Novel Exam: Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie

Question 1

Tethered

Answer 1

Tied with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement.

Question 2

Squeamish

Answer 2

Easily made to feel sick, faint or disgusted.

Question 3

Potential

Answer 3

Having or showing the capacity to become or to develop into something in the future.

Question 4

Unrelenting

Answer 4

Not yielding in strength, severity or determination.

Question 5

Inquiry

Answer 5

The act of asking for information.

Question 6

Betrayal

Answer 6

The action of being disloyal to someone or something.

Question 7

Delusion

Answer 7

A false belief or judgement about external reality.

Question 8

Demoted

Answer 8

That got a lower rank or less senior position.

Question 9

Solemn

Answer 9

Formal and dignified

Question 10

Ponder

Answer 10

Think about something carefully before making a decision or reaching a conclusion.

Question 11

Dilemma

Answer 11

A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives.

Question 12

Mandatory

Answer 12

Required by law or rules.

Question 13

Confidante

Answer 13

A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter with trust.

Question 14

Vengeful

Answer 14

Seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury.

Question 15

Relapse

Answer 15

Suffer deterioration after a period of improvement.

Question 16

Acknowledge

Answer 16

Accept or admit the existence or truth of something.

Question 17

Profusely

Answer 17

In large amounts.

Question 18

Oblivious

Answer 18

Not aware or not concerned about what is happening around one.

Question 19

Alleviate

Answer 19

Make less severe.

Question 20

Sympathetic

Answer 20

That feels, shows, or expresses sympathy.