Set 2

Question 1

acquiesced

Answer 1

• v. to accept, agree, or allow something to happen by staying silent

Question 2

admonition

Answer 2

• n. a criticism or warning about behavior

Question 3

antimacassar

Answer 3

• n. a cover to protect the back or arms of furnitures

Question 4

colliers

Answer 4

• n. a coal miner

Question 5

convalescence

Answer 5

• v. to become healthy and strong again after illness, weakness, or injury

Question 6

decoction

Answer 6

• n. the act or process of boiling

Question 7

demoniacal

Answer 7

• adj. possessed or influenced by a demon

Question 8

exchequer

Answer 8

• n. a national or royal treasury

Question 9

fervent

Answer 9

• adj. having or showing very strong feelings

Question 10

impudence

Answer 10

• n. the quality or state of being very rude

Question 11

indignant

Answer 11

• adj. feeling or showing anger because of something that is unfair or wrong

Question 12

inflammation

Answer 12

• n. a condition in which a part of your body becomes red, swollen, and painful

Question 13

interminably

Answer 13

• adj. having or seeming to have no end

Question 14

invalids

Answer 14

• n. a person who needs to be cared for because of injury or illness

Question 15

miners

Answer 15

• n. a person who mines

Question 16

patronizing

Answer 16

• v. to treat in a condescending way

Question 17

rhapsody

Answer 17

• n. a piece of music that is meant to express a lot of emotion

Question 18

shillings

Answer 18

• n. a British coin used before 1971

Question 19

sovereign

Answer 19

• n. a king or queen

Question 20

vitriol

Answer 20

• adj. harsh and angry words