Group 511 - Day 12

Question 1

dazzling

Answer 1

extremely bright; extremely impressive

Question 2

shield

Answer 2

piece of metal or hard material used as protection from missiles or blows

Question 3

to shield

Answer 3

to protect from danger

Question 4

branch

Answer 4

part of a tree that grows out from the trunk

Question 5

brackish

Answer 5

(of water) only slightly salty

Question 6

bog

Answer 6

wet, muddy ground that is too soft to support the weight of a human body

Question 7

kymograph

Answer 7

an instrument for measuring variations in pressure (for blood, for example)

Question 8

railroad

Answer 8

the tracks that trains run along

Question 9

to infuse

Answer 9

to soak something in liquid in order to extract its properties

Question 10

imagery

Answer 10

visual images; visual symbolism

Question 11

to slay

Answer 11

to kill in a violent way

Question 12

slayer

Answer 12

a person who slays

Question 13

muskrat

Answer 13

a North American semi-aquatic rodent

Question 14

tachinid fly

Answer 14

fly from the family Tachinidae

Question 15

lowdown

Answer 15

the true facts about something

Question 16

to blame

Answer 16

to assign responsibility for something

Question 17

blizzard

Answer 17

snow storm

Question 18

tied up

Answer 18

busy or occupied

Question 19

chump

Answer 19

a person who is easily deceived

Question 20

sucker

Answer 20

a person who is easily deceived

Question 21

on the rebound

Answer 21

still emotionally affected by a relationship that has just ended

Question 22

costume

Answer 22

set of clothes for a party or performance

Question 23

sneak

Answer 23

try to do something without being detected

Question 24

penance

Answer 24

obligation that comes as a consequence of doing something wrong

Question 25

oat

Answer 25

the grain used in granola

Question 26

sowing wild oats

Answer 26

having many relationships

Question 27

whip

Answer 27

a cord used for encouraging animals to move

Question 28

a crack

Answer 28

a joke or cynical comment

Question 29

clay

Answer 29

a substance commonly used to make bricks, pottery and ceramics

Question 30

quarry

Answer 30

a large pit or hole from which materials such as stone and clay are extracted

Question 31

soil

Answer 31

the upper layer of earth that plants grow in

Question 32

to scour

Answer 32

to search a place thoroughly for something

Question 33

botanist

Answer 33

a person who studies plants

Question 34

trek

Answer 34

a long journey, typically made on foot

Question 35

biomes

Answer 35

naturally occurring communities of plants and animals that exist in different environments

Question 36

to stumble across

Answer 36

to find something by chance

Question 37

deforestation

Answer 37

the clearing of an area of forest, often with serious environmental consequences