Prologue

Question 1

acquaintance

Answer 1

Knowledge or experience of something.

Question 2

praise

Answer 2

Express warm approval or admiration of.

Question 3

indistinct

Answer 3

Not clear or sharply defined.

Question 4

ignorant

Answer 4

Lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated.

Question 5

elapsed

Answer 5

(of time) pass or go by.

Question 6

admirer

Answer 6

A person who has a particular regard for someone or something.

Question 7

narrative

Answer 7

A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

Question 8

exception

Answer 8

A person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule.

Question 9

endeavor

Answer 9

Try hard to do or achieve something.

Question 10

banquet

Answer 10

An elaborate and formal meal for many people.

Question 11

alteration

Answer 11

The action or process of altering or being altered.

Question 12

pun

Answer 12

A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

Question 13

unbidden

Answer 13

Without having been commanded or invited.

Question 14

Homeric

Answer 14

Relating to or in the style of Homer or the epic poems ascribed to him.

Question 15

abstraction

Answer 15

The quality of dealing with ideas rather than events.

Question 16

comical

Answer 16

Amusing, especially in a ludicrous or absurd way.

Question 17

hitherto

Answer 17

Until now or until the point in time under discussion.

Question 18

manifested

Answer 18

Show (a quality or feeling) by one’s acts or appearance; demonstrate.

Question 19

predicament

Answer 19

A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.

Question 20

fortunate

Answer 20

Favored by or involving good luck; lucky.

Question 21

prescribe

Answer 21

advise and authorize the use of (a medicine or treatment) for someone, especially in writing.

Question 22

indignant

Answer 22

Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Question 23

encomiast

Answer 23

A person who publicly praises or flatters someone else.

Question 24

carouse

Answer 24

Drink alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way.