C&P + PF

Question 1

calumny

Answer 1

the making of false and defamatory statements to damage someone’s reputation; slander

Question 2

auto-da-fé

Answer 2

burning of heretics by spanish inquisitions

Question 3

rubicund

Answer 3

red, rosy cheeked

Question 4

convives

Answer 4

fellow banqueters

Question 5

sectile

Answer 5

of or relating to a mineral that can be cut or severed by a knife but cannot withstand pulverization

Question 6

portico

Answer 6

a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building

Question 7

vermiculated

Answer 7

(esp of the plumage of a bird) marked with sinuous or wavy lines

Question 8

crepitation

Answer 8

a crackling or rattling sound

Question 9

sepulchar

Answer 9

a small room or monument, cut in rock or made of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried

Question 10

limner

Answer 10

one who illuminates parchments

Question 11

accretion

Answer 11

the process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers of matter

Question 12

adjutant

Answer 12

a military officer who acts as an administrative assistant to a senior officer

Question 13

adeling

Answer 13

a prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir

Question 14

scarp

Answer 14

very steep bank or slope

Question 15

ribald

Answer 15

referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude to irreverent way

Question 16

demilune

Answer 16

small body shaped like a half moon or crescent

Question 17

limpid

Answer 17

of a liquid: free of anything that darkens; clear

eyes: unclouded; clear

Question 18

contrapuntal

Answer 18

of or in a counterpoint; of music, with two or more independent melodic lines

Question 19

caesura

Answer 19

break between words within a metrical foot; pause near middle of line

Question 20

valise

Answer 20

small traveling bag or suitcase

Question 21

diaphanous

Answer 21

light, delicate, and translucent

Question 22

scurrilous

Answer 22

making or spreading scandalous claims about someone w/the intention of damaging their reputation

Question 23

fatuous

Answer 23

silly and pointless

Question 24

crepitation

Answer 24

crackling or rattling sound

Question 25

accretion

Answer 25

process of growth or increase, typically by gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter

Question 26

ribald

Answer 26

referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way