Vocabulary

Question 1

Misanthrope

Answer 1

A person who hates, dislikes, or distrusts most people.

Question 2

Desolation

Answer 2

A state of complete emptiness and destruction.

Question 3

Sullen

Answer 3

Bad tempered and gloomy.

Question 4

Pious

Answer 4

Very religious.

Question 5

Penetralium

Answer 5

Innermost part of a building.

Question 6

Churlish

Answer 6

Rude in a mean-spirited way.

Question 7

Hearth

Answer 7

Floor of a fireplace.

Question 8

Austere

Answer 8

Severe or strict in manner and appearance.

Question 9

Corroborating

Answer 9

Confirm or give support to a study, finding, or statement.

Question 10

Jest

Answer 10

A thing said or done for amusement; a joke.

Question 11

Reprobate

Answer 11

Unprincipled person or rascal.

Question 12

Wretch

Answer 12

Unfortunate or unhappy person.

Question 13

Retort

Answer 13

Say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp or angry way.

Question 14

Vapid

Answer 14

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.

Question 15

Dilapidation

Answer 15

The state of falling into decay or being in disrepair.

Question 16

Asseverated

Answer 16

To declare positively.

Question 17

Vagabond

Answer 17

A person who moves/wanders from place to place without a fixed home.

Question 18

Tumult

Answer 18

Confusion of voices amongst a crowd.

Question 19

Melancholy

Answer 19

A feeling of sadness, with no obvious cause.

Question 20

Caprice

Answer 20

A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour.

Question 21

Sinister

Answer 21

Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.

Question 22

Sanctum

Answer 22

A sacred place, especially a shrine within a temple or church.

Question 23

Vindictive

Answer 23

A strong unreasoning desire for revenge.

Question 24

Ruddy

Answer 24

A person’s face having a healthy red colour.

Question 25

Predecessor

Answer 25

A person who held a job or office before the current holder.

Question 26

Imp

Answer 26

A small, mischievous devil or sprite.

Question 27

Chide

Answer 27

To scold someone for doing something wrong.

Question 28

Baiting

Answer 28

Deliberately annoy or taunt someone.

Question 29

Incongruency

Answer 29

Something that is out of place or does not match.

Question 30

Skein

Answer 30

A length of thread or yarn, loosely coiled and knotted.

Question 31

Amorphous

Answer 31

Without a clearly defined shape or form.

Question 32

Chary

Answer 32

Cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something.

Question 33

Clarity

Answer 33

The quality of being coherent and intelligible.

Question 34

Inexplicable

Answer 34

Unable to be explained or accounted for.

Question 35

Ostensibly

Answer 35

Apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually.

Question 36

Retribution

Answer 36

Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance/revange for a wrong or criminal act.

Question 37

Stoicism

Answer 37

The endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint.

Question 38

Intimidated

Answer 38

Frighten or overawe someone, especially to make them do what one wants.

Question 39

Impotent

Answer 39

Unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless.

Question 40

Contrition

Answer 40

The state of feeling remorseful and penitent.

Question 41

Placid

Answer 41

Not easily upset or excited.

Question 42

Rubicund

Answer 42

Rosy complexion

Question 43

Presumptuous

Answer 43

Failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.

Question 44

Talisman

Answer 44

An object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.

Question 45

Antimacassar

Answer 45

A piece of cloth is put over the back of a chair to protect it from grease and dirt or as a decoration.

Question 46

Prosaic

Answer 46

Lacking poetic beauty; unimaginative

Question 47

Simian

Answer 47

Relating to or resembling apes or monkeys.