Chapter 4

Question 1

auspicious

Answer 1

1. conducive to success; favourable.
   “it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election”
2. giving or being a sign of future success.
   “they said it was an auspicious moon—it was rising”

Question 2

expended

Answer 2

spend or use up (a resource such as money or energy).

Question 3

antithesis

Answer 3

a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

Question 4

devise

Answer 4

plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

Question 5

hastily

Answer 5

with excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly.

Question 6

impulse

Answer 6

a sudden strong and unreflective urge or desire to act.
“I had an almost irresistible impulse to giggle”

Question 7

impetus

Answer 7

1. the force or energy with which a body moves.
   “hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus”
2. something that makes a process or activity happen or happen more quickly.

Question 8

tyranny,

Answer 8

cruel and oppressive government or rule.
“refugees fleeing tyranny and oppression”

Question 9

parched

Answer 9

1. dried out with heat.
   “the parched earth”
2. lightly roasted.
   “parched corn”

Question 10

gingerly

Answer 10

in a careful or cautious manner.
“Jackson sat down very gingerly”

Question 11

pocketed

Answer 11

put into one’s pocket.
“she watched him lock up and pocket the key”

Question 12

unanimous

Answer 12

agreeing completely; united in opinion

Question 13

courtesy

Answer 13

the showing of politeness in one’s attitude and behaviour towards others.
“he treated the players with courtesy and good humour”

Question 14

abominable

Answer 14

causing moral revulsion.

Question 15

dreary

Answer 15

depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive.

Question 16

darkly

Answer 16

in a threatening, mysterious, or ominous way.

Question 17

arbitrated

Answer 17

(of an independent person or body) reach an authoritative judgement or settlement.

Question 18

outrun

Answer 18

run or travel faster or further than.

Question 19

nauseate
,

Answer 19

1. affect with nausea.
   “the thought of food nauseated her”
2. fill (someone) with disgust.

Question 20

cowardice.

Answer 20

lack of bravery.
“my cowardice got the better of me and I crept out of the room”

Question 21

Smatter

Answer 21

a slight superficial knowledge of a language or subject.
“Edward had only a smattering of Welsh”

Question 22

parceled

Answer 22

an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post.

Question 23

devilry

Answer 23

wicked activity.

Question 24

assorted

Answer 24

of various sorts put together; miscellaneous.
“bowls in assorted colours”

Question 25

melancholy

Answer 25

a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause; sad and pensive
“an air of melancholy surrounded him”

Question 26

whittled

Answer 26

1. carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it.
   “he was sitting at the tent door, whittling a piece of wood with a knife”
2. reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps.

Question 27

probate

Answer 27

the official proving of a will.

Question 28

plunge

Answer 28

jump or dive quickly and energetically.
“our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea”

Question 29

pensive

Answer 29

engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
“a pensive mood”

Question 30

enunciation

Question 31

miscellaneous

Answer 31

(of items or people gathered or considered together) of various types or from different sources.
“he picked up the miscellaneous papers in his in tray”

Question 32

patronize

Answer 32

speak or behave towards you in a way which seems friendly, but which shows that they think they are superior to you in some way