Question

Try to guess the meanings of the word ‘*****’ in the sentences given below. Check the meanings in the dictionary and find out whether you have guessed right.

1. Go and have a bath; your hands and face are absolutely ***** __.

2. The taxi-driver gave Ratan a ***** look as he crossed the road when the traffic light was green.__

3. The bombardment of Hiroshima is one of the blackest ** against humanity. __

4. Very few people enjoy Harold Pinter’ **** comedy. __

5. Sometimes shopkeepers store essential goods to create false scarcity and then sell these in *****. __

6. Villagers had beaten the **** ***** and blue. __

Answer 1

The meaning of ‘*****’ in this sentence is that the face and hands are dark with dust and heat.

1. Here, ‘’ refers to an look.

2. Here, ‘blackest’ refers to the darkest and heinous ***** against humanity.

3. Here, ‘*****’ refers to dark and gloomy comedy.

4. The meaning of ‘*****’ in this sentence is that the shopkeepers sell these goods ‘at a higher price’.

5. Here, ‘’ means that the *** was beaten badly by the villagers.