China

Question 1

shrewd

Answer 1

(adj.) – having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute

Question 2

portcullis

Answer 2

(n.) – a strong, heavy grating sliding up and down in vertical grooves, lowered to block a gateway to a fortress or town

Question 3

reluctant

Answer 3

(adj.) – unwilling and hesitant; disinclined

Question 4

cozen

Answer 4

(v) – trick or deceive

Question 5

corpulent

Answer 5

(adj) – fat, hefty, rotund, plump

Question 6

contrive

Answer 6

(v) – create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice

Question 7

condemn

Answer 7

(v) – express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure

Question 8

abjure

Answer 8

(v) – solemnly renounce (a belief, cause or claim)

Question 9

ruffian

Answer 9

(n) – a violent person, esp. one involved in crime

Question 10

incur

Answer 10

(v) – become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one’s own behavior or actions

Question 11

reverently

Answer 11

(adv) – feeling or showing deep and solemn respect

Question 12

logograph

Answer 12

(n) – a sign or character representing a word or phrase, such as those used in shorthand and some writing systems

Question 13

ancestor

Answer 13

(n) – a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended

Question 14

millet

Answer 14

(n) – a fast-growing cereal plant that is widely grown in warm countries and regions with poor soil

Question 15

clan

Answer 15

(n)- a group of close-knit and interrelated families