the Hobbit vocab #3

Question 1

treacherous

Answer 1

(adj) likely to betray

Question 2

wily

Answer 2

(adj) full of deceit

Question 3

skulking

Answer 3

(v) to move in a sly or secret manner

Question 4

smithereens

Answer 4

(n) small broken pieces

Question 5

stratagems

Answer 5

(n) a trick (usually in war) for outwitting and deceiving the enemy

Question 6

decrepit

Answer 6

(adj) broken down with age

Question 7

parley

Answer 7

(v) to discuss terms with an enemy

Question 8

succored

Answer 8

(v) to go the aid of one in distress

Question 9

siege

Answer 9

(n) to attack militarily

Question 10

vanguard

Answer 10

(n) the troops moving ahead of an army

Question 11

likely to betray

Answer 11

(adj) treacherous

Question 12

full of deceit

Answer 12

(adj) wily

Question 13

to move in a sly or secret manner

Answer 13

(v) skulking

Question 14

small broken pieces

Answer 14

(n) smithereens

Question 15

a trick (usually in war) for outwitting and deceiving the enemy

Answer 15

(n) stratagems

Question 16

broken down with age

Answer 16

(adj) decrepit

Question 17

to discuss terms with an enemy

Answer 17

(v) parley

Question 18

to go the aid of one in distress

Answer 18

(v) succored

Question 19

to attack militarily

Answer 19

(n) siege

Question 20

the troops moving ahead of an army

Answer 20

(n) vanguard