Chapter 10

Question 1

incognito

Answer 1

having ones true identity concealed

Question 2

carnage

Answer 2

the killing of a large number of people

Question 3

predilection

Answer 3

a preference for something

Question 4

exhume

Answer 4

dig out from the ground

Question 5

disinter

Answer 5

dig up something that has been buried; discover something

Question 6

innate

Answer 6

inborn, natural

Question 7

perfidy

Answer 7

the state of being deceitful and untrustworthy

Question 8

indoctrinate

Answer 8

teach to accept a set of beliefs uncritically

Question 9

intransigent

Answer 9

refusing to change ones views or to agree about something

Question 10

diffident

Answer 10

modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

Question 11

nefarious

Answer 11

wicked or criminal

Question 12

ambit

Answer 12

scope or bounds of something

Question 13

exigent

Answer 13

pressing or demanding

Question 14

protracted

Answer 14

drawn out; lasting for longer than expected/usual

Question 15

impassioned

Answer 15

filled with great emotion

Question 16

fractious

Answer 16

irritable and quarrelsome

Question 17

egregious

Answer 17

outstandingly bad or shocking

Question 18

adherents

Answer 18

someone who supports a particular party or ideas

Question 19

litigate

Answer 19

resort to legal action/law suit

Question 20

cognizance

Answer 20

awareness or knowledge

Question 21

noxious

Answer 21

harmful or very unpleasant

Question 22

equivocate

Answer 22

use ambiguous language to concel truth/avoid committment

Question 23

invidious

Answer 23

likely to arouse resentment/anger in other ; unfair or unjust comparison

Question 24

contentious

Answer 24

causing or likely to cause an argument

Question 25

exigency

Answer 25

an urgent need or demand

Question 26

expatriate

Answer 26

person living outside their native country

Question 27

detraction

Answer 27

diminish

Question 28

impervious

Answer 28

unable to be affected by

Question 29

subversive

Answer 29

seeking to disrupt or undermine an established system

Question 30

inadvertent

Answer 30

without intention

Question 31

mundane

Answer 31

dull; or wordly (Rather than heavenly or spiritual)

Question 32

sordid

Answer 32

dirty or involving immoral/dishonourable ations

Question 33

indigent

Answer 33

poor, needy

Question 34

indignant

Answer 34

feeling anger/annoyed at unfair treatment

Question 35

abrogate

Answer 35

do away with; or evade a responsibility

Question 36

disparate

Answer 36

essentially different in kind

Question 37

inveterate

Answer 37

having a particular habit that is unlikely to change (long established)

Question 38

treason

Answer 38

betraying ones country, esp by attempting to overthrow the government

Question 39

impeachment

Answer 39

a charge of treason, high crimes, or misdemeanours against an official. NB: doesnt mean removal from office (occurs if convicted).