Fifty Famous Stories

Question 0

to burn slightly or dry up with intense heat

Answer 0

scorch

Question 1

fugitive from the law; a habitual criminal

Answer 1

outlaw

Question 2

a small, short-handled ax for use in one hand

Answer 2

hatchet

Question 3

artist who molds or carves figures

Answer 3

sculptor

Question 4

to keep from being damaged, attacked, stolen, or injured

Answer 4

protect

Question 5

to subject to a penalty for an offense or wrongdoing

Answer 5

punish

Question 6

the state of being exposed to injury, pain, or loss

Answer 6

danger

Question 7

to find fault with, usually angrily

Answer 7

scold

Question 8

to move in a sudden sweep

Answer 8

swoop

Question 9

provoking or intending to provoke mirth or humor

Answer 9

witty

Question 10

ground on which grass or other vegetation

Answer 10

pasture

Question 11

an elaborate, sumptuous meal or feast

Answer 11

banquet

Question 12

the offering of something false as real or true

Answer 12

pretense

Question 13

to climb with difficulty, especially on all fours

Answer 13

clamber

Question 14

the superior of a monastery

Answer 14

abbot

Question 15

to make allowance for, forgive

Answer 15

pardon

Question 16

an effort or attempt

Answer 16

trial

Question 17

twisting threadlike structure by which a plant holds on to something

Answer 17

tendril

Question 18

moral obligation

Answer 18

duty

Question 19

of inferior size, strength, or significance

Answer 19

puny

Question 20

disposed to inflict pane and suffering

Answer 20

cruel

Question 21

a practice followed by people of a particular group or region

Answer 21

custom

Question 22

a black substance, consisting chiefly of carbon paricles formed by incomplete burning

Answer 22

soot

Question 23

pressing or urgent need

Answer 23

necessity

Question 24

customary manner or practice

Answer 24

habit