Chapter 1

Question 1

Creepers

Answer 1

vines that grow all over the island, which symbolize evil.

Question 2

Proffer

Answer 2

an offer or proposal

Question 3

Efforescence

Answer 3

the state of period or flowering

Question 4

Specious

Answer 4

misleading in appearance

Question 5

Effulgence

Answer 5

a brilliant radiance

Question 6

Swathing

Answer 6

To wrap in several layers of fabric

Question 7

Conch

Answer 7

The spiral shell of a gastropod, often used as a horn

Question 8

Enmity

Answer 8

The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

Question 9

Strident

Answer 9

Loud and harsh; grating

Question 10

Matins

Answer 10

A service of morning prayer in various churches

Question 11

Precentor

Answer 11

A person who leads a congregation in its singing or prayers

Question 12

Furitve

Answer 12

Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive

Question 13

Pallidly

Answer 13

In a manner of lacking interest or vitality

Question 14

Suffusion

Answer 14

The overspreading of color

Question 15

Togs

Answer 15

An informal term for clothing

Question 16

Pliant

Answer 16

Easily bent; flexible

Question 17

Immured

Answer 17

To enclose or confine (someone) against their will

Question 18

Bastion

Answer 18

A natural rock formation resembling a projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions

Question 19

Hiatus

Answer 19

A pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process