The Hobbit Chapter 11

Question 1

disembark

Answer 1

Verb – To leave a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle

Question 2

laden

Answer 2

Adj. – Heavily loaded or weighed down

Question 3

plod

Answer 3

Verb – to walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps

Question 4

bleak

Answer 4

Adj. – lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements

Question 5

barren

Answer 5

Adj. – Too poor to produce much or any vegetation

Question 6

desolation

Answer 6

Noun – a state of complete emptiness or destruction

Question 7

waning

Answer 7

Verb – to diminish; to decrease in vigor, power, or extent

Question 8

lair

Answer 8

Noun – the place where a wild animal, especially a fierce or dangerous one, lives

Question 9

ominous

Answer 9

Adj. – giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening

Question 10

perilous

Answer 10

Adj. – full of danger or risk

Question 11

marauding

Answer 11

Adj. – going about in search of things to steal or people to attack

Question 12

toil

Answer 12

Verb – to work extremely hard or incessantly

Question 13

mishap

Answer 13

Noun – an unlucky accident

Question 14

tread

Answer 14

Verb – to walk in a specified way

Question 15

reign

Answer 15

Verb – to rule as a king or queen

Question 16

rove

Answer 16

Verb – to travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander

Question 17

beady

Answer 17

Adj. – (of eyes, or a look) small, round, and gleaming; bright and piercing