The Law Of Success By Napoleon Hill. Chapter IX: Habit of Doing More Than Paid For

Question 1

to impair

Answer 1

weaken or damage something (especially a human faculty or function).

Question 2

wheelbarrow

Answer 2

a small cart with a single wheel at the front and two supporting legs and two handles at the rear, used typically for carrying loads in building-work or gardening.

Question 3

kiln

Answer 3

a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one for calcining lime or firing pottery.

Question 4

amply

Answer 4

richly

Question 5

adamant

Answer 5

refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind.

Question 6

to cap

Answer 6

put a lid or cover on.

Question 7

inquisitive

Answer 7

curious or inquiring.

Question 8

forcibly

Answer 8

using force or violence.

Question 9

slack

Answer 9

not taut or held tightly in position; loose.

Question 10

chicanery

Answer 10

the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.

Question 11

to shirk

Answer 11

avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).

Question 12

to sever

Answer 12

divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly.

Question 13

exchequer

Answer 13

a royal or national treasury.

Question 14

trifling

Answer 14

unimportant or trivial.

Question 15

to evade

Answer 15

escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery.

Question 16

ransom

Answer 16

a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner.

Question 17

candid

Answer 17

truthful and straightforward; frank.

Question 18

vanity

Answer 18

excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements.

Question 19

scorn

Answer 19

the feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable; contempt.

Question 20

to delve

Answer 20

reach inside a receptacle and search for something.

Question 21

to prick

Answer 21

make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly.

Question 22

indignation

Answer 22

anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Question 23

assailant

Answer 23

a person who physically attacks another.

Question 24

stern

Answer 24

(of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.

Question 25

tormentor

Answer 25

oppressor

Question 26

chariot

Answer 26

a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used in ancient warfare and racing.

Question 27

swindle

Answer 27

a fraudulent scheme or action.

Question 28

counterfeit

Answer 28

made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud.

Question 29

tenet

Answer 29

a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.

Question 30

belated

Answer 30

coming or happening later than should have been the case.

Question 31

contrivance

Answer 31

a thing that is created skillfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose.

Question 32

perilous

Answer 32

full of danger or risk.

Question 33

to scurry

Answer 33

(of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps.

Question 34

kindred

Answer 34

similar in kind; related.

Question 35

parlance

Answer 35

a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest.