SV: 5

Question 1

a place or position affording a good view of something

Answer 1

vantage

Question 2

a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one

Answer 2

minion

Question 3

a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

Answer 3

harbinger

Question 4

extremely serious or urgent

Answer 4

dire

Question 5

a broad horizantal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling

Answer 5

frieze

Question 6

a ghost or ghostlike image of a person

Answer 6

apparition

Question 7

under a curse

Answer 7

accursed

Question 8

make a concentrated or violent attack on

Answer 8

assail

Question 9

affirm or assert

Answer 9

avouch

Question 10

light or set on fire

Answer 10

kindle

Question 11

use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid comiting oneself

Answer 11

equivocate

Question 12

the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral

Answer 12

knell

Question 13

a thing of little value or importance; a small amount of something

Answer 13

trifle

Question 14

a man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman

Answer 14

thane

Question 15

truth

Answer 15

sooth

Question 16

relating to a person’s body, especially as opposed to their spirit

Answer 16

corporeal

Question 17

spoil, harm, or destory

Answer 17

blight

Question 18

a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth

Answer 18

adage

Question 19

(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked, often unrestrained in behavior

Answer 19

wanton

Question 20

rebuke or reprimand severely

Answer 20

chastise