02/08/2016

Question 1

snowpocalypse

Answer 1

snow + apocalypse = snowpocalypse

When weathermen predict large amounts of snowfall in a short period of time.
Clint: Dude, I heard on the weather channel you had a snowpocalypse last night in your area
Paul: Naw, just a couple inches, the weather man is an idiot.

Question 2

engrossing

Answer 2

adjective
absorbing all one’s attention or interest.
“the most engrossing parts of the book”

Question 3

riveting

Answer 3

adjective
completely engrossing; compelling.
“the book is a riveting account of the legendary freedom fighter”

Question 4

throttle

Answer 4

noun
noun: throttle; plural noun: throttles

    1.
    a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine.
    "the engines were at full throttle"
    2.
    archaic
    a throat, gullet, or windpipe.

verb
verb: throttle; 3rd person present: throttles; past tense: throttled; past participle: throttled; gerund or present participle: throttling

1.
attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them.
"she was sorely tempted to throttle him"
synonyms:	choke, strangle, strangulate, garrote, gag More
"he tried to throttle her"
suppress, inhibit, stifle, control, restrain, check, contain, choke off, put a/the lid on;
stop, put an end to, end, stamp out
"attempts to throttle the criminal supply of drugs"
2.
control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle.

Question 5

mitigate

Answer 5

verb
make less severe, serious, or painful.
“he wanted to mitigate misery in the world”
synonyms: alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten, attenuate, take the edge off, allay, ease, assuage, palliate, relieve, tone down
“the worst symptoms have been mitigated”
lessen the gravity of (an offense or mistake).
“he would have faced a prison sentence but for mitigating circumstances”
synonyms: extenuating, justificatory, justifying, vindicating, qualifying; More