| Question |
Answer |
| Burden |
that which is carried; load |
| mercurial |
changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic |
| trepidation |
tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation |
| undercurrent |
a tendency underlying or at variance with the obvious or superficial significance of words, actions, etc |
| simonize |
to shine or polish to a high sheen, esp. with wax |
| enthralled |
to be captivated or charmed |
| pompous |
characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance |
| indignantly |
feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base |
| insinuates |
To introduce or otherwise convey (a thought, for example) gradually and insidiously |
| chamois |
an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe now rare in some areas; a soft, pliable leather from any of various skins dressed with oil, esp. fish oil, originally prepared from the skin of the chamois. |
| Approbation |
approval; commendation |
| Incipient |
beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage |
| Anemic |
lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness |
| incarnate |
personified or typified, as a quality or idea |
| laconic |
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise |
| valise |
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag |
| stolid |
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive |
| rollicking |
carefree and joyous |
| audacity |
boldness or daring, esp. with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions. |
| Imbue |
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc |
| Surlily |
churlishly rude or bad-tempered |
| Philandering |
To carry on a sexual affair, especially an extramarital affair, with a woman one cannot or does not intend to marry. Used of a man. |
| remiss |
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc |
| feasible |
capable of being done, effected, or accomplished |
| monotonous |
lacking in variety; tediously unvarying |
| bandsaw |
a saw consisting of an endless toothed steel band passing over two wheels. |
| Knickers |
loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees. |
| Incredulously |
not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical. |
| Correspondence |
communication by exchange of letters. |
| Mystifies |
To confuse or puzzle mentally |
| Raucous |
harsh; strident; grating |
| Lavishly |
expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion |
| Unnerved |
to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset |
| Invalid |
an infirm or sickly person. |
| Frantically |
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied. |
| audible |
capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard. |
| Spiting |
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice. |
| Sensuous |
perceived by or affecting the senses |
| Lisps |
A speech defect or mannerism characterized by mispronunciation of the sounds (s) and (z) as (th) and (th). |
| Ominously |
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious |
| Tormenting |
To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish. See Synonyms at afflict. |
| Ruddiness |
of or having a fresh, healthy red color |
| Seething |
to surge or foam as if boiling. |
| Spite |
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice |
| Idyllic |
suitable for or suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple or rustic |
| Elegiacally |
used in, suitable for, or resembling an elegy. Expressing sorrow or lamentation |
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