Tkam 17-24

Question 1

acrimonious

Answer 1

sarcastic, bitter, nasty

Question 2

affirmative nod

Answer 2

to shake one’s head up and down to indicate “yes”

Question 3

amiably

Answer 3

good-natured

Question 4

audibly

Answer 4

anything that is audible is capable of being heard.

Question 5

bantam cock

Answer 5

a small, aggressive rooster

Question 6

benignly

Answer 6

kindly, gently

Question 7

boiling

Answer 7

angry or unruly group

Question 8

capacity

Answer 8

ability

Question 9

cast

Answer 9

when one eye veers off in another direction

Question 10

complacently

Answer 10

in a self-satisfied way

Question 11

congenital

Answer 11

a condition that exists at birth

Question 12

contempt charges

Answer 12

charges for disrespecting a court or judge

Question 13

corroborating evidence

Answer 13

evidence which helps to strengthen a position

Question 14

corrugated

Answer 14

alternating ridges and grooves

Question 15

counsel

Answer 15

lawyers

Question 16

crepey

Answer 16

to resemble a think, crinkled cloth

Question 17

dictum

Answer 17

official pronouncement

Question 18

dogged

Answer 18

stubborn determination

Question 19

economic fluctuations

Answer 19

changes in the financial state of the country

Question 20

edge

Answer 20

sharpness

Question 21

gardenia

Answer 21

a large, fragrant flower

Question 22

genially

Answer 22

in a friendly manner

Question 23

geraniums

Answer 23

flowering plants

Question 24

gullet

Answer 24

throat; neck

Question 25

heaved

Answer 25

lifted

Question 26

import

Answer 26

importance

Question 27

irrelevant n immaterial

Answer 27

not related to something and unimportant

Question 28

load o'kindlin'

Answer 28

a load of materials used to start a fire