WW1 English test

Question 1

custom

Answer 1

A usage or practice common to many or to a particular place or class or habitual with an individual.

Question 2

crouch

Answer 2

1. to lower the body stance, especially by bending the legs.
2. to lie close to the ground with the legs bent.

Question 3

exempt

Answer 3

Not required to do something that others are required to do.

Question 4

harbor

Answer 4

to hold especially persistently in the mind: in summary to cherish.

Question 5

inscrutable

Answer 5

difficult to understand: causing people to feel curious or confused.

Question 6

imminent

Answer 6

ready to take place: In summary happening soon.

Question 7

obliterate

Answer 7

1. to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with it; destroy completely
2. to blot out or render undecipherable ( writing, marks, etc.); efface

Question 8

obstinate

Answer 8

stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course despite reason, arguments, or persuasion.

Question 9

Pygmy

Answer 9

any of a small people of equatorial Africa ranging under five feet (1.5 meters) in height

Question 10

thrust

Answer 10

to push or drive with force: summary shove
to cause to enter or pierce something by or as if by pushing.

Question 11

queer

Answer 11

adjective. differing in some way from what is usual or normal: odd, strange, weird.

Question 12

gaping

Answer 12

wide open

Question 13

splutter

Answer 13

to utter hastily or confusedly

Question 14

slick

Answer 14

characterized by subtlety or nimble wit: Clever

Question 15

bouquet

Answer 15

flowers picked and fastened together in a bunch.

Question 16

spree

Answer 16

an unrestrained indulgence in or outburst of an activity.

Question 17

rotten

Answer 17

very uncomfortable

Question 18

indignant

Answer 18

feeling or showing anger because of something

Question 19

blockhead

Answer 19

a brainless person

Question 20

glutton

Answer 20

one that has a great capacity for accepting or enduring something