Black Cake Part II Vocab

Question 1

Time spent recovering from illness: recuperation

Answer 1

Convalescence

Question 2

Disappointment from discovering reality with an expectation

Answer 2

Disillusionment

Question 3

Lasting for a short time

Answer 3

Ephermeral

Question 4

Acceptance of the undesirable but inevitable

Answer 4

Resignation

Question 5

Unwilling or able to believe something

Answer 5

Incredulous

Question 6

Expressing or involving prolonged thought

Answer 6

Contemplative

Question 7

Edible burrowing bivalve mollusk with a strong ribbed shell: seashell

Answer 7

Cockle Shells

Question 8

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage

Answer 8

Despondent

Question 9

Not secure: uncertain or dangerously likely to fall or collapse

Answer 9

Precarious

Question 10

A lively energy and excitement or growing luxuriantly

Answer 10

Exuberant

Question 11

Anger provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment

Answer 11

Indignation

Question 12

Scornful

Answer 12

Contemptuous

Question 13

Feeling embarrassed or ashamed

Answer 13

Mortified

Question 14

Anxious something bad will happen

Answer 14

Apprehensive

Question 15

Able to withstand or recover quickly from bad conditions

Answer 15

Resilient

Question 16

Clinging or adhering closely: determined

Answer 16

Tenacious

Question 17

Strange or mysterious, especially in unsettling way

Answer 17

Uncanny

Question 18

Arrogant and domineering; assuming power without justification

Answer 18

Imperious

Question 19

Showing contempt or lack of respect

Answer 19

Disdainful

Question 20

Openly resisting or disobeying

Answer 20

Defiant