Chapter 8

Question 1

5unfathomable

Answer 1

incapable of being fully explored or understood.
“her grey eyes were dark with some unfathomable emotion”

Question 2

aberration

Answer 2

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.
“they described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration”

Question 3

seldom

Answer 3

not often; rarely.
“Islay is seldom visited by tourists”

Question 4

touchous

Answer 4

Touchy; overly sensitive

Question 5

notion

Answer 5

1. a conception of or belief about something.
   “children have different notions about the roles of their parents”
2. an impulse or desire, especially one of a whimsical kind.
   “she had a notion to ring her friend at work”

Question 6

bid

Answer 6

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utter (a greeting or farewell) to.
“James bade a tearful farewell to his parents”

Question 7

accosted

Answer 7

approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.
“reporters accosted him in the street”

Question 8

hamper,

Answer 8

a basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic.
“a picnic hamper”

Question 9

procure

Answer 9

obtain (something), especially with care or effort.
“food procured for the rebels”

Question 10

perpetrate

Answer 10

carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).

Question 11

libel

Answer 11

a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation.
“he was found guilty of a libel on a Liverpool inspector of taxes”

Question 12

caricatures

Answer 12

a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.
“a crude caricature of the Prime Minister”

Question 13

triumphant.

Answer 13

• having won a battle or contest; victorious.
  “two of their triumphant Cup team”
• feeling or expressing jubilation after a victory or achievement.
  “he couldn’t suppress a triumphant smile”

Question 14

erected

Answer 14

• put together and set upright (a building, wall, or other structure).
  “the guest house was erected in the eighteenth century”
• create or establish (a theory or system).
  “the party that erected the welfare state”

Question 15

groggy

Answer 15

dazed, weak, or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow.
“the sleeping pills had left her feeling groggy”

Question 16

tousled.

Answer 16

(of hair) untidy.
“she wore her hair in tousled curls”

Question 17

scurry

Answer 17

(of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps.
“pedestrians scurried for cover”

Question 18

wedge

Answer 18

force into a narrow space.
“she wedged her holdall between two bags”

Question 19

shrubbery.

Answer 19

an area in a garden planted with shrubs.

Question 20

quell

Answer 20

• put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.
  “extra police were called to quell the disturbance”
• subdue or silence (someone).
  “Connor quelled him with a look”
• suppress (a feeling).
  “she quelled an urge to race up the stairs”

Question 21

adjacent

Answer 21

next to or adjoining something else.
“adjacent rooms”

Question 22

omitting

Answer 22

• leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully.
  “he was omitted from the second Test”
• fail or neglect to do.
  “he modestly omits to mention that he was a pole-vault champion”

Question 23

dryly/drily

Answer 23

in a matter-of-fact or ironically humorous way.
“‘How very observant’, he said drily”

Question 24

cordial

Answer 24

warm and friendly.
“the atmosphere was cordial and relaxed”

Question 25

perplexity

Answer 25

inability to deal with or understand something.
“she paused in perplexity” (noun)

Question 26

jubilation

Answer 26

a feeling of great happiness and triumph.
“unbelievable scenes of jubilation”

Question 27

adjoin

Answer 27

be next to and joined with (a building, room, or piece of land).
“the dining room adjoins a conservatory”

Question 28

exultation

Answer 28

a feeling of triumphant elation or jubilation; rejoicing.
“she laughs in exultation” (noun)