The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle vocab

Question 1

Ire

Answer 1

Anger.

Question 2

Gramophone

Answer 2

Old fashioned term for “record player”.

Question 3

Coshed

Answer 3

Hit (someone) on the head with a cosh.

Question 4

Lout

Answer 4

An aggressive man or boy.

Question 5

Eloquent

Answer 5

Fluent or persuasive in writing or speaking.

Question 6

Solace

Answer 6

Give comfort or consolation.

Question 7

Subterfuge

Answer 7

Deceit used in order to achieve one’s goals.

Question 8

Flummoxed

Answer 8

Bewildered or perplexed.

Question 9

Machinations

Answer 9

A plot or scheme.

Question 10

Odious

Answer 10

Extremely unpleasant; repulsive.

Question 11

Deluge

Answer 11

A severe flood.

Question 12

Mausoleum

Answer 12

A building housing a tomb or tombs.

Question 13

Detritus

Answer 13

Waste or debris of any kind.

Question 14

Elderdown

Answer 14

A duvet or comforter.

Question 15

Indignant

Answer 15

Feeling anger or annoyance at unfair treatment.

Question 16

Frivolous

Answer 16

Not having any serious purpose or value.

Question 17

Vainglorious

Answer 17

Excessively proud of one’s achievements; overly vain.

Question 18

Scant

Answer 18

Barely sufficient or adequate.

Question 19

Fortuitous

Answer 19

Happening by accident rather than design.

Question 20

Extricate

Answer 20

Free someone from a constraint.

Question 21

Reverie

Answer 21

A state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream.