Victorian & Edwardian (1837-1910)

Question 1

Abaft

Answer 1

Towards the rear end/stern of a ship

Question 2

Abase

Answer 2

To cause someone to feel shame

Question 3

Abroach

Answer 3

To let out liquid (usually wine) from a barrel of sorts.

Question 4

abeyance

Answer 4

Temporary hiatus

Question 5

abstruse

Answer 5

Difficult to understand

Question 6

Acumen

Answer 6

to quickly make good judgments and have good insight

Question 7

ad libitum

Answer 7

Without advanced preparation; spontaneously; impromptu

Question 8

addle

Answer 8

To mix up or to confuse

Question 9

admonition

Answer 9

To warn/reprimand

Question 10

aghast

Answer 10

to be struck by fear

Question 11

aperture

Answer 11

a natural opening in something

Question 12

apothgem

Answer 12

a pithy saying/maxim

Question 13

aquiline

Answer 13

1. hooked or curved like an eagle’s beak
2. resembling an eagle

Question 14

ardor

Answer 14

Great warmth of feeling

Question 15

austere

Answer 15

Stern/strict demeanour

Question 16

axiom

Answer 16

a self evident truth that cannot be proved or disproved

Question 17

bacchanalian

Answer 17

Drunkened, noisy festivities

Question 18

beguile

Answer 18

to enchant/charm someone often in a deceptive manner

Question 19

behemoth

Answer 19

someone/something that is abormally large and strong/powerful

Question 20

brocade

Answer 20

thick, expensive, patterned material