"Ransom Of The Red Cheif"

Question 1

Diatribe

Answer 1

Bitter, abusive, criticism.

Question 2

Ransom

Answer 2

Payment demanded for the release of a person or property.

Question 3

Apparition

Answer 3

A sudden or unusual sight.

Question 4

Undeleterious

Answer 4

Harmless

Question 5

Bad-relief

Answer 5

Slightly raised

Question 6

Philoprogenitiveness

Answer 6

Love for one’s own children

Question 7

Brake

Answer 7

A thick group of trees.

Question 8

Court plaster

Answer 8

Adhesive cloth for covering cuts and scratches.

Question 9

Magic-lantern views

Answer 9

Slides

Question 10

Dassant

Answer 10

Dare not

Question 11

Reconnoiter

Answer 11

To seek information about an enemy’s whereabouts.

Question 12

Sylvan

Answer 12

Like woods or forests

Question 13

King Herod

Answer 13

An ancient king of Judea who once ordered the execution of all Bethlehem boys under the age of two.

Question 14

Decry

Answer 14

To criticize

Question 15

Depredation

Answer 15

Robbery

Question 16

Cauterized

Answer 16

Burned a wound to stop bleeding.

Question 17

Bedlam

Answer 17

An insane asylum

Question 18

Calliope

Answer 18

An instrument with steam whistles.

Question 19

Provisions

Answer 19

Necessary supplies; food

Question 20

Collaborate

Answer 20

To work together on a project.

Question 21

Comply

Answer 21

To act according to a command or request.

Question 22

Preposition

Answer 22

A suggested plan

Question 23

Commend

Answer 23

To speak highly of; to praise; to recommend

Question 24

Impudent

Answer 24

Bold and disrespectful.

Question 25

Foil

Answer 25

A character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character with the objective to highlight the traits of the other character.

Question 26

Trait

Answer 26

Distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.