Question

Silk Road Word Meaning
brackish
vestiges
a hive of activity
as smooth as my bald head
grim
refuse
venerated
cosmology
headwaters
striking distance
draught
spread the grease around on
solitary confinement
sanctity
hallowed
prone
kicking around
set off
nocturnal
power
drifting off
disappearing into the land of nod
put my finger on
paraphernalia
screws of paper
derelict
pool
incongruous
babbled
cavernous
struck up
escaped from the library
tempered
envisaged
yaks
prostrating
tummy

Answer 1

• brackish – slightly salty
• vestiges – remains
• a hive of activity – full of people working hard
• as smooth as my bald head – totally worn out
• grim – bleak or dreary
• refuse – rubbish
• venerated – respected
• cosmology – ancient history
• headwaters – streams forming the source
• striking distance – a distance from which it can be easily reached
• draught – current of air
• spread the grease around on – cleaned
• solitary confinement – loneliness
• sanctity – holiness
• hallowed – holy
• prone – inclined
• kicking around – passing time aimlessly
• set off – started
• nocturnal – happening at night
• power – breathing
• drifting off – going to sleep
• disappearing into the land of nod – going to fall asleep
• put my finger on – pinpoint
• paraphernalia – dress identifying his profession
• screws of paper – small paper packets
• derelict – run down
• pool – game similar to billiards  supremely
• incongruous – totally out of place
• babbled – flowed with a babbling sound
• cavernous – like a cave
• struck up – started
• escaped from the library – removed themselves from academic work
• tempered – weakened
• envisaged – thought of
• yaks – Tibetan ox
• prostrating – stretching and lying down with face down
• tummy – stomach