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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mien | demeanor as showing character feeling |
| taciturnity | the trait of being uncommunicative |
| gallantly | grand |
| nucleus | core |
| subsequent | coming up in time or following |
| perpetually | everlastingly |
| negation | denial of something. |
| chafed | to irritate |
| torrent torrents | strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid. |
| portico | attached as a porch to a building. |
| ebb | gradually lessen or reduce |
| innocuous | not harmful or offensive |
| reticent | not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily. |
| declivity | a downward slope |
| sardonically | in a sarcastic manner |
| demurred | raise doubts |
| fatuity | complacent stupidity |
| incredulous | ) unwilling or unable to believe something. |
| suffused | gradually spread through or over. |
| elasticity | stretchiness |
| imperceptible | impossible to perceive. |
| inarticulate | unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly. |
| convivial | (of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable. |
| germanium | the chemical element of atomic number 32, a shiny gray semimetal. |
| gaunt | of a person) lean and haggard, esp. because of suffering, hunger, or age. |
| tendrils | slender threadlike appendage of a climbing plant, often growing in a spiral form, that stretches out and twines around any suitable support. |
| vaguely | unclear; |
| loathing | feeling of intense dislike or disgust |
| vehemence | fury |
| querulous | complaining in a petulant or whining manner. |
| alimony | supply of means |