Wind in the Willows Ch. 10-12

Question 1

toilet

Answer 1

the process of grooming oneself

Question 2

hussies

Answer 2

vulgar women

Question 3

dote

Answer 3

be overly affectionate or attentive

Question 4

quell

Answer 4

to quiet or calm

Question 5

gesticulating

Answer 5

making gestures with arms and hands

Question 6

voluptuous

Answer 6

full of pleasures to the senses

Question 7

prudent

Answer 7

careful; wise

Question 8

excursionists

Answer 8

people who go on brief pleasure trips or outings

Question 9

subterfuges

Answer 9

deceptive strategies for escaping

Question 10

rakishly

Answer 10

carelessly; jauntily

Question 11

ignominiously

Answer 11

in a degrading way; shamefully

Question 12

parapet

Answer 12

a low wall or railing along an edge

Question 13

appeased

Answer 13

calmed or made to feel better

Question 14

portentous

Answer 14

overdone

Question 15

victuals

Answer 15

food

Question 16

contrition

Answer 16

repentance; sorrow over one’s sins

Question 17

volatile

Answer 17

easily angered

Question 18

accoutrement

Answer 18

an accessory item of equipment or dress

Question 19

placidly

Answer 19

calmly

Question 20

carousing

Answer 20

wild partying

Question 21

consummate

Answer 21

perfect

Question 22

tumultuous

Answer 22

noisy

Question 23

boudoir

Answer 23

a dressing room

Question 24

unction

Answer 24

expression arising from deep emotion, especially intended to flatter

Question 25

base

Answer 25

low or dishonorable

Question 26

libel

Answer 26

unjust or defamation