Devil in the White City Part 1

Question 1

cadmium

Answer 1

a bluish white metal

Question 2

miasma

Answer 2

unpleasant fumes

Question 3

satyr

Answer 3

part human/part-horse or goat; associated with lust/evil

Question 4

phaeton

Answer 4

light, horse-drawn vehicle

Question 5

viscera

Answer 5

intestines

Question 6

bonhomie

Answer 6

exuberant friendliness

Question 7

inculcate

Answer 7

teach persistently or earnestly; influence through repetition

Question 8

desiccated

Answer 8

drained

Question 9

astigmatic

Answer 9

unable to see or judge clearly

Question 10

jettison

Answer 10

to throw away/overboard

Question 11

fleece

Answer 11

to cheat out of money

Question 12

macadam

Answer 12

layered stone road

Question 13

offal

Answer 13

inedible parts of meat or food

Question 14

obsidian

Answer 14

volcanic glass

Question 15

acerbic

Answer 15

sharp, sour

Question 16

bon vivant

Answer 16

Epicurean; one who takes pleasure in food, drink fun

Question 17

sotto voce

Answer 17

expressed quietly

Question 18

obstreperous

Answer 18

loud and hard to control; riotous

Question 19

anthracite

Answer 19

high quality coal

Question 20

irascibility

Answer 20

state of being easily angered

Question 21

virga

Answer 21

water/ice that falls from a cloud and evaporates before it hits the ground

Question 22

postprandial

Answer 22

after a meal, especially dinner

Question 23

mollify

Answer 23

soften the feeling; appease; calm down

Question 24

felicitously

Answer 24

well-suited for the occasion; appropriate

Question 25

treacly

Answer 25

emotionally unrestrained; overly sentimental or sappy

Question 26

turgid

Answer 26

swollen or exaggerated

Question 27

reticence

Answer 27

the act of being reserved, shy, reluctant

Question 28

somnambulistic

Answer 28

relating to sleep-walking

Question 29

janissary

Answer 29

devoted follower; member of elite group

Question 30

anathema

Answer 30

something vehemently disliked