| Abrupt or ungracious rejection |
REBUFF |
| Bundles of fibres in the body |
NERVES |
| Chevron to denote military rank |
STRIPE |
| Citrus fruits |
LEMONS |
| Diaphanous or very steep |
SHEER |
| Disposition to always see the glass as half-empty rather than half-full |
PESSIMISM |
| Ferocious, savage |
FIERCE |
| Figure, effigy |
STATUE |
| Firmly fixed or free from uncertainty |
SECURE |
| Fully determined |
DEADSET |
| Gestures or symbols |
SIGNS |
| God-like |
DIVINE |
| Group of elements working as a whole |
SYSTEM |
| In short supply |
SCARCE |
| Insignificant dessert? |
TRIFLE |
| It's played with a bow |
VIOLIN |
| Large masses of floating ice |
ICEBERGS |
| Level, degree or magnitude |
INTENSITY |