| Assigned to an unsuitable role |
MISCAST |
| Change direction abruptly |
VEER |
| Closer at hand |
NEARER |
| Collection of facts, information |
DATA |
| Comes together as one |
UNITES |
| Fabric from flax |
LINEN |
| Fertile place in a desert |
OASIS |
| Gossip, idle chatter |
TATTLE |
| Gun on wheels |
CANNON |
| Gyrate, reel |
SPIN |
| Habitat of a wild animal |
LAIR |
| Immediate |
INSTANT |
| Made a clean cut through |
SLICED |
| Mark an occasion with a social gathering |
CELEBRATE |
| Micro-organisms that can cause disease |
BACTERIA |
| Moved along very slowly |
INCHED |
| Not immediately obvious, understated |
SUBTLE |
| Occurred |
HAPPENED |