Deck 16

Question 1

Bereaved

Answer 1

Deprived of a close relation or friend through their death; grief

Question 2

Quiescence

Answer 2

Inactivity or dormancy

Question 3

Sojourn

Answer 3

A temporary stay

Question 4

Solace

Answer 4

Comfort or consolation in times of distress or sadness

Question 5

Soliloquies

Answer 5

The act of speaking one’s thoughts out loud when by oneself, regardless of any hearers; monologue

Question 6

Pantomime

Answer 6

Express or represent something by extravagant or exaggerated gestures or mimes

Question 7

Telegraph

Answer 7

To convey subtly with facial expression or small movement

Question 8

Chimerical

Answer 8

Formed from parts of various animals; hoped for but impossible to achieve

Question 9

Artless

Answer 9

Lacking guile or deception

Question 10

Garish

Answer 10

Obtrusively bright and showy, gaudy

Question 11

Austere

Answer 11

Severe or strict in manner, attitude or appearance

Question 12

Rococo

Answer 12

Elaborately ornamental

Question 13

Voguish

Answer 13

Popular in fashion at a particular time

Question 14

Winsome

Answer 14

Attractive or appealing in appearance or character

Question 15

Comeliness

Answer 15

Pleasant to look at, attractive

Question 16

Pliability

Answer 16

The quality of being easily bent; flexibility

Question 17

Bravura

Answer 17

Great technical skill or brilliance shown in performance or activity

Question 18

Spate

Answer 18

A large number of similar things or events appearing in quick succession