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Question 1

headline

Answer 1

I was headlining at clubs all over the country.
[intransitive, transitive] to appear as the main performer or band in a show
Beyoncé is headlining at the festival this year.

Question 2

lurch

Leave somebody in the lurch

Answer 2

When a parent is absent, you’re left in the lurch of not knowing, and it’s so easy to fill that space with negative thoughts.

leave somebody in the lurch
to leave someone at a time when you should stay and help them

Question 3

speak ill

Answer 3

My one saving grace is that my mom never spoke ill of him.

think/speak ill of somebody
formal to think or say unpleasant things about someone
She really believes you should never speak ill of the dead.

Question 4

runaround

Give somebody the runaround

Answer 4

I tried calling them, and I got runaround there as well.

give somebody the runaround
informal to deliberately avoid giving someone a definite answer, especially when they are asking you to do something
Every time we ask the landlord about fixing the roof, he gives us the runaround.

Question 5

discretion

Answer 5

Discretion is kind of our thing.

1 the ability and right to decide exactly what should be done in a particular situation
2 the ability to deal with situations in a way that does not offend, upset, or embarrass people or tell any of their secrets → indiscretion

British newspapers no longer feel they must treat the royal family with discretion.

Question 6

pester

Answer 6

I keep pestering them.

to annoy someone, especially by asking them many times to do something → harass
She’d been pestered by reporters for days.

Question 7

interrogate

Answer 7

to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats SYN question

Question 8

indigenous

Answer 8

When Dutch colonists landed at the southern tip of Africa over three hundred years ago, they encountered an indigenous people known as the Khoisan.

indigenous people or things have always been in the place where they are, rather than being brought there from somewhere else SYN native
indigenous to
Blueberries are indigenous to America.
the many indigenous cultures which existed in Siberia

Question 9

anomaly

Answer 9

I was the anomaly wherever we lived.
something that is noticeable because it is different from what is usual
In those days, a woman professor was still an anomaly.
anomaly in
various anomalies in the tax system

Question 10

animosity

Answer 10

The animosity I felt from the colored people I encountered growing up was one of the hardest thing I’ve ever had to deal with.