The Hobbit Chapter 6

Question 1

Dell

Answer 1

N. - a secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf

Question 2

Abominable

Answer 2

Adj. - worthy of or causing disgust or hatred

Question 3

Helter-skelter

Answer 3

Adv. - in undue haste, confusion, or disorder

Question 4

Queer

Answer 4

Adj. differing in some way from what is usual or normal

Question 5

Benighted

Answer 5

Adj. overtaken by darkness or night

Question 6

Ticklish

Answer 6

Adj. - requiring delicate handling

Question 7

Onslaught

Answer 7

N. - an especially fierce attack

Question 8

Bracken

Answer 8

N. - a large, coarse fern

Question 9

Clamber

Answer 9

V. - to climb awkwardly or with effort

Question 10

Clamor

Answer 10

N. - noisy shouting

Question 11

Afoot

Answer 11

Adj. underway; in the process of development

Question 12

Shrivel

Answer 12

V. - to draw into wrinkles, especially with a loss of moisture

Question 13

Splendor

Answer 13

N. - great brightness

Question 14

Smite

Answer 14

V. - to strike sharply or heavily

Question 15

Borne

Answer 15

V. - transported or carried

Question 16

Tumult

Answer 16

N. - a disorderly agitation, usually with uproar and confusion of voices

Question 17

Eyrie/aerie

Answer 17

N. - the nest of a bird on a cliff or mountaintop

Question 18

Lest

Answer 18

Conjunction - for fear that

Question 19

Precipice

Answer 19

N. - a very steep or overhanging place

Question 20

Rendered

Answer 20

V. - to do a service for another

Question 21

Famished

Answer 21

Adj. Intensely hungry