Preface

Question 1

Abominably

Answer 1

adverb.
very unpleasantly or unfairly.

Question 2

Conciliatory

Answer 2

adjective
intended or likely to placate or pacify.

Question 3

Cryptogram

Answer 3

noun
1.
a text written in code.
2.
a symbol or figure with secret or occult significance

Question 4

Derisive

Answer 4

adjective
expressing contempt or ridicule.

Question 5

adjective: didactic

Answer 5

intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

Question 6

Libelous

Answer 6

adjective
containing or constituting a libel.

Question 7

Portraiture

Answer 7

noun
the art of creating portraits.