ITW Book Words

Question 1

Gaunt

Answer 1

(adj.) lean or skinny because of hunger

Question 2

Scabbard

Answer 2

(noun) a sheath for a sword or of the like

Question 3

Enigmatic

Answer 3

(adj.) Difficult to understand/mysterious

Question 4

Rancor

Answer 4

(noun) bitterness, resentfulness, hatred, spite

Question 5

Dollop

Answer 5

Noun) a shapeless blob of stuff

Question 6

Axiom

Answer 6

Noun) a statement that is regarded as true

Question 7

Chutzpah

Answer 7

Noun) shameless audacity, impudence

Question 8

Precarious

Answer 8

Adj.) dangerously lacking in security or stability

Question 9

Phantasmagoria

Answer 9

Noun)an image or event like that of a dream

Question 10

Fjordlike

Answer 10

Adj.) (1)resembling of a fjord

(2) resembling a long narrow inlet of the sea between high cliffs

Question 11

Cornice

Answer 11

Noun) a horizontal projecting figure

Question 12

Sublime

Answer 12

Adj.) Characterized by nobility; majestic

Question 13

Rubicon

Answer 13

Noun) a point of no return

Question 14

Bulwark

Answer 14

Noun) a defensive wall

Question 15

Amalgam

Answer 15

Noun) a mixture of elements

Question 16

Rime

Answer 16

Noun) a type of frost

Question 17

Emetic

Answer 17

Adj.) causing vomiting

Question 18

Vagabond

Answer 18

Noun) a person who wanders from place to place

Question 19

Cursory

Answer 19

Adj.) hasty, not detailed

Question 20

Anachronistic

Answer 20

Adj.) existing or happening in other than proper chronological or historical order

Question 21

Declaim

Answer 21

(verb) to speak loudly and vehemently