Part II Vocab 7

Question 1

The talk was incomprehensible, half drowned by the stridence of St. James Infirmary from a loud-speaker just above.

Accepted Answer

Loud or harsh noise

Question 2

Two men resting their elbows on the parapet of the esplanade, gazed down intently at the empty, lifeless harbor.

Accepted Answer

Protective wall

Question 3

The war memorial at Oran stands at the one place where one has a glimpse of the sea, a sort of esplanade.

Accepted Answer

Flat, level ground

Question 4

From inside came a low sound of intoning voices, together with stale wafts of incense and dank air.

Accepted Answer

Gentle breeze

Question 5

"No," he said vehemently, "you are not wrong."

Accepted Answer

Forcefully

Question 6

At the other table, round which sat a bevy of bright young people, the talk was incomprehensible.

Accepted Answer

Large group

Question 7

He went to a corner of the room and started a small phonograph.

Accepted Answer

Record player

Question 8

"Certainly not. But", Tarrou smiled, "do try at least not to propagate the microbe deliberately."

Accepted Answer

Spread

Question 9

...filling the silence with the fancied tinkle of a doorbell, in practice obstinately mute.

Accepted Answer

Stubbornly

Question 10

Two outbuildings from which the other patients had been evacuated...and round which a sanitary cordon had been set up.

Accepted Answer

Barrier of police

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