Wolf Hall

Question 1

Expiate

Answer 1

to show that you are sorry for bad behaviour by doing something or accepting punishment:

Question 2

Uxorious

Answer 2

showing too much love for your wife:

The most openly uxorious husband is almost always the one who is having an affair.

Question 3

Scruple

Answer 3

a feeling that prevents you from doing something that you think is morally wrong or makes you uncertain about doing it:
Robin Hood had no scruples about robbing the rich to give to the poor.
He is a man without scruple - he has no conscience.

Question 4

Heed

Answer 4

to pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning:
The airline has been criticized for failing to heed advice/warnings about lack of safety routines.

Question 5

Veil

Answer 5

something that prevents you from knowing what is happening:

We want to lift the veil of secrecy that surrounds government decisions.

Question 6

Gloating

Answer 6

feeling or expressing great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else’s failure or bad luck:
The gloating expression in his eyes had been replaced by curiosity.
He glanced at it, then at Michael, with a gloating expression.

Question 7

demur

Answer 7

to express disagreement or refuse to do something:

The lawyer requested a break in the court case, but the judge demurred.

Question 8

quibble

Answer 8

to argue about, or say you disapprove of, something that is not important:
There’s no point quibbling about/over a couple of dollars.

Our heated fight with Aigerim started when i quibbled over a dinner order.

Question 9

conjure

Answer 9

to make something appear by magic, or as if by magic:

In an instant, the magician had conjured (up) a dove from his hat.

Question 10

Linger

Answer 10

to take a long time to leave or disappear:
After the play had finished, we lingered for a while in the bar hoping to catch sight of the actors.
The smell from the fire still lingered days later.
It’s impossible to forget such horrific events - they linger (on) in the memory forever.

Question 11

Pillory

Answer 11

to severely criticize someone, especially in a public way:

Although regularly pilloried by the press as an obnoxious loudmouth, he is, nonetheless, an effective politician.

Question 12

Sedition

Answer 12

language or behaviour that is intended to persuade other people to oppose their government

Koke is obsessed with Ablyazov’s seditions

Question 13

Relish

Answer 13

to like or enjoy something:
I always relish a challenge.
[ + -ing verb ] I don’t relish telling her that her son has been arrested.

Question 14

Thwart

Answer 14

to stop something from happening or someone from doing something:
Our holiday plans were thwarted by the covid outbreak

Question 15

Chastity

Answer 15

the state of not having sexual relationships or never having had sex:
As a monk, he took vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience.

Traditional kazakh families consider a woman’s chastity very seriously

Question 16

Prudence

Answer 16

behaviour that is careful and avoids risks:
The firm was commended for its financial prudence.
Everyone agreed that panic wasn’t called for, prudence was.

Question 17

Fortitude

Answer 17

courage over a long period:

I thought she showed remarkable fortitude during that period.

Question 18

Skirmish

Answer 18

to fight for a short time with a small group of people, away from the main area of fighting in a war:
Police and protesters skirmished in the chilly rain.
Rebels skirmished with nearby American forces.

to argue for a short time:
Although many legal disputes were resolved, lawyers still were skirmishing yesterday in a few places.
The parties skirmished about attorney fees.

Question 19

Penitent

Answer 19

showing that you are sorry for something you have done because you feel it was wrong:
“I’m sorry,” she said with a penitent smile.
It was hard to be angry with him when he looked so penitent.

Question 20

Exasperated

Answer 20

annoyed, especially because you can do nothing to solve a problem:
He’s becoming increasingly exasperated with the situation.

Question 21

Surreptitiously

Answer 21

secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing:
Joe surreptitiously had a look in the answer book.
an audiotape of the surreptitiously recorded conversation

Question 22

Gape

Answer 22

to look in great surprise at someone or something, especially with an open mouth:
They stood gaping at the pig in the kitchen.

Question 23

Stagger

Answer 23

to walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to fall:
After he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help.
figurative The company is staggering under a $15 million debt and will almost certainly collapse by the end of the year.

Question 24

Abstain

Answer 24

to not do something, especially something enjoyable that you think might be bad:
He took a vow to abstain from alcohol/smoking/sex.

Question 25

Abjure

Answer 25

to say formally or publicly that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving:
He abjured his religion/his life of dissipation.

Question 26

Secular

Answer 26

not having any connection with religion:
We live in an increasingly secular society, in which religion has less and less influence on our daily lives.
secular education
a secular state

Question 27

Scant

Answer 27

very little and not enough:
He pays scant attention to the needs of his children.
scant regard for the truth

Question 28

in thrall

Answer 28

in thrall literary

If you are in thrall to someone or something, or in the thrall of someone or something, he, she, or it has a lot of power to control you:
Her love for him was like a madness, and she was completely in its thrall.

Question 29

Retinue

Answer 29

a group of people who travel with an important person to help them:
The president travels with a large retinue of aides and bodyguards.

Question 30

Gnaw

Answer 30

to bite or chew something repeatedly, usually making a hole in it or gradually destroying it:
Babies like to gnaw hard objects when they’re teething.
A dog lay under the table, gnawing on a bone.

Question 31

Tread

Answer 31

to put your foot on something or to press something down with your foot:
I kept treading on his toes when we were dancing.
Yuck! Look what I’ve just trodden in!
A load of food had been trodden into the carpet.
Before the days of automation, they used to tread grapes to make wine.

Question 32

Ardent

Answer 32

showing strong feelings:
an ardent supporter of Manchester United
an ardent feminist

Question 33

Opprobrious

Answer 33

expressing severe criticism and blame:
We denied the opprobrious charges published against us.
They called me by opprobrious names.

Zamira puts opprobrious charches on you if you quibble with her over something unimportant.

Question 34

Hound

Answer 34

to chase someone or to refuse to leave someone alone, especially because you want to get something from them:
The reporters wouldn’t stop hounding her.

Question 35

brace

Answer 35

something that is used to support or connect things, or to make something stronger:
He was recently fitted with a brace for his bad back.

Question 36

compunction

Answer 36

a slight guilty feeling about something you have done or might do:
I wouldn’t have any compunction about telling him to leave.

Question 37

ablaze

Answer 37

burning very strongly:

The house was ablaze, and the flames and smoke could be seen for miles around.

Question 38

confer

Answer 38

to exchange ideas on a particular subject, often in order to reach a decision on what action to take:
I need some time to confer with my lawyer

Question 39

inchoate

Answer 39

only recently or partly formed, or not completely developed or clear:
She had a child’s inchoate awareness of language.

Question 40

Jaded

Answer 40

not having interest or losing interest because you have experienced something too many times:
Flying is exciting the first time you do it, but you soon become jaded.
Perhaps some caviar can tempt your jaded palate.

Question 41

frivolity

Answer 41

behaviour that is silly and not serious, or things that are silly and not important:
You shouldn’t treat such a serious subject with frivolity.
I’m far too busy to waste time on frivolities like going to the cinema.
During my senior year at the university, I have got rid of my frivolities and other procrastinating activities.

Question 42

untether

Answer 42

to release a person, animal, or thing so that he, she, or it can move or act freely:
He untethered the pony and threw a blanket on him.
When success came, he untethered himself from his longtime literary agent.

Question 43

genuflection

Answer 43

the act of showing respect:

Contemporary Hollywood movies often make subtle genuflections to the great film-makers of the past.

Question 44

confinement

Answer 44

the situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere, usually by force:
She spent most of those years under house arrest or close confinement.

Question 45

prowess

Answer 45

great ability or skill:
athletic/sporting prowess
He’s always boasting about his sexual prowess.

Question 46

emulate

Answer 46

to copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have:
They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.
Fitzgerald is eager to emulate Martin’s record of three successive world titles.

Question 47

chasten

Answer 47

to make someone understand that they have failed or done something wrong and make them want to improve:
He was chastened by the defeat and determined to work harder.

Question 48

fickle

Answer 48

likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly and without a good reason:
She’s so fickle - she’s never been interested in the same man for more than a week!
The world of popular music is notoriously fickle.

Question 49

imperturbable

Answer 49

always staying calm and controlled, even in difficult situations that would cause other people to worry

Question 50

convivial

Answer 50

friendly and making you feel happy and welcome:
a convivial atmosphere/host
in the convivial days between Christmas and New Year

Question 51

congenial

Answer 51

friendly and pleasant:

congenial company/surroundings

Question 52

Chortle

Answer 52

to laugh, showing pleasure and satisfaction:
She chortled with glee at the news.
“… and Wolsey vanishes, with chortle

Question 53

inveterate

Answer 53

an inveterate liar, gambler, etc.

someone who does something very often and cannot stop doing it:
I never trust anything he says - the man’s an inveterate liar.

Question 54

snap

Answer 54

to suddenly become unable to control a strong feeling, especially anger:
When she asked me to postpone my trip to help her move to her new house, I just snapped (= got angry)

to cause something that is thin to break suddenly and quickly with a cracking sound:
You’ll snap that ruler if you bend it too far.
Some vandal’s snapped off my car aerial again.

Question 55

duress

Answer 55

threats used to force a person to do something:

He claimed that he signed the confession under duress.

Question 56

caress

Answer 56

to touch or kiss someone in a gentle and loving way:
Gently he caressed her cheek.
Aigerim caresses me a lot and I quite like it!

Question 57

feral

Answer 57

existing in a wild state, especially describing an animal that was previously kept by people:
feral dogs/cats

Question 58

snub

Answer 58

to insult someone by not giving them any attention or treating them as if they are not important:
Lawrence attempted to draw me into conversation, but I snubbed him, and went to another part of the room.
I think she felt snubbed because Anthony hadn’t bothered to introduce himself.

Maxim has been snubbing me since I joined the firm, but I hope it will get better.

Question 59

Munificence

Answer 59

the quality of being very generous with money:
I thanked them for their munificence.
His fellow guests did not share his munificence.

My dad is munificent man!

Question 60

Giblets

Answer 60

the inside parts and neck of a bird, for example a chicken, usually removed before it is cooked, that are often used to flavour sauces, etc.

Question 61

conciliate

Answer 61

to end a disagreement or someone’s anger by acting in a friendly way or slightly changing your opinions, or to satisfy someone who disagrees with you by acting in this way:
An independent adviser has been brought in to conciliate between the two sides involved in the conflict.
These changes have been made in an attempt to conciliate critics of the plan.

In school, when two of your friends start fighting you go and conciliate them.

Question 62

contempt

Answer 62

a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something:
At school she had complete contempt for all her teachers.
You should treat those remarks with the contempt that they deserve.
She’s beneath contempt (= I have no respect for her)!

Question 63

saliva

Answer 63

the liquid produced in your mouth to keep the mouth wet and to help to prepare food to be digested

Question 64

fornicate

Answer 64

to have sex with someone who you are not married to

Question 65

Foe

Answer 65

an enemy:
The two countries have united against their common foe.
They were bitter foes for many years.
Foes of the government will be delighting in its current difficulties.