Wicked Garden

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1. In the 'Thomas Covenant Chronicles', Stephen Donaldson named his villain Lord Foul. Foul is a synonym of wicked that speaks of a morally detestable nature; however, it may also lean toward obstruction, dishonour or pollution. Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of foul? Noisome Revolting Purge Funky

2. I thumbed through my series of Martin Beck crime novels and spotted the title "Abominable Man". I realised that abominable is as similar to wicked as much as which one of the following is NOT similar? Admirable Accursed Atrocious Abhorrent

3. I picked Eric Van Lustbader's 1983 novel 'Black Heart'. "Oh dear" I thought, "'black-hearted' could also be a synonym of wicked". I checked my thesaurus and found which of the following words to confirm my suspicions? I found all three Heinous Malignant Pernicious

4. I turned to poetry to get some relief. Unfortunately I'd stumbled upon Li Po's 'Nefarious War'. Nefarious taunted me with its similarity to the word wicked. Fortunately only one of his friends was among the following words, which one is a synonym of nefarious? Virtuous Iniquitous Honourable Upright

5. Reading through JRR Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' I noted the creature, Gollum, using the word 'tricksy'. This had a wicked, mischievous sound about it, much like three of the following words. Which word does NOT fit? Roguish Knavish Ingenuous Impish

6. I picked up a John D. MacDonald story, 'The Dreadful Lemon Sky' and started to feel uneasy because I knew that dreadful was a synonym of wicked. I was assaulted by four words but fortunately one of them was an antonym of dreadful. Which one? Alarming Atrocious Appalling Appealing

7. Ironically, I hit the chair as I reached for my copy of Tom Robbins' 'Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates' and a wicked (or fierce) pain shot through my elbow. Other words shot through my mind. Are all these words synonyms of fierce? Furious, tearing, cut-throat and boisterous. Yes No

8. Looking for something lighter I grabbed my 'Ace-High' (Western) magazine and soon realised that ace, meaning good or skilful, is synonymous with wicked when wicked is used informally. Which of the following words is also a synonym of ace? Dilettante Amateur Maven Sciolist

9. Evangeline Walton's book, 'Island of the Mighty', reminded me that the word mighty also has similarities with wicked, as in "a mighty or wicked wind". However, which of the following is NOT a synonym of mighty? Doughty Puissant Stalwart Innocuous

10. I'd saved my Spike Milligan for last only to be assailed by a thesaurus of wicked words, 'Sir Nobonk and the Terrible, Dreadful, Awful, Naughty, Nasty Dragon'. I liked the word naughty, it implied mischief, but which of the following is an antonym of naughty? Fractious Playful Wayward Seemly