Mozart in the Jungle

Question 1

prick

Answer 1

verb
1. make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly.
“prick the potatoes with a fork”
synonyms: pierce, puncture, make/put a hole in, stab, perforate, nick, jab
“prick the potatoes with a fork”
2. (especially of a horse or dog) make (the ears) stand erect when on the alert.
“the dog’s tail was wagging and her ears were pricked”
synonyms: raise, erect
“the horse pricked its ears”
noun
1. an act of piercing something with a fine, sharp point.
“the pin prick had produced a drop of blood”

Question 2

mundane

Answer 2

adjective
1.
lacking interest or excitement; dull.
“seeking a way out of his mundane, humdrum existence”
synonyms: humdrum, dull, boring, tedious, monotonous, tiresome, wearisome, unexciting, uninteresting, uninvolving, uneventful, unvarying, unremarkable, repetitive, repetitious, routine, ordinary, everyday, day-to-day, run-of-the-mill, commonplace, workaday; More
2.
of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one.
“the boundaries of the mundane world”
synonyms: earthly, worldly, terrestrial, material, temporal, secular, areligious; literarysublunary
“the mundane world”

Question 3

eloquent

Answer 3

adjective
fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
“an eloquent speech”
synonyms: fluent, articulate, expressive, silver-tongued; More
clearly expressing or indicating something.
“the touches of fatherliness are eloquent of the real man”
synonyms: expressive, meaningful, suggestive, revealing, telling, significant, indicative
“her glance was more eloquent than words”

Question 4

linger

Answer 4

verb
stay in a place longer than necessary, typically because of a reluctance to leave.
“she lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm sunshine”
synonyms: wait around, stay, remain, wait, stay put; More
spend a long time over (something).
“she lingered over her meal”
be slow to disappear or die.
“the tradition seems to linger on”
synonyms: persist, continue, remain, stay, endure, carry on, last, keep on/up
“the infection can linger for many years”

Question 5

refrain

Answer 5

noun
noun: refrain; plural noun: refrains
a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse.
the musical accompaniment for a refrain.
a comment or complaint that is often repeated.
““Poor Tom” had become the constant refrain of his friends”

haunting refrain

verb
verb: refrain; 3rd person present: refrains; past tense: refrained; past participle: refrained; gerund or present participle: refraining
stop oneself from doing something.
“she refrained from comment”
synonyms: abstain from, desist from, hold back from, stop oneself from, forbear (from), avoid, eschew, shun, renounce; More

Question 6

Like a summer with thousands of Julys

Answer 6

Like a summer with thousands of Julys

Question 7

You intoxicate my soul with your eyes

Answer 7

You intoxicate my soul with your eyes

Question 8

shenanigans

Answer 8

nouninformal
secret or dishonest activity or maneuvering.
“widespread financial shenanigans had ruined the fortunes of many”
silly or high-spirited behavior; mischief.

Question 9

fortissimo

Answer 9

[music]
adverb & adjective
1. (especially as a direction) very loud or loudly.
noun
1. a passage marked to be performed very loudly.