Words/Phrases to Remember

Question 1

Grout

Answer 1

A dense fluid that fills the space between tiles. Grout is generally a mixture of water, cement, and sand.

Question 2

Scrutinize

Answer 2

Examine, Inspect closely or thoroughly

Question 3

Laden

Answer 3

Heavily loaded or weighed down

Question 4

Alma mater

Answer 4

A school, college, university that one has attended

Question 5

Astringent

Answer 5

Slightly acidic or bitter

Question 6

Cognizant

Answer 6

Having knowledge, being aware of

Question 7

Accentuate

Answer 7

Make more noticeable, prominent

Question 8

Casing

Answer 8

Survey (a place) before carrying out a robbery

Question 9

Reconnoiter

Answer 9

Make a military observation of (a region)

Question 10

Buoyancy

Answer 10

the ability or tendency to float in water, air, or some other liquid

Question 11

Burn marks

Answer 11

When you shoot a gun, a stream of hot air accompanies the bullet. If you shoot with the gun against your head, it would have to leave burn marks behind

Question 12

Pinch hitter

Answer 12

A player who bats in place of a teammate; replacement

Question 13

Siphon

Answer 13

Draw off or transfer over a period of time, especially illegally or unfairly

Question 14

Euphemism

Answer 14

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing ;passed away instead of died

Question 15

Padrón peppers

Answer 15

A kind of shishito pepper and are used often in Spanish cuisine

Question 16

Zilch

Answer 16

Nothing; not any, no

Question 17

Aerate

Answer 17

the process by which air is circulated through, mixed with or dissolved in a liquid or substance

Question 18

Spend a penny

Answer 18

To go to the toilet, especially a public toilet

Question 19

Intravenously

Answer 19

Into or by means of a vein or veins

Question 20

Brown noser

Answer 20

A bootlicker; someone who sucks up to another

Question 21

Switch-hitter

Answer 21

A batter who can hit from either side of home plate; ambidextrous person; a bisexual

Question 22

Southpaw

Answer 22

A left-handed person

Question 23

Supine

Answer 23

Laying face upward/flat on the back

Question 24

Point-blank

Answer 24

(Missle, bullet, etc.) fired from very close to its target; (a statement or question) direct and without explanation or qualification

Question 25

Indefinitely

Answer 25

For an unlimited or unspecified period of time

Question 26

Eaves

Answer 26

The part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building

Question 27

Enigmatic

Answer 27

Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious