Wuthering Heights

Question 1

Circumbscribe

Answer 1

to limit something:
Their movements have been severely circumscribed since the laws came into effect.
There followed a series of tightly circumscribed visits to military installations.

Question 2

Hale

Answer 2

(especially of old people) healthy and strong:

Her grandfather was hale and hearty, walking five miles each day before breakfast.

Question 3

Sinewy

Answer 3

Lean or masculine

Question 4

Grotesque

Answer 4

strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way:
By now she’d had so much cosmetic surgery that she looked quite grotesque.
Gothic churches are full of devils and grotesque figures.

Question 5

Countenance

Answer 5

the appearance or expression of someone’s face:

He was of noble countenance.

Question 6

Flurried

Answer 6

agitated, nervous, or anxious

Question 7

Growl

Answer 7

to make a low, rough sound, usually in anger:
The dog growled at her and snapped at her ankles.
[ + speech ] “Not now, I’m busy,” he growled.

Question 8

Wretch

Answer 8

a person who experiences something unpleasant:

a poor/miserable wretch

Question 9

Saunter

Answer 9

to walk in a slow and relaxed way, often in no particular direction:
He sauntered by, looking very pleased with himself.