Word Deck

Question 1

Crockery

Answer 1

Vessel formed of fired clay especially for domestic use; earthenware.

Question 2

gauze

Answer 2

Haze, mist

Question 3

Exception

Answer 3

Something offered or offerable as objection or as a getting of objection or taken as objectionable - now usually used with “take”.

Question 4

cavity

Answer 4

A space hallowed out (as by decay)

Question 5

Neptune

Answer 5

The planet eighth in order from the sun

Question 6

Notification

Answer 6

A piece of written or printed matter that provides information.

Question 7

Ogre

Answer 7

A hideous giant in fairy tales and folklore; a monster

Question 8

Simplicity

Answer 8

Innocence, naivete

Question 9

Lavished

Answer 9

Expended or bestowed with profusion; squandered

Question 10

Archduke

Answer 10

A prince of the imperial family of Austria

Question 11

Dingoes

Answer 11

Wild dogs of Australia with a wolfish face, bushy tail, and usually a reddish brown color.

Question 12

Passersby

Answer 12

People who go beyond without stopping or noticing usually by chance.

Question 13

Nada

Answer 13

Nothing

Question 14

Juneteenth

Answer 14

The 19th day of the sixth month of the year observed as a general holiday especially in Texas in celebration of the anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the state

Question 15

parsnips

Answer 15

The long edible tapering roots of a European biennial herb

Question 16

curtains

Answer 16

End – definitive conclusion – especially death

Question 17

Loneliness

Answer 17

Estate of dejection or grief caused by being away from others of one’s own kind

Question 18

Caverns

Answer 18

Underground chambers often large or indefinite in extent

Question 19

Novice

Answer 19

A beginner

Question 20

Invasions

Answer 20

Hostile entrances or armed attacks on the property or territory of another for conquest or plunder

Question 21

Dedicated

Answer 21

Devoted to a cause, ideal, or purpose

Question 22

Symbol

Answer 22

A visible sign of something that is invisible, such as a concept or an institution

Question 23

Reduce

Answer 23

To make smaller: to lessen

Question 24

Destination

Answer 24

A place worthy of travel or an extended visit – often used before another noun

Question 25

ostriches

Answer 25

Swift footed flightless birds each having a Downey neck and head, A feathered body, nearly bare thighs, two toed feet, and valuable wing and tail plumes

Question 26

Grudgingly

Answer 26

In a manner that is unwilling, reluctant, illiberal, or ungenerous

Question 27

Canopy

Answer 27

A formation of branches affording a cover of foliage; specifically: the upper most spreading branchy layer of a forest

Question 28

Scrawny

Answer 28

Lean, thin, raw-boned: ill nourished

Question 29

classified

Answer 29

For bidden to be disclosed outside a specific ring of secrecy for reasons of national security

Question 30

Adorned

Answer 30

Decorated: added to the pleasantness, attractiveness, splendor, or beauty of

Question 31

Telescope

Answer 31

An optical instrument for viewing distant objects by means of the refraction of light rays through a lense

Question 32

Fidgeting

Answer 32

Tinkering or playing nervously or absently - used with "with"

Question 33

Mulberry

Answer 33

The edible usually dark purple fruit of a tree of the same name

Question 34

Surrounded

Answer 34

Formed a ring around

Question 35

Associated

Answer 35

Joined or connected in any various intangible or unspecified ways

Question 36

Furthermore

Answer 36

In addition to what proceeds: besides: moreover

Question 37

weird

Answer 37

Odd, unusual

Question 38

Dependable

Answer 38

Trustworthy

Question 39

Summit

Answer 39

The highest point, ridge, or level of a mountain or other feature: peak

Question 40

Conkers

Answer 40

A game popular in England in which each player swings a horse chestnut threaded on a string to try and break one held by an opponent

Question 41

Mutual

Answer 41

Shared in common: enjoyed by each

Question 42

Dormitories

Answer 42

residence halls providing separate rooms or suites for individuals or for groups of two, three, or four with common toilet and bathroom facilities

Question 43

Tuxedo

Answer 43

Semi formal evening clothing for men consisting of a jacket, a stiff or soft pleated shirt, and usually a cummerbund

Question 44

Decimal

Answer 44

Subdivided into 10th or 100th units

Question 45

alibi

Answer 45

The plea of having been elsewhere at the time an act was committed

Question 46

Orientation

Answer 46

The act of determining one’s bearings or settling in one’s sense of direction

Question 47

Inlaid

Answer 47

set into a surface so as to form a decorative design, or decorated with a design so formed

Question 48

Cobblestone

Answer 48

A smooth, rounded rock ones commonly used in paving a street and in other construction

Question 49

Devious

Answer 49

Hard to pin down or bring to agreement; often: shifty, trickery, unscrupulous, unfair

Question 50

Sardine

Answer 50

any of several small or immature fishes that are suitable for preserving for food