Act 1

Question 1

partisan

Answer 1

noun, a weapon having a blade with lateral projections
mounted on the end of a long shaft, used chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries; one who exhibits extreme or possible blind allegiance to a group

Question 2

pernicious

Answer 2

adjective, very destructive or harmful, deadly, baneful,
detrimental

Question 3

covert

Answer 3

noun, secret, concealed, clandestine, furtive, stealthy

Question 4

portent

Answer 4

noun, a sign or forewarning; omen, warning; portentous adj. momentous, having great significance

Question 5

galling

Answer 5

adjective, very irritating, vexing, bitter; gall n. bile, an irritant,
impudence, something bitter

Question 6

accord

Answer 6

noun, agreement, state of harmony, concur; according adj.
harmonious, agreeable

Question 7

wanton

Answer 7

adjective, immoral, lewd, licentious; wanton n. someone who is immoral or lewd

Question 8

virtuous

Answer 8

adjective, having excellent morals, righteous, ethical, noble

Question 9

disparage

Answer 9

verb, to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a
derogatory manner, to belittle; disparagement n. the act of disparaging, something that casts a bad light

Question 10

profane

Answer 10

verb, showing contempt toward sacred things; to violate,
desecrate or defame