Chapter 1

Question 1

assuaged

Answer 1

1. make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
2. satisfy (an appetite or desire).

Question 2

seldom

Answer 2

not often; rarely.

Question 3

punt

Answer 3

kind of boat

Question 4

consulted

Answer 4

seek information or advice from (someone, especially an expert or professional).

Question 5

apothecary

Answer 5

a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs.

Question 6

piety

Answer 6

the quality of being religious or reverent.

Question 7

reverent

Answer 7

feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.

Question 8

thence

Answer 8

from a place or source previously mentioned/ from there or from that place

Question 9

lest

Answer 9

with the intention of preventing (something undesirable); to avoid the risk of./ for fear that
“he spent whole days in his room, wearing headphones lest he disturb anyone”

Question 10

apparel

Answer 10

clothing (formal)

Question 11

dictum

Answer 11

1. a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source/an authoritative declaration
2. a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle/ a saying
   “the old dictum ‘might is right’”

Question 12

homestead

Answer 12

a house, especially a farmhouse, and outbuildings.

Question 13

modest

Answer 13

unassuming in the estimation of one’s abilities or achievements; humble

Question 14

impotent

Answer 14

unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless.

Question 15

taciturn

Answer 15

(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Question 16

trot

Answer 16

(of a person) run at a moderate pace with short steps; walk at a quick pace

Question 17

unsullied

Answer 17

not spoiled or made impure.
“an unsullied reputation”

Question 18

imprudent

Answer 18

not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash.

Question 19

profound

Answer 19

(of a person or statement) having or showing great knowledge or insight.

Question 20

derived

Answer 20

obtain something from (a specified source)/obtain

Question 21

sweltering

Answer 21

extermely and uncomfortably hot.

Question 22

wilted

Answer 22

(of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop.

Question 23

ambled

Answer 23

walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace.

Question 24

courteous

Answer 24

polite, respectful, or considerate in manner.

Question 25

detachment.

Answer 25

a feeling of not being emotionally involved

Question 26

tyrannical

Answer 26

exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way.

Question 27

contentment

Answer 27

a state of happiness and satisfaction.
“he found contentment in living a simple life in the country”

Question 28

thrust

Answer 28

push suddenly or violently in a specified direction.
“she thrust her hands into her pockets”

Question 29

teem

Answer 29

be full of or swarming with.
“every garden is teeming with wildlife”

Question 30

eccentric

Answer 30

(of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.

Question 31

quaint

Answer 31

attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
“quaint country cottages”

Question 32

repertoire

Answer 32

a : a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform

Question 33

vapid

Answer 33

offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland.

Question 34

malevolent

Answer 34

having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

Question 35

mutilated;

Answer 35

inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.

Question 36

adjoin

Answer 36

be next to and joined with (a building, room, or piece of land).

Question 37

predilection

Answer 37

a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something.

Question 38

promptly

Answer 38

with little or no delay; immediately.
“he paid the fine promptly”

Question 39

domicile

Answer 39

the place where a person live

Question 40

probate

Answer 40

the official proving of a will.

Question 41

profane

Answer 41

(of a person or their behaviour) not respectful of religious practice; irreverent.

Question 42

asylum,

Answer 42

the protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee.

Question 43

high-strung

Answer 43

nervous and easily upset; highly strung.
(north american thing)

Question 44

concede

Answer 44

admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.
“I had to concede that I’d overreacted”

Question 45

nebulous

Answer 45

hazy and vague

Question 46

upright

Answer 46

1. (of a person) sitting or standing with the back straight.
2. strictly honourable or honest.

Question 47

commission

Answer 47

a group of persons directed to perform some duty

Question 48

meditate

Answer 48

in a way that involves serious thought or study;think deeply about (something).

Question 49

reckon

Answer 49

consider or regard in a specified way.
“the event was reckoned a failure”

Question 50

concession

Answer 50

a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands/something done or agreed to usually grudgingly in order to reach an agreement or improve a situation.
“the government was unwilling to make any further concessions”

Question 50

terrain

Answer 50

a stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features.

Question 51

sneered

Answer 51

smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner.

Question 52

foray

Answer 52

a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, especially to obtain something; a raid.

Question 53

aloof

Answer 53

not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

Question 54

stimulate

Answer 54

encourage or arouse interest or enthusiasm in.

Question 55

disfigure

Answer 55

spoil the appearance of.

Question 56

swindle

Answer 56

use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions.

Question 57

fraudulently

Answer 57

in a way that involves deception, especially criminal deception.

Question 58

morose

Answer 58

sullen(bad tempered) and ill-tempered: