WordMasters Meet 1

Question 1

quarry

Answer 1

1. Game hunted with hawks
2. an open excavation usually for obtaining building stone,
   slate, or limestone
3. to dig or take from or as if from a quarry
4. a diamond-shaped pane of glass, stone, or tile

Mine, delve, prey

Fill, predator

Question 2

vex

Answer 2

1. to bring trouble or distress
2. to bring physical distress
3. to irritate or annoy
4. Puzzle, baffle

aggravate, annoy, bug, bother

appease, assist, calm, comfort, delight

Question 3

happy-go-lucky

Answer 3

free from care: such as
having no worries or troubles

Question 4

portal

Answer 4

Door or entrance:
to have entry or to enter into a place or building.

1. doorway 2. entrance 3. entry 4. entryway 5. gate 6. gateway 7. ingres

Question 5

dredge

Answer 5

to dig, gather, or to pull out with or as if with a dredge

search

abandon

Question 6

potable

Answer 6

capable of being carried or moved about

movable, flexable, and adjustable

immovable, static, and irremovable

Question 7

chasm

Answer 7

1
: a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : GORGE
built a bridge over the chasm
2
: a marked division, separation, or difference
the chasm between the rich and the poor

pit, void, crevice

none

Question 8

excavate

Answer 8

to form a cavity or hole in

dredge
quarry
scoop
mine

fill
smooth

Question 9

corrosive

Answer 9

tending or having the power to corrode,
bitingly sarcastic,or
corrosive satire

acidic

Question 10

decade

Answer 10

a group or set of 10,
a period of 10 years,

Question 11

hail

Answer 11

1.precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps.
2.to greet with enthusiastic approval.
3.to declare enthusiastic approval of.

Falling ice Praise

Question 12

furtive

Answer 12

1. Done in a quiet and secretive way
2. Expressive of stealth
3. Obtained underhandedly

shady, sly, stealthy, sneaking, sneaky

aboveboard, honest, open, truthful

Question 13

recess

Answer 13

1.the action of receding.
2.a hidden, secret, or secluded place or part
3. a suspension of business or procedure often for rest or relaxation

Question 14

acclaim

Answer 14

APPLAUD, PRAISE or to declare by acclamation

applaud

Question 15

caustic

Answer 15

1. capable of destroying or eating away by cemical
2. marked by sarcasm

1. sarcastic

1. gentle
2. playful

Question 16

trend

Answer 16

a current style or preference

latest, style, and enthusiasm

standerd and classic

Question 17

plod

Answer 17

1
: to work laboriously and monotonously :
2
a
: to walk heavily or slowly :
b
: to proceed slowly or tediously
the movie’s plot just plods along

work, labor, strive, stummble, drag

slaken ,zip ,race

Question 18

current

Answer 18

occurring in or existing at the present time
presently elapsing
most recent

Synonyms:
usual
prevailing
customary
standard

Question 19

nourish

Answer 19

to help the growth or development
as in to promote

Relevance
promote
cultivate
encourage
nurture

prevent
hinder
inhibit
discourage

Question 20

stride

Answer 20

stride:
to move with or as if with long steps

1. march 2. step 3. pace 4. file 5. parade 6. tread

Question 21

resolute

Answer 21

marked by firm determination

determined, confident, and postitive

unresolved and uncertain

Question 22

cavity

Answer 22

an unfilled space within a mass
especially a hollowed-out space or an area of decay in a tooth

dent

Question 23

harry

Answer 23

1
: to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : ASSAULT
2
: to force to move along by harassing 3
: to torment by or as if by constant attack

sack ,harass, torment

recover, comend

Question 24

bygone

Question 25

century

Answer 25

a period of 100 years