Chapter One

Question 1

ignorance

Answer 1

lack of knowledge, information or learning

Question 2

opiate

Answer 2

a drug, sedative or narcotic

Question 3

abide

Answer 3

put up with; tolerate

Question 4

depleted

Answer 4

used up; empty

Question 5

sobriequet

Answer 5

nickname

Question 6

mainstream

Answer 6

belonging to a widely accepted group

Question 7

expel

Answer 7

drive or force out; eject

Question 8

offended

Answer 8

caused hurt feelings

Question 9

hulking

Answer 9

heavy and clumsy; bulky

Question 10

ornithopter

Answer 10

an aircraft propelled by flapping wings

Question 11

spastic

Answer 11

clumsy or inept

Question 12

fair

Answer 12

pleasing in appearance; attractive; beautiful

Question 13

hunkering

Answer 13

crouching down; hide out

Question 14

propulsion

Answer 14

the action or process of proprelling

Question 15

quest

Answer 15

an adventurous expedition to achieve or secure something

Question 16

bulkhead

Answer 16

an outside door over a stairway, leading to a cellar

Question 17

invincible

Answer 17

incapable of being conquered or defeated

Question 18

microsecond

Answer 18

one millionth of a second

Question 19

tenements

Answer 19

low rent apartment buildings that barely meet minimum standards

Question 20

postulated

Answer 20

assumed without proof; guessed

Question 21

fiend

Answer 21

someone who is extremely addicted

Question 22

humanoid

Answer 22

having human characteristics

Question 23

demeanor

Answer 23

conduct; behavior

Question 24

massive

Answer 24

large and heavy-looking

Question 25

regurgitate

Answer 25

vomit; throw up

Question 26

flinch

Answer 26

draw or shrink back from what is dangerous or unpleasant

Question 27

unvanquished

Answer 27

undefeated

Question 28

sophisticated

Answer 28

complex or intricate