(Part II) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Question 1

braggart

Answer 1

(noun) a person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly

Question 2

sadistic

Answer 2

(adjective) the deriving of sexual gratification from inflicting pain on others

Question 3

ineffectual

Answer 3

(adjective) having no effect or an inadequate effect

Question 4

matriarchy

Answer 4

(noun) a social system in which the mother is head of the family

Question 5

notorious

Answer 5

(adjective) known widely and usually unfavorably

Question 6

deduce

Answer 6

(verb) to reach a conclusion by reasoning

Question 7

withered

Answer 7

(adjective) shriveled or faded from as if from loss of moisture or sustenance

Question 8

maudlin

Answer 8

(adjective) effusively or tearfully sentimental

Question 9

folio

Answer 9

(noun) a large sheet of paper folded, making two leaves or four pages of a book

Question 10

dingbat

Answer 10

(noun) an empty-headed or silly person

Question 11

ample

Answer 11

(adjective) of large or great size, amount extent, or capacity

Question 12

scour

Answer 12

(verb) to clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously

Question 13

bile

Answer 13

(noun) a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder

Question 14

vulnerable

Answer 14

adjective) susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation

Question 15

suspicious

Answer 15

(adjective) arousing or apt to arouse suspicion; questionable

Question 16

fidget

Answer 16

(verb)to behave or move nervously or restlessly

Question 17

latrine

Answer 17

(noun) a communal toilet of a type often used in a camp or barracks

Question 18

scaffolding

Answer 18

(noun) a temporary arrangement erected around a building

Question 19

assert

Answer 19

(verb) to state or express positively

Question 20

gurney

Answer 20

a metal stretcher with wheeled legs, used for transporting patients