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Question 1

abide

Answer 1

put up with, tolerate, await

Question 2

abjure

Answer 2

renounce, turn away from

Question 3

abroad

Answer 3

in the open, at large

Question 4

adamant

Answer 4

diamond, or (more generally) any very hard substance

Question 5

afield

Answer 5

away, especially from home

Question 6

aforetime

Answer 6

in earlier times

Question 7

aghast

Answer 7

terrified, amazed

Question 8

agin

Answer 8

a dialect word meaning “against”, “next to”

Question 9

alms-guest

Answer 9

one given shelter as an act of charity

Question 10

aloof

Answer 10

(of a person) distant, uninvolved

Question 11

amiss

Answer 11

not as things should be

Question 12

anon

Answer 12

soon; ever and anon often

Question 13

apace

Answer 13

quickly

Question 14

argent

Answer 14

silver, especially in heraldry

Question 15

arrassed

Answer 15

covered with arras (rich figured tapestry)

Question 16

askance

Answer 16

with an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval

Question 17

assuage

Answer 17

soften, lessen, soothe

Question 18

astonied

Answer 18

stunned, astonished

Question 19

attercop

Answer 19

a spider, also meaning a peevish or ill-natured person

Question 20

aught

Answer 20

anything

Question 21

aumbry

Answer 21

a small recess or cupboard in the wall