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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Something that can't be explained; something that isn't understandable | inexplicable |
| A large fenced-in space in a prison or a concentration camp | compound |
| Decorative or quality paper used to write letters | sationery |
| A hollow tube-like structure that is used to draw a liquid (i.e. beer kegs, water from a pipe) | spigot |
| A solid (substntial) structure, usually made of timber or stone. It sits along the edge of the water so that ships may come alongside to load and unload cargo | wharf |
| Abandoned or forsaken; deserted; left alone; desolate; this could refer to people or places | forlorn |
| To imagine somethihng might be possible or likely | suspect |
| To lock up in prison; to put in confinement | incarcerate |
| Consideration or knowledge of something in the future; forethought | prospect |
| To idly waste time; to be sluggish orlazy; to loiter, linger, or dally | dawdle |
| A structure that supports the span of a bridge | pier |
| Skillfully; cleverly; aptly; dexterously, nimbly | deftly |
| Something that is likely or probable, but not known for sure; you could reasonably suppose it to be true or to happen, but cannot be positive | presumably |
| Something that has nopurpose | aimlessly |
| Something (like hot or close air) that produces the sensation of suffocting or causing you to breate with difficulty | stifling |
| Shelter or protection from danger or trouble | refuge |
| Feeling great guilt or a sense of sin for an action you have committed and wanting to make amends (make up) for your sin | contritely |
| Having little strength; weak; frail; fragile | feeble |
| Found and pronounced guilty or at fault | condemned |
| A signed document which contains a promise to pay an amount of money or something else of value to a particular person at a specific date or on demand | promissory |