English Quiz (The Subtle Art...) Part 32

'raucous' Meaning

• sadness for yourself because you think you have a lot of problems or have suffered a lot; care and sadness about your own problems

• loud and unpleasant; loud, excited, and not controlled, esp. in an unpleasant way

• a person, thing, or situation that is written about in a book, article, etc. or shown in a picture, etc.; the person or thing that performs the action of a verb, or is joined to a description by a verb; a person who lives in or who has the right to live in a particular country, especially a country with a king or queen

'self-pity' Meaning

• sadness for yourself because you think you have a lot of problems or have suffered a lot; care and sadness about your own problems

• a person, thing, or situation that is written about in a book, article, etc. or shown in a picture, etc.; the person or thing that performs the action of a verb, or is joined to a description by a verb; a person who lives in or who has the right to live in a particular country, especially a country with a king or queen

• loud and unpleasant; loud, excited, and not controlled, esp. in an unpleasant way

'subject' Meaning

• extremely angry but unable or unwilling to express it clearly; moving quickly around in small space, or full of people doing this

• hard enough to be broken easily; Crisp fruit or vegetables are fresh and firm; Crisp paper or cloth is stiff and smooth; A crisp sound or image is very clear; A crisp way of speaking, writing, or behaving is quick, confident, and effective; Crisp weather is cold, dry, and bright; fresh and clean; (of speech or writing) quick and direct

• a person, thing, or situation that is written about in a book, article, etc. or shown in a picture, etc.; the person or thing that performs the action of a verb, or is joined to a description by a verb; a person who lives in or who has the right to live in a particular country, especially a country with a king or queen

'crisp' Meaning

• extremely angry but unable or unwilling to express it clearly; moving quickly around in small space, or full of people doing this

• hard enough to be broken easily; Crisp fruit or vegetables are fresh and firm; Crisp paper or cloth is stiff and smooth; A crisp sound or image is very clear; A crisp way of speaking, writing, or behaving is quick, confident, and effective; Crisp weather is cold, dry, and bright; fresh and clean; (of speech or writing) quick and direct

• to think about something carefully and for a long time; a person, or an imaginary being or force that gives someone ideas and helps them to write, paint, or make music; in ancient Greek and Roman stories, one of the nine goddesses who were believed to give encouragement in different areas of literature, art, and music; an imaginary force that gives you ideas and helps you to write, paint, or make music, or a physical representation of this force

'seething' Meaning

• extremely angry but unable or unwilling to express it clearly; moving quickly around in small space, or full of people doing this

• to think about something carefully and for a long time; a person, or an imaginary being or force that gives someone ideas and helps them to write, paint, or make music; in ancient Greek and Roman stories, one of the nine goddesses who were believed to give encouragement in different areas of literature, art, and music; an imaginary force that gives you ideas and helps you to write, paint, or make music, or a physical representation of this force

• hard enough to be broken easily; Crisp fruit or vegetables are fresh and firm; Crisp paper or cloth is stiff and smooth; A crisp sound or image is very clear; A crisp way of speaking, writing, or behaving is quick, confident, and effective; Crisp weather is cold, dry, and bright; fresh and clean; (of speech or writing) quick and direct

'muse' Meaning

• an object that is beautiful rather than useful; decoration that is added to increase the beauty of something; to add decoration to something

• in a way that happens naturally, rather than being thought about, planned, or developed by training

• to think about something carefully and for a long time; a person, or an imaginary being or force that gives someone ideas and helps them to write, paint, or make music; in ancient Greek and Roman stories, one of the nine goddesses who were believed to give encouragement in different areas of literature, art, and music; an imaginary force that gives you ideas and helps you to write, paint, or make music, or a physical representation of this force