26/11/2019

Question 1

enshroud

Answer 1

envelop completely and hide from view

Question 2

irascible

Answer 2

i. easily provoked to anger; very irritable e.g. an irascible old man
ii. characterised or produced by anger e.g. an irascible response

Question 3

vantage point

Answer 3

a position or place that affords a wide or advantageous perspective; viewpoint

Question 4

arrears

Answer 4

money that is owed and should have been paid earlier

Question 5

sinuous

Answer 5

i. having many curves or bends e.g. a winding sinuous path
ii. indirect; devious e.g. sinuous questions
iii. characterised by a series of graceful curving motions e.g. a sinuous leaf

Question 6

incarnadine

Answer 6

i. blood-red; crimson
ii. flesh-coloured; pale pink

e.g. an incarnadine colour

Question 7

faience

Answer 7

glazed earthenware or pottery, especially a fine variety with highly coloured designs e.g. a faience glaze

Question 8

somnolent

Answer 8

i. sleepy; drowsy
ii. tending to cause sleep

e.g. somnolent companions (Peter in Holland, Nabokov)