Chapter 9

Question 1

mildly

Answer 1

in a mild or gentle manner.
“‘Don’t be childish,’ he reproved mildly”

Question 2

afflicted

Answer 2

(of a problem or illness) cause pain or trouble to; affect adversely.
“his younger child was afflicted with a skin disease”

Question 3

deferral

Answer 3

a postponement of an action or event.
“they agreed to a deferral of industrial action”​ (noun)

Question 4

inordinate

Answer 4

unusually or disproportionately large; excessive.
“the case had taken up an inordinate amount of time”

Question 5

rehash

Answer 5

reuse (old ideas or material) without significant change or improvement.
“he endlessly rehashes songs from his American era”
* to present (something) again in a slightly different form;

Question 6

saintly

Answer 6

very holy or virtuous.
“a truly saintly woman”

Question 7

virtuous

Answer 7

having or showing high moral standards.
“she considered herself very virtuous because she neither drank nor smoked”

Question 8

lineaments

Answer 8

a distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face.

Question 9

induce

Answer 9

• succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something.
  “the pickets induced many workers to stay away”
• bring about or give rise to.
  “none of these measures induced a change of policy”

Question 10

ingenuous

Answer 10

(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting.
“he eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes”

Question 11

diversion

Answer 11

a different route that is used because a road is closed

Question 12

porter

Answer 12

a person employed to carry luggage and other loads, especially in a railway station, airport, hotel, or market.

Question 13

wary

Answer 13

feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.
“dogs which have been mistreated often remain very wary of strangers”

Question 14

sermons

Answer 14

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a talk on a religious or moral subject, especially one given during a church service and based on a passage from the Bible.
“I preached my first sermon on original sin”

Question 15

parcel

Answer 15

an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post./ package
“the lorry was carrying a large number of Royal Mail parcels”

Question 16

innate

Answer 16

inborn; natural/ An innate quality or ability is one that you were born with, not one you have learned
“her innate capacity for organization”

Question 17

guile

Answer 17

sly or cunning intelligence.
“he used all his guile and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in”

Question 18

indicative

Answer 18

serving as a sign or indication of something.
“having recurrent dreams is not necessarily indicative of any psychological problem”

Question 19

douse

Answer 19

pour a liquid over; drench / to throw water or another liquid on someone or something
“he doused the car with petrol and set it on fire”

Question 20

gravitate

Answer 20

move towards or be attracted to a person or thing.
“young western Europeans will gravitate to Berlin”

Question 21

breeches

Answer 21

trousers extending to the knee or just below, worn for riding, mountaineering, etc

Question 22

deportment

Answer 22

• a person’s behaviour or manners.
  “there are team rules governing deportment on and off the field”

Question 23

mishap

Answer 23

an unlucky accident.
“although there were a few minor mishaps, none of the pancakes stuck to the ceiling”

Question 24

constituted

Answer 24

To constitute is to make up a whole from smaller parts

Question 25

dreamily,

Answer 25

you do it as if you are not completely awake and are thinking of pleasant things: “We had a wonderful evening sitting on the beach and looking at the stars,” she said dreamily. Not paying attention. absent. absent-minded.

Question 26

mortify

Answer 26

cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed or ashamed.
“he was suitably mortified by his own idiocy”

Question 27

tentative

Answer 27

done without confidence; hesitant.
“he eventually tried a few tentative steps round his hospital room”

Question 28

tufts

Answer 28

a bunch or collection of threads, grass, hair, etc., held or growing together at the base/clump
“scrubby tufts of grass”

Question 29

subdue

Answer 29

overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person) / conquer
“she managed to subdue an instinct to applaud

Question 30

croon

Answer 30

to sing or talk in a sweet, low voice full of emotion/ to sing a soft or emotional song
“she was crooning to the child”

Question 31

impaired

Answer 31

• weakened or damaged.
  “an impaired banking system”
• having a disability of a specified kind.
  “sight-impaired children”

Question 32

minister

Answer 32

attend to the needs of (someone).
“her doctor was busy ministering to the injured”

Question 33

tarry/tarried

Answer 33

stay longer than intended; delay leaving a place.
“she could tarry a bit and not get home until four”

Question 34

obstreperous,

Answer 34

noisy and difficult to control.
“the boy is cocky and obstreperous

Question 35

ruination

Answer 35

the state of being ruined.
“the headquarters fell into ruination”

Question 36

gallantly

Answer 36

• in a brave or heroic manner.
  “these young soldiers fought gallantly for their nation”
• in a charmingly attentive and chivalrous manner.
  “he bowed gallantly”

Question 37

romped

Answer 37

(especially of a child or animal) play roughly and energetically.
“the noisy pack of children romped around the gardens”

Question 38

on tenterhooks

Answer 38

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen:
“We were on tenterhooks all morning waiting for the phone to ring.”

Question 39

invective

Answer 39

insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
“he let out a stream of invective”

Question 40

muddle

Answer 40

bring into a disordered or confusing state/badly organized or confusing
“I fear he may have muddled the message”

Question 41

muse

Answer 41

be absorbed in thought.
“he was musing on the problems he faced”

Question 42

stark

Answer 42

empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary

Question 43

raving

Answer 43

irrational or incoherent talk / gibberish
“the ravings of a madwoman”

Question 44

analogous (analogy)

Answer 44

comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.
“they saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and children”

Question 45

incoherent

Answer 45

(of spoken or written language) expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way; unclear.
“he screamed some incoherent threat”