Chapters 1-8

Question 1

intricate

Answer 1

complex

adj

Question 2

notoriously

Answer 2

widely and favorably done

adj

Question 3

unscrupulous

Answer 3

lack of moral standards or conscience to guide one’s conduct

adj

Question 4

congenital

Answer 4

having by nature a specified character

adj

Question 5

rendered

Answer 5

to cause to be or become

v

Question 6

oscillating

Answer 6

to swing move to and fro

v

Question 7

reveries

Answer 7

daydreams

n

Question 8

garrulous

Answer 8

rambling about trivial matters

adj

Question 9

veracity

Answer 9

accuracy

n

Question 10

obstinate

Answer 10

firmly or stubbornly adhering to one opinion

adj

Question 11

havoc

Answer 11

ruinous damage

Question 12

virtuous

Answer 12

morally excellent

adj

Question 13

chortle

Answer 13

chuckle

v

Question 14

aloofness

Answer 14

quality of being indifferent

adj

Question 15

melee

Answer 15

confused hand-to-hand fight among several people

n

Question 16

affluent

Answer 16

an abundance of wealth, propery or other material goods

adj

Question 17

valiant

Answer 17

brave

adj

Question 18

contrite

Answer 18

filled with a sense of guilt

adj

Question 19

impeccable

Answer 19

flawless

adj

Question 20

vehemently

Answer 20

violent, hostile

adj

Question 21

imbecile

Answer 21

dunce, dolt

n

Question 22

nemesis

Answer 22

rival, enemy

n

Question 23

oblivious

Answer 23

unmindful

adj

Question 24

feigned

Answer 24

sham, counterfeit

adj

Question 25

irony

Answer 25

the use of words to convey a meaning opposite of its literal meaning n

Question 26

subtle

Answer 26

difficult to perceive or understand adj

Question 27

nuances

Answer 27

subtle difference or distinction in an expression or meaning n

Question 28

trepidation

Answer 28

trembling movement n

Question 29

abhor

Answer 29

to regard with hatred v

Question 30

indignation

Answer 30

the displeasure at something unjust or offensive n

Question 31

integrity

Answer 31

honesty n

Question 32

curtly

Answer 32

brief, concise or abrupt in manner adj

Question 33

shirked

Answer 33

to evade (work, duty) v

Question 34

austere

Answer 34

struct, severe moral or rigorously self disciplined

Question 35

morose

Answer 35

gloomy adj

Question 36

havoc

Answer 36

ruinous damage n

Question 37

imminent

Answer 37

likely to occur at any moment adj

Question 38

guileless

Answer 38

honest adj

Question 39

insomniac

Answer 39

someone who suffers the inability to sleep n

Question 40

harried

Answer 40

to harrass, annoy or prove a nuisance to by attacking repeatedly v

Question 41

anonymity

Answer 41

anonymus state n

Question 42

interlude

Answer 42

intervening episode, period or space n

Question 43

embodiment

Answer 43

a person, being or thing embodying a spirit, principle or abstraction n

Question 44

façade

Answer 44

front of a building or front to disguise something or someone n

Question 45

alter ego

Answer 45

second self n

Question 46

diffusion

Answer 46

djeid