166-197 vocab

Question 1

palm of victory

Answer 1

winning a battle while still in command

Question 2

reap the fruits of my labor

Answer 2

to obtain a reward based on the results of someone else’s effort

Question 3

borderline

Answer 3

barely acceptable in quality or as belonging to a category

Question 4

heroics

Answer 4

behavior or talk that is bold or dramatic, especially excessively or unexpectedly so

Question 5

entreated

Answer 5

ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something

Question 6

dispatched

Answer 6

send off to a destination or for a purpose

Question 7

remanded

Answer 7

to send or order back

Question 8

lamented

Answer 8

to express grief, to mourn, to regret deeply

Question 9

mauled

Answer 9

to injure by or as if by beating

Question 10

grisly

Answer 10

causing horror or dread; gruesome

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scurried

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to move about or proceed hurriedly

Question 12

initiative

Answer 12

the first step or action of a matter

Question 13

altercated

Answer 13

dispute or argue noisily and publicly

Question 14

needled

Answer 14

to attack with mean put-downs or insults

Question 15

mortify

Answer 15

cause (someone) to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated

Question 16

intemperate

Answer 16

having or showing a lack of self-control

Question 17

folly

Answer 17

lack of good sense; foolishness

Question 18

redoubt

Answer 18

a small building or area that gives protection to soldiers under attack

Question 19

immobilized

Answer 19

prevent (something or someone) from moving or operating as normal

Question 20

peevish

Answer 20

easily irritated

Question 21

bumpkins

Answer 21

an awkward, unsophisticated person

Question 22

poltroon

Answer 22

a complete coward

Question 23

thespian

Answer 23

an actor or actress

Question 24

contending

Answer 24

to compete with someone or for something