R3

Question 1

Diminish or put at rest (suspicion, fear)

Relieve or alleviate (pain hunger)

Answer 1

Allay

Question 2

An action intended to trick sb

Answer 2

Ruse

Emma tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of his room

It was just a ruse to distract him while they stole his money

Question 3

Sad and abondoned

Unlikely to succeed

Answer 3

Forlorn

It was difficult to look at her lorlorn state.

A forlorn attempt to escape (hopeless)

Question 4

Exemption from punishment or harm

Answer 4

Impunity

Military officers often enjoy impunity.

Some historians believe that the Nixon pardon set a precedent establishing presidential impunity

Question 5

Rough noisy fight

Answer 5

Brawl

He got into a drunken brawl in a bar

Question 6

Splendid and expensive looking

Answer 6

Sumptuous

The ball was a sumptuous luxurious event

Question 7

Describe portray sth precisely

Answer 7

Delineate

The law should delineate and prohibit behavior which is socially abhorrent (detestable)

Question 8

A narrative or plot usually in film

Answer 8

Diegesis (die-uh-g-sis)