Part 7

Question 1

Advocate

Answer 1

publicly recommend or support.

Question 2

Biblical Allusion

Answer 2

references are taken from the Holy Bible.

Question 3

Despairing

Answer 3

showing the loss of all hope.

Question 4

Extripated

Answer 4

root out and destroy completely.

Question 5

Siege

Answer 5

a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.

Question 6

Overt

Answer 6

done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden.

Question 7

Celibate

Answer 7

abstaining from marriage and sexual relations, typically for religious reasons.

Question 8

Vestige

Answer 8

a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

Question 9

Post hoc

Answer 9

occurring or done after the event, especially with reference to the fallacious assumption that the occurrence in question has a logical relationship with the event it follows.

Question 10

Jovial

Answer 10

cheerful and friendly.

Question 11

Ambiguous

Answer 11

open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.

Question 12

Acerbic

Answer 12

sharp and forthright.

Question 13

Extolled

Answer 13

praise enthusiastically.

Question 14

Unmellow

Answer 14

not relaxed and friendly

Question 15

Hither

Answer 15

to or toward this place.

Question 16

Naivety

Answer 16

lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment.

Question 17

Naturalists

Answer 17

an expert in or student of natural history.

Question 18

Coadaptation

Answer 18

mutual adaptation of two or more genetically determined features through natural selection.

Question 19

Poignant

Answer 19

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Question 20

Extorted

Answer 20

obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.