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VIBES 1. The word “vixen” refers to:    an ancient Roman    a grouchy woman    a problem with knees    a hive of bees 2. To immolate (EMMA-late) is to:    sacrifice    disable    copy    sin against 3. The term baleen (buh-LEEN) applies to:    Pacific-island girls    dark, lustrous pearls    filters for whales    polish for nails 4. An embolism (EMBO-liz’m) is:    a blockage    a blockade    a cymbal    a symbol 5. To susurate (SUS-your-ate) is to:    turn on skis    swing in trees    trim one’s whiskers    speak in whispers