Chapter 21-30

Question 1

alleviate

Answer 1

make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe

Question 2

besought

Answer 2

ask urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat

Question 3

cochineal

Answer 3

a scarlet dye used chiefly for coloring food

Question 4

commissariat

Answer 4

a system for supplying an army with food

Question 5

dilapidated

Answer 5

in state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect

Question 6

enteritis

Answer 6

inflammation of the intestine

Question 7

epaulette

Answer 7

an ornamental shoulder piece on a coat or jacket

Question 8

sullied

Answer 8

damage the purity or integrity of; defile

Question 9

incontestable

Answer 9

not able to be disputed

Question 10

perused

Answer 10

follow in order to catch or attack them

Question 11

abated

Answer 11

(perceived as hostile/threatening) become less intense/widespread

Question 12

consternation

Answer 12

feelings of anxiety or dismay

Question 13

enumeration

Answer 13

to specify one after another

Question 14

quid

Answer 14

one pound sterling

Question 15

probity

Answer 15

quality of having strong moral principles

Question 16

promptitude

Answer 16

quality or habitat of being exact

Question 17

trice

Answer 17

in a movement; very quickly

Question 18

brailed

Answer 18

writing for blind people

Question 19

exactitude

Answer 19

quality of an instance of being exact

Question 20

irreproachable

Answer 20

beyond criticism; faultless

Question 21

repugnance

Answer 21

intense disgust

Question 22

aqueduct

Answer 22

an artificial channel for conveying water

Question 23

amorously

Answer 23

showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire

Question 24

coquettish

Answer 24

behaving to suggest a playful sexual attraction; flirtatious

Question 25

pontifical

Answer 25

(roman catholic church) of or relating to the Pope

Question 26

prattle

Answer 26

foolish/inconsequential talk

Question 27

superfluity

Answer 27

an unnecessarily/excessively large amount/number of something

Question 28

veritably

Answer 28

being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary

Question 29

columbarium

Answer 29

a room/building with niches for funeral urns to be stored

Question 30

niche

Answer 30

a shallow recess, especially one in a wall to display a ornament

Question 31

requisite

Answer 31

made necessary by particular circumstances/regulations

Question 32

surmount

Answer 32

overcome (a difficulty or obstacle)

Question 33

acrid

Answer 33

having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell

Question 34

incontestable

Answer 34

not able to be disputed

Question 35

limpid

Answer 35

completely clear

Question 36

paradox

Answer 36

a situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities