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Question 1

Skeins

Answer 1

Something suggesting the twisting or coils of a skeins: tangle

Question 2

Prefecture

Answer 2

The official residence of a prefect

Question 3

Phrenologist

Answer 3

A person who studies the contours of the skull based on the belief they are indicative of mental faculties and character

Question 4

Asceticism

Answer 4

The practice of strict self-denial as a measure of personal and spiritual discipline

Question 5

Capitulation

Answer 5

The act of surrendering or yielding

Question 6

Frenetically

Answer 6

Frantic; frenzied

Question 7

Indolent

Answer 7

Having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful

Question 8

Hobnailed

Answer 8

Furnished with short large-headed nails for studding shoe soles

Question 9

Atavistic

Answer 9

Of, relating to, or characterized by atavism; reverting to or suggesting the characteristics of a primitive type

Question 10

Loupe

Answer 10

A small magnifier used especially by jewelers or watchmakers

Question 11

Formalin

Answer 11

A clear aqueous solution of formaldehyde and methanol used especially as a preservative

Question 12

Trunnions

Answer 12

A pin or pivot on which something can be rotated or tilted

Question 13

Strafe

Answer 13

To rake with fire at a close range and especially with machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft

Question 14

Reticence

Answer 14

The quality or state of being reserved

Question 15

Antic

Answer 15

Grotesque, bizarre

Question 16

Brochette

Answer 16

Food broiled on a skewer

Question 17

Swale

Answer 17

A low-lying or depressed and often wet stretch of land

Question 18

Inexorably

Answer 18

In a way that is unyielding, unchangeable, or unavoidable

Question 19

Stratagems

Answer 19

A plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy

Question 20

Avidity

Answer 20

Enthusiasm or dedication