Vocabulary (15)

Question 1

Endeavour

Answer 1

try hard to do or achieve something. OR an attempt to achieve a goal.

Question 2

Brevity

Answer 2

concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

Question 3

Scanty

Answer 3

small or insufficient in quantity or amount.

Question 4

Stagnation

Answer 4

the state of not flowing or moving. OR lack of activity, growth, or development.

Question 5

Whirl

Answer 5

move or cause to move rapidly round and round.

Question 6

Eddy

Answer 6

(of water, air, or smoke) move in a circular way.

Question 7

Perplexity

Answer 7

inability to deal with or understand something.; confusion or bewilderment

Question 8

Solicitude

Answer 8

care or concern for someone or something.

Question 9

Artisan

Answer 9

a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.

Question 10

Sheaf

Answer 10

(Figurative meaning) A group or cluster of things, such as light rays, papers, or objects, that are bound or gathered together.

Question 11

Seize

Answer 11

take hold of suddenly and forcibly ; Grab

Question 12

Swoon

Answer 12

faint, especially from extreme emotion.

Question 13

Delirium

Answer 13

Refers to a disturbed state of mind characterized by confusion, disorientation, and an inability to think clearly

Question 14

Impassable

Answer 14

Impossible to travel along or over

Question 15

Dotage

Answer 15

the period of life in which a person is old and weak.

Question 16

Insinuating

Answer 16

hinting at something bad in an indirect and unpleasant way.

Question 17

Subside

Answer 17

become less intense, violent, or severe.

Question 18

Induce

Answer 18

succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something.; convince

Question 19

Dear

Answer 19

British- expensive.

Question 20

Despondency

Answer 20

low spirits from loss of hope or courage; dejection.

Question 21

Ply

Answer 21

work steadily with (a tool).

Question 22

Gratify

Answer 22

give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction.