beam in one’s eye

Answer 30

a fault that is greater in oneself than in the person one is finding fault with.