Chapter21

1.ajar

ADJ If a door is ajar, it is slightly open.

2.reedy

ADJ If you say that someone has a reedy voice, you think their voice is unpleasant because it is high and unclear.

3.grudging

ADJ A grudging feeling or action is felt or done very unwillingly.

4.grip

N-COUNT A grip is a firm, strong hold on something.

5.wallop

V-T If you wallop someone or something, you hit them very hard, often causing a dull sound.

6.meander

V-I If a river or road meanders, it has a lot of bends, rather than going in a straight line from one place to another.

7.irresolute

ADJ Someone who is irresolute cannot decide what to do.

8.stag

N-COUNT A stag is an adult male deer belonging to one of the larger species of deer. Stags usually have large branch-like horns called antlers.