The Hobbit Chapter 5

Question 1

Grope

Answer 1

Verb – to feel about blindly or uncertainly in search

Question 2

Subterranean

Answer 2

Adj. – being under the surface of the earth

Question 3

Unbeknown

Answer 3

Verb – happening without the knowledge of someone specified

Question 4

Prowl

Answer 4

Verb – to move about stealthily in search of prey

Question 5

Lurk

Answer 5

Verb – to lie in wait hidden with an evil purpose

Question 6

Morsel

Answer 6

Noun – A small piece of food

Question 7

Poser

Answer 7

Noun - A puzzling or baffling question

Question 8

Splutter

Answer 8

Verb – to speak hastily or confusedly

Question 9

Scrumptious

Answer 9

Adj. - Delicious

Question 10

Squirm

Answer 10

Verb – To twist about like a worm

Question 11

Shriek

Answer 11

Verb – to cry out in a high-pitched voice

Question 12

Sacred

Answer 12

Adj. – Highly valued and important

Question 13

Antiquity

Answer 13

Noun – the quality of being ancient

Question 14

Genuine

Answer 14

Adj. – Actual; true

Question 15

Oddments

Answer 15

Noun – A remnant or part of something

Question 16

Galled

Answer 16

Verb – to make someone feel annoyed

Question 17

Venture

Answer 17

Verb – to dare to do something that might be dangerous or unpleasant

Question 18

Imp

Answer 18

Noun – a small, mischievous devil

Question 19

Scrabble

Answer 19

Verb – scratch or grope around with one’s fingers to find something

Question 20

Utterly

Answer 20

Adverb – Completely; absolutely

Question 21

Brood

Answer 21

Verb – to think deeply about something that makes one unhappy

Question 22

Shamble

Answer 22

Verb – to move with slow, shuffling, awkward gait

Question 23

Durstn’t

Answer 23

Verb – to not dare to do something

Question 24

Menacingly

Answer 24

Adv. – in a threatening manner

Question 25

Splay

Answer 25

Verb – to spread outward

Question 26

Hither and Thither

Answer 26

Adv. Phrase - Here and there (in usually random directions)

Question 27

Outcry

Answer 27

Noun – a loud cry or vehement protest

Question 28

Ajar

Answer 28

Adj. – slightly open

Question 29

Bewildered

Answer 29

Adj. – Deeply or utterly confused or perplexed

Question 30

Giddy

Answer 30

Adj. - dizzy