It's called "Following Clues," contains words taken from the book by mystery writer P.D. James. How good a word sleuth are you in tracking down the correct meanings?
1. pallid (adj.) - A: gloomy or sad. B: smooth and glowing. C: lacking color. D: submissive.
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Here are the answers to the word puzzle:
1. pallid - C: Lacking color, vitality or interest; as, "He recalled Blaney's pallid and innocuous watercolors." Latin pallidus.
2. cumbersome - C: Unwieldy; as, "her cumbersome shoulder bag flapping against her ribs." Old French combrer (to hinder).
3. raucous - C: Loud and harsh; rowdy; as, "the raucous beat of the music." Latin raucus (hoarse).
4. cursory - D: Superficial; hasty; as, "a cursory glance at the serial killer." Latin currere (to run).
5. clutch - A: A cluster, group or bunch; as, "a clutch of chief constables." Old Norse klekja (to hatch).
6. concomitant - B: Occurring together; accompanying; as, "Success has its concomitant disadvantages." Latin concomitari (to follow).
7. reticent - C: Reserved; not speaking openly or revealing one's thoughts. Latin reticere (to be silent).
8. condolences - B: Expressions of sympathy or comfort; as, "a formal visit of condolence." Latin com- (with) and dolere (to grieve).
9. ostensibly - D: Apparently but not necessarily so; as, Ostensibly he was there to teach. Latin ostendere (to show).
10. sobriquet - D: Nickname; an assumed, often humorous name; as, "a sobriquet both childish and basically unsuitable." French.
11. lugubrious - A: Mournful or sad, especially in an exaggerated way; as, "a look of lugubrious disapproval." Latin lugere (to bewail).
12. frisson - A: A shudder or shiver arising from fear, joy, excitement; as, "an agreeable frisson of terror." French.
13. venue - B: Meeting or gathering place. Also, location for a trial. French, from venir (to come).
14. recrimination - C: Counterchange; as, "Friendship there could deteriorate into gossip, recriminations and betrayal." Latin re- (again) and criminari (to accuse).
15. vicarious - D: Serving as a substitute; as, "a brief, vicarious immortality." Latin vicarius.
16. histrionic - D: Excessively dramatic; as, "He beat his hands against the door. It seemed a histrionic gesture." Latin histrio (actor).
17. derisory - C: Expressing mockery or contempt; ridiculous; as, What you pay [in rent] is derisory. It doesn't even cover repairs." Latin deridere (to laugh).
18. unprepossessing - B: Unimpressive; not especially attractive; as, "a particularly unprepossessing face." Latin in- (not) and possidere (to possess).
19. condone - A: To forgive or overlook a wrongdoing; as, a man "who had never supposed that the evil of the world should be condoned." Latin condonare.
20. rail - C: To attack with harsh or insulting language; complain; as, "She railed at me like a woman possessed." Latin ragere (to bray).
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