Star Words Multiple Choice

imbibe

drink || to take in liquid; to absorb or assimilate moisture, gas, light, or heat || to receive into the mind and retain

badger

any of various burrowing mammals of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere; the pelt or fur of a badger || a native or resident of Wisconsin || to harass or annoy persistently

wraith

the exact likeness of a living person seen usually just before death as an apparition (a ghostly figure) || ghost, specter || an insubstantial form or semblance; shadow || a barely visible gaseous or vaporous column

sully

soil, smear

fastness

the quality or state of being fixed || the quality or state of being swift || colorfast quality || resistance (as of an organism) to the action of a usually toxic substance || a fortified or secure place || a remote and secluded place

essay

effort, attempt; an initial tentative effort || the result or product of an attempt || an analytic or interpretative literary composition usually dealing with its subject from a limited or personal point of view; something resembling such a composition || to make an often tentative or experimental effort to perform; try || to put to a test

flabby

lacking resilience or firmness; flaccid || weak and ineffective; feeble

thicket

a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees; copse (a thicket, grove, or growth of small trees) || something resembling a thicket in density or impenetrability; tangle (e.g., political thicket)

hulk

a heavy clumsy ship || the body of an old ship unfit for service; a ship used as a prison || an abandoned wreck or shell (as of a building or automobile) || one that is bulky or unwieldy || to move ponderously || to appear impressively large or massive; loom

portend

to give an omen or anticipatory sign of || indicate, signify

phantom

something apparent to sense but with no substantial existence; apparition || something elusive or visionary (existing only in imagination; illusory) || an object of continual dread or abhorrence || something existing in appearance only || a representation of something abstract, ideal, or incorporeal || fictitious

swathe

an enveloping medium || to bind, wrap, or swaddle with or as if with a bandage || to envelop || a band used in swathing

leaden

made of lead || of the color of lead; dull gray || oppressively heavy || sluggish || lacking spirit or animation

strew

to spread by scattering || to cover by or as if by scattering something || to become dispersed over as if scattered || to spread abroad; disseminate

frisk

to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets || to leap, skip, or dance in a lively or playful way; gambol || diversion || an act of frisking || a gambol, romp

lusty

full of strength and vitality; healthy, vigorous || hearty (abundant, rich, or flavorful enough to satisfy the appetit) || enthusiastic, rousing (e.g., a song) || lustful

lank

not well filled out; slender, thin || insufficient in quantity, degree, or extent || hanging straight and limp without spring or curl

ill-favored

unattractive in physical appearance; having an ugly face || offensive, objectionable

prance

to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing || to ride on a prancing horse; to cause (a horse) to prance || to walk or move in a spirited manner; strut; to dance about || an act or instance of prancing; a prancing movement

caper

an illegal or questionable act or escapade; an amusing movie or story about such an act or escapade || a capricious escapade; prank || a frolicsome (full of gaiety) leap || to leap or prance about in a playful manner

astir

exhibiting activity || being out of bed; up

quail

an Old World migratory game bird; bobwhite || wither, decline || to give way; falter || to recoil in dread or terror; cower

hale

free from defect, disease, or infirmity; retaining exceptional health and vigor || haul, pull || to compel to go

loath

unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking; reluctant

trove

discovery, find || a valuable collection; treasure (a collection of precious things) || collection

fraught

full of or accompanied by something specified || causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension; uneasy

abide

to bear patiently; tolerate || to endure without yielding; withstand || to wait for; await || to accept without objection|| to remain stable or fixed in a state || to continue in a place; sojourn

wan

suggestive of poor health; sickly, pallid || lacking vitality; feeble || dim, faint || languid (sluggish in character or disposition; listless) || to grow or become pale or sickly

cordial

showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval; politely pleasant and friendly || sincerely or deeply felt || tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate || a stimulating medicine or drink

hideous

offensive to the senses and especially to sight; exceedingly ugly || morally offensive; shocking

dog (dogged)

a worthless or contemptible person || fellow, chap || to hunt, track, or follow (someone) like a hound || to be a persistent source of difficulty or distress to (someone); plague || to bother or pester (someone) persistently; hound || marked by stubborn determination

pore

to gaze intently || to read or study attentively || to reflect or meditate steadily || a minute opening especially in an animal or plant; one by which matter passes through a membrane || a small interstice (a space that intervenes between things) (as in soil) admitting absorption or passage of liquid

hem

a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down || rim, margin || to border, to edge || to finish with a hem || to surround in a restrictive manner; confine || to utter the sound represented by hem || equivocate

sunder

to break apart or in two; separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space; to become parted, disunited, or severed

lug

to drag, pull || to carry laboriously || to introduce in a forced manner (into an argument) || to move heavily or by jerks || (of a racehorse) to swerve from the course toward or away from the inside rail || lugsail || superior airs or affectations || ear || a ridge (as on the bottom of a shoe) to increase traction || a nut used to secure a wheel on an automotive vehicle || a big clumsy fellow || an ordinary commonplace person

fallow

of a light yellowish-brown color || usually cultivated land that is allowed to lie idle during the growing season || the state or period of being fallow || the tilling of land without sowing it for a season || to plow, harrow, and break up (land) without seeding to destroy weeds and conserve soil moisture || dormant, inactive

wherefore

(adverb) for what reason or purpose; why || therefore || an answer or statement giving an explanation; reason

wayward

following one's own capricious, wanton, or depraved inclinations; ungovernable || following no clear principle or law; unpredictable || opposite to what is desired or expected; untoward

burnish

to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing || polish (to bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state) || to rub (a material) with a tool for compacting or smoothing or for turning an edge || luster, gloss

diffuse

being at once verbose and ill-organized || not concentrated or localized (e.g., lighting) || to pour out and permit or cause to spread freely (e.g., dye) || extend, scatter || to spread thinly or wastefully (e.g., power in government)

staunch (stanch)

steadfast in loyalty or principle || watertight, sound (solid, firm) || strongly built; substantial || to check or stop the flowing of; to stop the flow of blood from (a wound) || to stop or check in its course || to make watertight; stop up

carrion

dead and putrefying flesh, flesh unfit for food

despoil

to strip of belongings, possessions, or value; pillage

prow

the bow of a ship || a pointed projecting front part

rind

the bark of a tree || a usually hard or tough outer layer; peel, crust

craven

lacking the least bit of courage; contemptibly fainthearted

splay

to cause to spread outward || to make oblique; bevel || a slope or bevel especially of the sides of a door or window || spread, expansion || awkward, ungainly || turned outward (e.g., knees)

gash

a deep long cut in flesh || a deep narrow depression or cut (e.g., in a forest; in a hull) || to make a gash in; cut

lope

an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter (a 3-beat gait resembling but smoother and slower than the gallop) || an easy usually bounding gait capable of being sustained for a long time || to move or ride at a lope

swarthy

of a dark color, complexion, or cast

loll

to hang loosely or laxly; droop || to act or move in a lax, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge (to act or move idly or lazily; loaf)

arc

the apparent path described above and below the horizon by a celestial body (such as the sun) || something arched or curved || a curved path || a continuous portion (as of a circle or ellipse) of a curved line || a continuous progression or line of development (as in a story) || to follow an arc-shaped course || to throw, hit, or kick (something, such as a ball) on a high, arc-shaped course

ladle

a deep-bowled long-handled spoon used especially for dipping up and conveying liquids || something resembling a ladle in form or function || to take up and convey in or as if in a ladle

till

to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops; cultivate || a money drawer in a store or bank; cash register || a box, drawer, or tray in a receptacle (such as a cabinet or chest) || the money contained in a till || a supply of especially ready money

wanton

merciless, inhumane || having no just foundation or provocation; malicious || being without check or limitation: such as - unduly lavish; extravagant; luxuriantly rank (luxuriantly or excessively vigorous in growth) || bawdy, lewd (obscene, vulgar) || causing sexual excitement; lustful, sensual || playfully mean or cruel; mischievous || one given to self-indulgent flirtation or trifling || a lewd or lascivious person || a pampered person or animal; pet; a spoiled child || a frolicsome child or animal || to be wanton or act wantonly

musty

impaired by damp or mildew; moldy || tasting of mold || smelling of damp and decay; fusty || trite, stale || antiquated || superannuated (outmoded, old-fashioned)

grovel

to creep with the face to the ground; crawl || to lie or creep with the body prostrate in token of subservience or abasement || to abase oneself || to give oneself over to what is base or unworthy; wallow

ghastly

terrifyingly horrible to the senses; frightening || intensely unpleasant, disagreeable, or objectionable || resembling a ghost; pallid || very great (e.g., a mistake) || extremely unwell

gull

a usually gray and white bird differing from a tern in usually larger size, stouter build, thicker somewhat hooked bill, less pointed wings, and short unforked tail || to take advantage of (one who is foolish or unwary); deceive || a person who is easily deceived or cheated; dupe

hardy

bold, brave || audacious, brazen || accustomed to dealing with fatigue or hardships; robust || capable of withstanding adverse conditions (e.g., furniture or plants)

hoot

to shout or laugh usually derisively || to make the natural throat noise of an owl or a similar cry || to make a loud clamorous mechanical sound || to assail or drive out by hooting || to express or utter with hoots || a minimum amount or degree; the least bit || something or someone amusing

gild (gild the lily)

to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold || to give money to || to give an attractive but often deceptive appearance to || to add unnecessary ornamentation to something beautiful in its own right

tarry

to delay or be tardy (moving slowly; sluggish) in acting or doing || to linger in expectation; wait || to abide or stay in or at a place || a stay, a sojourn || of, resembling, or covered with tar

slink

to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame); steal (to come or go secretly, unobtrusively, gradually, or unexpectedly) || to move in a sinuous (marked by strong lithe movements) provocative manner || to give premature birth to || the young of an animal (such as a calf) brought forth prematurely; the flesh or skin of such an animal || born prematurely or abortively

maul

a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges; a tool like a sledgehammer with one wedge-shaped end that is used to split wood || beat, bruise || mangle || to handle roughly

broil

to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat; grill || to be subjected to great or oppressive heat || the act or state of cooking something directly over or under high radiant heat; the act or state of broiling || to brawl (to quarrel or fight noisily; wrangle); embroil (to involve in conflict or difficulties) || a noisy disturbance; tumult; esp. brawl

draggle

to make wet and dirty by dragging || straggle (to trail off from others of its kind)

noose

a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn || something that snares like a noose || to secure by a noose || to make a noose in or of

construe

to understand or explain the sense or intention of usually in a particular way or with respect to a given set of circumstances || to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)

redress

to set right; remedy || to make up for; compensate || to remove the cause of (a grievance or complaint) || to exact reparation for; avenge || relief from distress || means or possibility of seeking a remedy (the legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong) || compensation for wrong or loss; reparation || an act or instance of redressing || retribution, correction

commodious

comfortably or conveniently spacious; roomy

sheen

a bright or shining condition; brightness || a subdued glitter approaching but short of optical reflection || to be bright; show a sheen || a lustrous surface imparted to textiles through finishing processes or use of shiny yarns || a textile exhibiting notable sheen

wheedle

to influence or entice by soft words or flattery || to gain or get by wheedling

spurn

to reject with disdain or contempt; scorn || to tread sharply or heavily upon; trample || a disdainful rejection || contemptuous treatment || a blow or sudden forceful thrust with the foot (a sudden propelling of a ball with the foot)

scrabble

scrawl, scribble || to scratch, claw, or grope about clumsily or frantically || scramble, clamber || to struggle by or as if by scraping or scratching (e.g., a living) || a scramble || a scribble || a repeated scratching or clawing

scrawny

exceptionally thin and slight or meager in body or size

clammy

being damp, soft, sticky, and usually cool || lacking normal human warmth

scud

to move or run swiftly especially as if driven forward || to run (to sail before the wind in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled) before a gale (a strong current of air) || the action of scudding; rush || loose vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind || a slight sudden shower || mist, rain, snow, or spray driven by the wind || a gust of wind

reprieve

to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) || to give relief or deliverance (liberation, rescue) to for a time || the act of reprieving; the state of being reprieved || a formal temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence especially of death || an order or warrant for a temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence || a temporary respite (as from pain or trouble)

whet

to sharpen || to make keen or more acute; excite, stimulate || goad, incitement || appetizer; a drink of liquor

harry

to make a pillaging or destructive raid on; assault || to force to move along by harassing || to torment by or as if by constant attack

snout

a long projecting nose (as of a swine) || the human nose especially when large or grotesque || prow || a projecting vent of something || the terminal face of a glacier || to dig or search with or as if with the nose

flit

to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another || to move in an erratic fluttering manner

dank

unpleasantly moist (characterized by high humidity) or wet

stave

any of the narrow strips of wood or narrow iron plates (such as in a barrel) || a long stick carried in the hand for support in walking; a supporting rod; club || to smash a hole in; to crush or break inward || to drive or thrust away || to walk or move rapidly

noisome

noxious, harmful || offensive to the senses and especially to the sense of smell || highly obnoxious or objectionable

blotch

imperfection, blemish || a spot or mark (as of color or ink) especially when large or irregular || to mark or mar with blotches

spittle

saliva || spit (a frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs)

causeway

a raised way across wet ground or water || highway; one of ancient Roman construction in Britain

embattle / embattled

to arrange in order of battle; prepare for battle || fortify || ready to fight; prepared to give battle || engaged in battle, conflict, or controversy || being a site of battle, conflict, or controversy || characterized by conflict or controversy

pert

saucily (impertinently bold and impudent) free and forward; flippantly cocky and assured || being trim and chic; jaunty (sprightly in manner or appearance; lively) || piquantly (engagingly provocative or stimulating) stimulating (e.g., a notion) || lively, vivacious

livery

a concern offering vehicles (such as boats) for rent || the feeding, stabling, and care of horses for pay || livery stable || an identifying design (as on a vehicle) that designates ownership || a servant's uniform; the distinctive clothing or badge formerly worn by the retainers of a person of rank || distinctive dress; garb || the act of delivering legal possession of property || resembling liver || suggesting liver disorder

pavilion

a large often sumptuous tent || something resembling a canopy or tent || a part of a building projecting from the rest; one of several detached or semidetached units into which a building is sometimes divided || a usually open sometimes ornamental structure in a garden, park, or place of recreation that is used for entertainment or shelter || a temporary structure erected at an exposition by an individual exhibitor || to furnish or cover with or put in a pavilion

dole

a grant of government funds to the unemployed; a giving or distribution of food, money, or clothing to the needy || something distributed at intervals to the needy || something portioned out bit by bit || to give or distribute as a charity || grief, sorrow

murk (murky)

gloom, darkness; fog || characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke || characterized by thickness and heaviness of air; foggy, misty || darkly vague or obscure

tang

a sharp distinctive often lingering flavor || a pungent odor || something having the effect of a tang (as in stimulation of the senses; e.g., air; writing) || a faint suggestion; trace || a distinguishing characteristic that sets apart or gives a special individuality || a projecting shank, prong, fang, or tongue (as on a knife, file, or sword) to connect with the handle || to furnish with a tang || to affect with a tang || clang, ring || a sharp twanging sound

blench

to draw back or turn aside from lack of courage; flinch || bleach, whiten

dour

stern (having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner; expressive of severe displeasure), harsh || obstinate, unyielding || gloomy, sullen

hutch

a chest or compartment for storage || a cupboard usually surmounted by open shelves || a pen or coop for an animal || shack, shanty (a small crudely built dwelling or shelter usually of wood)

concourse

an act or process of coming together and merging || a meeting produced by voluntary or spontaneous coming together || an open space where roads or paths meet || an open space or hall (as in a railroad or airport terminal) where crowds gather