You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

Question 1

Loafer

Answer 1

a leather shoe shaped like a moccasin, with a flat heel.

Question 2

Seethe

Answer 2

(of a person) be filled with intense but unexpressed anger.

Question 3

Squawk

Answer 3

(of a person) say something in a loud, discordant tone.

Question 4

Deplorable

Answer 4

causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable.

Question 5

Reprieve

Answer 5

cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death).

Question 6

Blustery

Answer 6

(of weather) characterized by strong winds.

Question 7

Bowel

Answer 7

the deepest inner parts or areas of (something).

Question 8

Dawdle

Answer 8

waste time; be slow.

Question 9

Smorgasbord

Answer 9

a range of open sandwiches and delicacies served as hors d’oeuvres or a buffet.

Question 10

Vicarious

Answer 10

experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person; second-hand.

Question 11

Tirade

Answer 11

a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.

Question 12

Harried

Answer 12

feeling strained as a result of having demands persistently made on one; harassed.

Question 13

Rebuttal

Answer 13

counter argument; an instance of rebutting evidence or an accusation.

Question 14

Palpable

Answer 14

(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.

Question 15

Desensitized

Answer 15

having been made less sensitive.

Question 16

Sidle

Answer 16

walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially sideways or obliquely; sneak.

Question 17

Hock

Answer 17

deposit (an object) with a pawnbroker as security for money lent.

Question 18

Goad

Answer 18

provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction.

Question 19

Floundering

Answer 19

struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion.

Question 20

Sodden

Answer 20

saturated with liquid, especially water; soaked through.

Question 21

Askance

Answer 21

with an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval.

Question 22

Sputter

Answer 22

make a series of soft explosive or spitting sounds.

Question 23

Dole

Answer 23

distribute shares of something.

Question 24

Plaintively

Answer 24

sounding sad and mournful.

Question 25

Impale

Answer 25

transfix or pierce with a sharp instrument.

Question 26

Gaudy

Answer 26

extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless.

Question 27

Gripe

Answer 27

complain about something in a persistent, irritating way.

Question 28

Reprisal

Answer 28

an act of retaliation.

Question 29

Skulk

Answer 29

keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive.

Question 30

Conduit

Answer 30

a channel for conveying water or other fluid.

Question 31

Sordid

Answer 31

involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.

Question 32

Flatlining

Answer 32

fail to increase; remain static.