Chapter2

1.convict

There was insufficient evidence to convict him.

2.layabout

If you say that someone is a layabout, you disapprove of them because they do not work and you think they are lazy.

3.lunatic

Her son thinks she's an absolute raving lunatic.

4.trance

Like a man in a trance, Blake found his way back to his rooms.

5.puce

COLOR Something that is puce is a dark purple colour.

6.ruddy

He had a naturally ruddy complexion, even more flushed now from dancing.

7.brood

She constantly broods about her family.

8.jovial

Father Whittaker appeared to be in a jovial mood.

9.wince

Every time he put any weight on his left leg he winced in pain.

10.meringue

Meringue is a mixture of beaten egg whites and sugar which is baked in the oven.

11.tweed

N-MASS Tweed is a thick woolen cloth, often woven from different coloured threads.

12.runty

A little girl is one thing, a little runty pig is another.

13.wastrel

If you describe someone as a wastrel you mean that they are lazy and spend their time and money on foolish things

14.hiccup

A baby may frequently get a bout of hiccups during or soon after a feeding.

15.apoplectic

ADJ If someone is apoplectic, they are extremely angry about something.