TOAST - Answers1. Unspoken. The workers and supervisor had a tacit agreement that everyone could take an extra half-hour for lunch on Fridays.2. Kiln, or oven. Oasts are often used to dry vegetable matter such as hops, malt, or tobacco. 3. Harsh, biting, sharp. His acerb comments made him unpopular with his classmates. (The word is often spelled acerbic.) 4. Render useless or futile. The sultry weather had a stultifying effect on our efforts to finish our gardening work. 5. Sluggish, lazy, inactive. Some of the word-quiz participants attributed their torpidity to the excessive heat and humidity. |
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