Section 1 (Ch. 1-7)

Question 1

Tapestries

Answer 1

Piece of thick fabric with pictures or designs woven or embroidered on it.

Question 2

Vaulted

Answer 2

Jump over something in a single movement, supporting or pushing oneself with the hands or a pole.

Question 3

Congenital

Answer 3

(Disease, abnormality or character) present from birth.

Question 4

Perpetually

Answer 4

Never ending or changing.

So frequent as to seem continual.

Question 5

Skeptic

Answer 5

Person who tends to question or doubt accepted opinions.

Question 6

Scoffed

Answer 6

Speak about someone or something in a scornful way.

Eat something quickly and greedily.

Question 7

Virtuous

Answer 7

Having or showing high moral standards.

Question 8

Intricacies

Answer 8

The quality of being complicated or detailed.

Question 9

Exhilarating

Answer 9

Make someone feel very happy or full of energy.

Question 10

Liability

Answer 10

The state of being legally responsible for something.

Question 11

Melee

Answer 11

A confused fight.

A confused crowd of people.

Question 12

Jostled

Answer 12

Push or bump against someone roughly.

Struggle or compete forcefully for.

Question 13

Vehemently

Answer 13

Showing strong feeling; forceful or passionate.

Question 14

Revving

Answer 14

Increase the running speed of (an engine) or the engine speed of (a vehicle) by pressing the
accelerator, especially while the clutch is disengaged.

Question 15

Nemesis

Answer 15

The inescapable agent of someone’s or something’s downfall.

Downfall caused by an unavoidable agent.

Question 16

Obstinacy

Answer 16

The quality or state of being obstinate (stubbornly refusing to change one’s mind, hard to deal
with or overcome).

Question 17

Irony

Answer 17

The expression of meaning through the use of words that normally mean the opposite, typically
in order to be humorous or emphasize a point.

A situation that is the opposite to what is expected.

Question 18

Unwittingly

Answer 18

Not aware of the full facts.

Unintentional.

Question 19

Trepidation

Answer 19

A feeling of fear or nervousness about something that may happen.

Question 20

Lorries

Answer 20

A large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting god or troops; a truck.

Question 21

Foyer

Answer 21

A large entrance hall in a hotel or theater.

Question 22

Integrity

Answer 22

The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.

The state of being whole or unified.

The quality of being sound in construction.

Question 23

Squabbling

Answer 23

Quarrel about an unimportant matter.

Question 24

Gnarled

Answer 24

Knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age.

Question 25

Imminent

Answer 25

About to happen.

Question 26

Demise

Answer 26

A person’s death.

The end or failure of something.