July 12

Question 1

berth

Answer 1

/ bɜrθ / a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
Nautical.
the space allotted to a vessel at anchor or at a wharf.

Question 2

suborn

Answer 2

vb (tr)

1. to bribe, incite, or instigate (a person) to commit a wrongful act

Question 3

brunt

Answer 3

1. The main impact or force, as of an attack.

2. The main burden: bore the brunt of the household chores.

Question 4

insidious

Answer 4

adj.

1. Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner: insidious rumors; an insidious disease.
2. Intended to entrap; treacherous: insidious misinformation.
3. Beguiling but harmful; alluring: insidious pleasures.

Question 5

redoubtable

Answer 5

adj.

1. Arousing fear or awe; formidable.
2. Worthy of respect or honor.

Question 6

impunity

Answer 6

n. exemption from punishment or harm: He carried out his evil act with impunity.

Question 7

billow

Answer 7

(ˈbɪləʊ)
n
1. (Physical Geography) a large sea wave
2. a swelling or surging mass, as of smoke or sound
3. (Physical Geography) a large atmospheric wave, usually in the lee of a hill
4. (plural) poetic the sea itself
vb
to rise up, swell out, or cause to rise up or swell out

Question 8

swell out

Answer 8

to bulge outward; to expand outward.

Question 9

defy

Answer 9

a. To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance

Question 10

litany

Answer 10

ceremonial form of prayer; prolonged or tedious account; list; enumeration