Ransom Of The Red Chief

Question 1

Proposition

Answer 1

Proposal or suggested plan

: he gave a proposition about what to do with the extra money at the meeting.

Question 2

Peremptory

Answer 2

COMMANDING; ALLOWING NO DEBATE / DELAY

: The boss assigned him a job to do in a peremptory tone.

Question 3

Diatribe

Answer 3

CONDEMNATION, ABUSIVE CRITICISM

: She posted a very long diatribe on Facebook about an actor.

Question 4

Somnolent

Answer 4

DROWSY

: She was very somnolent during the opera concert.

Question 5

Acceded

Answer 5

GAVE IN

: The company finally acceded to the government’s demands.

Question 6

Renegade

Answer 6

Traitor

: He was a renegade who betrayed Siam and helped the Burmese.

Question 7

Proclivities

Answer 7

Natural tendencies

: he had a proclivity of biting his nails when he was nervous.

Question 8

Palatable

Answer 8

Fit to eat

: even though the dish didn’t taste great, it was palatable.

Question 9

Ineffable

Answer 9

Indescribable

: she experienced ineffable joy after she gave birth to her first child.

Question 10

Surreptitiously

Answer 10

IN A SECRET OR SNEAKY WAY

He surreptitiously crept out of his room and left the house in the middle of the night.