Match the words and phrases with their meaning.
1. Unravel – disentangle
The word ‘unravel’ means either to undo and disentangle something or picking apart the details to solve a mystery.
2. A man of letters – scholar
A man of letters refers to one who is good at words and is knowledgeable, more specifically one who reads and writes well, that is a scholar.
3. Exhilaration – thrill
The word ‘exhilaration’ refers to a feeling of great joy and happiness, especially an overflow of happiness or a sense of thrill on doing or achieving something.
4. Dismal – sad
The word ‘dismal’ refers to a state of dreariness and depression, an extreme version of sadness.
5. Surmounted - overcome
The word ‘surmounted’ means in general to come on top of something, like a horse. However, it can also refer to becoming overcome with some kind of emotion.
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