The Cards

Question 1

amalgam

Answer 1

a combination of diverse elements; a mixture

Question 2

didactic

Answer 2

intended to instruct;inclined to teach or moralize excessively

Question 3

explication

Answer 3

the act of opening, unfolding, or explaining

Question 4

gemmy

Answer 4

glittering like a gem

Question 5

baldric

Answer 5

a belt worn diagonally from one shoulder to the opposite hip, supporting a sword or bugle

Question 6

prow

Answer 6

the forward part of a ship’s hull; the bow

Question 7

countenance

Answer 7

appearance, especially the expression of the face

Question 8

discern

Answer 8

to perceive with the eyes or intellect; detect

Question 9

league

Answer 9

a unit of distance, varying at different periods and in different countries, in English speaking countries usually estimated roughly at 3 miles

Question 10

brigade

Answer 10

a military unit having its own headquarters and consisting of two or more regiments, squadrons, groups, or battalions

Question 11

sunder

Answer 11

to separate; part; divide; sever

Question 12

mantle

Answer 12

a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape; something that covers envelops, or conceals

Question 13

bough

Answer 13

a tree branch, especially a large or main branch

Question 14

officious

Answer 14

marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others

Question 15

trifling

Answer 15

of slight worth or importance

Question 16

munificence

Answer 16

the quality or state of being generous

Question 17

grating

Answer 17

irritating; scraping

Question 18

Sophocles

Answer 18

one of the great tragic playwrights of Classical Athens, best known for Oedipus

Question 19

furled

Answer 19

compressed

Question 20

shingles

Answer 20

beaches covered with pebbles

Question 21

certitude

Answer 21

sureness of occurrence or result; inevitability

Question 22

thrush

Answer 22

any of numerous migratory songbirds of the family Turdiadae, usually having brownish upper plumage and a spotted breast and noted for a clear melodious song

Question 23

minion

Answer 23

an obsequious follower or dependent; a sycophant

Question 24

dauphin

Answer 24

a prince who is heir to the French throne

Question 25

wimpling

Answer 25

rippling

Question 26

plume

Answer 26

a feather, to feel complacent satisfaction with (oneself); pride (oneself);

Question 27

chevalier

Answer 27

knight

Question 28

sillon

Answer 28

the ridge between two furrows of a plowed field

Question 29

gall

Answer 29

break the surface of