Chapter 14

Question 1

embroidery

Answer 1

the art or pastime of embroidering cloth.
“my mother decided I should learn embroidery

Question 2

embroider

Answer 2

decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread.
“she embroidered a tablecloth”

Question 3

rankling,

Answer 3

of a comment or fact) cause continuing annoyance or resentment.
“the casual manner of his dismissal still rankles”

Question 4

edification

Answer 4

the moral or intellectual instruction or improvement of someone.
“a video was filmed for the edification of clients”

Question 5

sprawling

Answer 5

spreading out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way.
“the sprawling suburbs”

Question 6

negligee.

Answer 6

a woman’s light dressing gown, typically made of a filmy, soft fabric.
“a black silk negligee”

Question 7

tentative

Answer 7

not certain or fixed; provisional.
“a tentative conclusion”

Question 8

manacles,

Answer 8

handcuffs

Question 9

infallible

Answer 9

incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.
“doctors are not infallible”

Question 10

invoke

Answer 10

call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer, as a witness, or for inspiration.

Question 11

bestow

Answer 11

confer or present (an honour, right, or gift).
“the office was bestowed on him by the monarch of this realm”

Question 12

provisional

Answer 12

arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later.
“provisional bookings”