Monty's Bookmark #4

Question 1

Titter

Answer 1

To laugh in a restrained self-conscious or affected way.

Question 2

Glib

Answer 2

Readily fluent, often thoughtlessly so.

Question 3

Pomp

Answer 3

Ostentatious or vain display.

Question 4

Coalesced

Answer 4

To cause to unite in one body or mass.

Question 5

Copse

Answer 5

A thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.

Question 6

Chrysalis

Answer 6

The hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly.

Question 7

Ingenuity

Answer 7

Cleverness or skillfulness of conception or design.

Question 8

Acolytes

Answer 8

An alter attendant in public worship.

Question 9

Simper

Answer 9

A silly self-conscious smile.

Question 10

Preen

Answer 10

To be exultant or proud.

Question 11

Genuflecting

Answer 11

Show deference or servility.

Question 12

Maudlin

Answer 12

Tearfully or weakly emotional.

Question 13

Querulous

Answer 13

Full of complaints; complaining.

Question 14

Hermitage

Answer 14

Any secluded place of residence.

Question 15

Stymied

Answer 15

Hindered, blocked, or thwarted.

Question 16

Contrition

Answer 16

Sincere penitence or remorse.

Question 17

Tact

Answer 17

A keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense.

Question 18

Wilier

Answer 18

Crafty; cunning.

Question 19

Cajoled

Answer 19

To persuade by flattery or promises.

Question 20

Latent

Answer 20

Present but not visible.