Game of Thrones

Question 1

insolent

Answer 1

adj. showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.

“‘Not with this horse,’ Will said. Fear had made him insolent. ‘Perhaps my lord would care to take the lead?’”

Question 2

deign

Answer 2

v. do something that one considers to be beneath one’s dignity; condescend to give (something).
“Ser Waymar Royce did not deign reply.”

Question 3

acquiescence

Answer 3

n. the reluctant acceptance of something without protest.
“Finally Gared looked down. ‘No fire,’ he muttered, low under his breath. Royce took it for acquiescence and looked away.”

Question 4

sable

Answer 4

n. a marten with a short tail and dark brown fur, native to Japan and Siberia and valued for its fur; the fur of the sable
“Behind him, he heard… muttered curses as reaching branches grabbed at his longsword and tugged on his splendid sable cloak.”

Question 5

scabbard

Answer 5

n. a sheath for the blade of a sword or dagger, typically made of leather or metal.
“[The sword] was a short, ugly thing, its grip discolored by sweat, its edge nicked from hard use, but Will would not have given an iron bob for the lordling’s life if Gared pulled it from his scabbard.”

Question 6

keening

Answer 6

v. (keen) make an eerie wailing sound.
“Again and again the swords met, until Will wanted to cover his ears against the strange anguished keening of their clash.”