chapter 5 and 6

Question 1

muse

Answer 1

to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject

Question 2

complacency

Answer 2

the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

Question 3

stoutly

Answer 3

in a resolute manner

Question 4

leprous

Answer 4

of or relating to leprosy (NB: leprosy is a disease characterized by ulcerations and scaly skin)

Question 5

stanch

Answer 5

stop the flow of a liquid

Question 6

folly

Answer 6

a foolish action, practice, idea, etc.; absurdity

Question 7

thereby

Answer 7

by that means or because of that

Question 8

dismay

Answer 8

the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

Question 9

malachite

Answer 9

a green mineral used for making ornamental articles

Question 10

inarticulate

Answer 10

without or deprived of the use of speech or words

Question 11

cunning

Answer 11

inventiveness and skill

Question 12

stolid

Answer 12

having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

Question 13

counsel

Answer 13

something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

Question 14

clad

Answer 14

dressed

Question 15

intimate

Answer 15

imply as a possibility

Question 16

repugnance

Answer 16

intense aversion

Question 17

verdigris

Answer 17

a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time

Question 18

furtive

Answer 18

taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret

Question 19

Occidental

Answer 19

pertaining to or characteristic of the West

Question 20

monomania

Answer 20

an inordinate or obsessive zeal for or interest in a single thing, idea, subject, or the like

Question 21

fancy

Answer 21

an idea or opinion with little foundation; illusion

Question 22

abstain

Answer 22

choose not to do something

Question 23

substantive

Answer 23

a noun

Question 24

proposition

Answer 24

anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration

Question 25

tethered

Answer 25

confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain

Question 26

exuberant

Answer 26

profuse in growth or production; luxuriant; superabundant

Question 27

undulate

Answer 27

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

Question 28

subterranean

Answer 28

being or operating under the surface of the earth

Question 29

cupola

Answer 29

any of various domelike structures

Question 30

import

Answer 30

meaning; implication

Question 31

conveyance

Answer 31

something that serves as a means of transportation

Question 32

utopia

Answer 32

ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects

Question 33

sepulture

Answer 33

the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial

Question 34

decadent

Answer 34

marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay

Question 35

vestige

Answer 35

a surviving evidence or remainder of some condition, practice, etc

Question 36

interpolate

Answer 36

insert words into texts

Question 37

plaintive

Answer 37

expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful

Question 38

expostulation

Answer 38

an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof

Question 39

futile

Answer 39

incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful

Question 40

droves

Answer 40

a large crowd of human beings

Question 41

pallor

Answer 41

unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

Question 42

obscene

Answer 42

offensive to the mind

Question 43

amorous

Answer 43

inclined toward or displaying love

Question 44

aperture

Answer 44

a natural opening in something

Question 45

aristocracy

Answer 45

a privileged class holding hereditary titles

Question 46

etiolated

Answer 46

weakened or sickly; drained of color or vigor

Question 47

zenith

Answer 47

the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

Question 48

circuit

Answer 48

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

Question 49

parapet

Answer 49

a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony

Question 50

sheer

Answer 50

extending down or up very steeply; almost completely vertical

Question 51

abysmal

Answer 51

of or like an abyss; immeasurably deep or great.

Question 52

incontinent

Answer 52

lacking in moderation or self-control

Question 53

spectral

Answer 53

resembling or characteristic of a phantom

Question 54

novelty

Answer 54

originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel

Question 55

giddy

Answer 55

affected with vertigo; dizzy

Question 56

well-nigh

Answer 56

very nearly; almost

Question 57

interminable

Answer 57

tiresomely long; seemingly without end