Vocabulary

Question 1

Awry

Answer 1

Away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss

Question 2

Cower

Answer 2

Crouch down in fear

Question 3

Decay

Answer 3

The process of rotting

Question 4

Rheumatism

Answer 4

Any disease marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissue, especially rheumatoid arthritis

Question 5

Behest

Answer 5

A person’s orders or command

Question 6

Timorous

Answer 6

Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear or a lack of confidence

Question 7

Burlap

Answer 7

Coarse canvas woven from jute, hemp, or similar fibre, used especially for sacking

Question 8

Mollified

Answer 8

Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)

Question 9

Aloof

Answer 9

Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

Question 10

Flimsy

Answer 10

Comparatively light and insubstantial; easily damaged

Question 11

Dominion

Answer 11

Sovereignty or control

Question 12

Shrill

Answer 12

Of a voice; high-pitched and piercing

Question 13

Anguish

Answer 13

Severe mental or physical pain or suffering

Question 14

Cesspool

Answer 14

An underground container for the temporary storage of liquid waste and sewage

Question 15

Sill

Answer 15

A shelf or slab of stone, wood or metal at the foot of a window or doorway

Question 16

Bleak

Answer 16

Of the weather; cold and miserable

Question 17

Bindle

Answer 17

A cloth or blank tied around a small collection of clothes or possessions, traditionally carried on the end of a stick by someone who has no name and travels from place to place

Question 18

Derogatory

Answer 18

Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude

Question 19

Mottled

Answer 19

Marked with spots or smears of color; blotchy

Question 20

Frail

Answer 20

Weak and delicate

Question 21

Rave

Answer 21

Talk widely or incoherently as if one was delirious or insane

Address someone in an angry, uncontrolled way

Question 22

Meager

Answer 22

Lacking in quantity or quality (of something provided or available)

Question 23

Bemused

Answer 23

Puzzled, confused, or bewildered

Question 24

Douse

Answer 24

Pour a liquid over; drench

Question 25

Recumbent

Answer 25

Lying down

Question 26

Apprehensive

Answer 26

Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

Question 27

Carp

Answer 27

A deep-bodied freshwater fish to find fault or complain querulously

Question 28

Contemplate

Answer 28

Look thoughtful for a long time at

Question 29

Pugnacious

Answer 29

Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight

Question 30

Debris

Answer 30

Scattered pieces of waste or remains