Vol 2, Ch V

Question 1

Incipient

Remove ~ tears (p199)

Answer 1

beginning to come into being or to become apparent in

Question 2

Obviate

To ~ the danger of this threat being fulfilled,…

Answer 2

(v) to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary

Question 3

Peremptory

Answer 3

3a: characterized by often imperious or arrogant self-assurance
//how insolent of late he is become, how proud, how peremptory
— William Shakespeare
b: indicative of a peremptory attitude or nature : haughty