Vocabulary

Question 1

to cause to suffer severely from hunger

Answer 1

famish

Question 2

walking or moving in a slow, disorderly way

Answer 2

straggling

Question 3

plan or invent by careful thought

Answer 3

devising

Question 4

to become less severe, harsh, or strict

Answer 4

relents

Question 5

extreme physical or mental suffering

Answer 5

agony

Question 6

to tell someone about a secret or private manner while trusting them not to repeat it to others

Answer 6

confides

Question 7

the state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful

Answer 7

servitude

Question 8

a person who works for another in order to learn a trade

Answer 8

apprentice

Question 9

show or guide someone somewhere

Answer 9

ushered

Question 10

showing lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment

Answer 10

naive

Question 11

cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain

Answer 11

corrupt

Question 12

break or fail to comply with a rule or agreement

Answer 12

violate

Question 13

a punishment in which the victim is hit repeatedly with a whip or stick

Answer 13

flogging

Question 14

tempt a person to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward

Answer 14

lured

Question 15

a surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position

Answer 15

ambush

Question 16

to withdraw or take back

Answer 16

retract

Question 17

a person taken by force to secure the taker’s demands

Answer 17

hostage

Question 18

destroying completely

Answer 18

exterminating