dante vocabulary

Question 1

acquisition

Answer 1

an asset or object bought or obtained

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Question 2

attrition

Answer 2

sorrow, but not contrition for sin

Question 3

tremulous

Answer 3

shaking or quivering slightly

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kindled

Answer 4

light or set on fire/arouse or inspire

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solace

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comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness

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anguish

Answer 6

severe mental or physical pain or suffering

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recoiled

Answer 7

suddenly spring or flinch back in fear/horror/disgust.

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pandemonium

Answer 8

uproar; wild and noisy disorder or confusion

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pallor

Answer 9

an unhealthy, pale appearance

Question 10

enameled

Answer 10

coat or decorate with enamel

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serenity

Answer 11

the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled

Question 12

bestial

Answer 12

of or like an animal

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lamentation

Answer 13

the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping

Question 14

kinsmen

Answer 14

a man who is one of a person’s blood relations

Question 15

yawed

Answer 15

twist or oscillate about a vertical axis

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abyss

Answer 16

deep or seemingly bottomless chasm

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extravagance

Answer 17

lack of restraint in spending money or use of resources

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credulous

Answer 18

having or showing too great a readiness to believe things

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gratified

Answer 19

give pleasure or satisfaction

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jostling

Answer 20

push, elbow, or bump

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allegory

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a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

Question 22

boughs

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a main branch of a tree

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stagnant

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having no current flow and often having an unpleasant smell

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decorously

Answer 24

in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained

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contemptuously

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in a scornful way that shows disdain

Question 26

populace

Answer 26

the people living in a particular country or area

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fraud

Answer 27

wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain

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arson

Answer 28

the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property

Question 29

desolation

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a state of complete emptiness or destruction

Question 30

straggling

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move along slowly typically in a small irregular group (remaining distance).

Question 31

ferocity

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the state or quality of being ferocious.

Question 32

scourge

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a whip used as an instrument of punishment.

Question 33

gnarled

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knobby, rough, and twisted especially with age.

Question 34

prostrate

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lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward.

Question 35

simultaneously

Answer 35

at the same time

Question 36

savagely

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on a fierce/violent/uncontrolled manner

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insolence

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rude and disrespectful manner

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petrified

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so frightened that one is unable to move; terrified

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penitence

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the action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance

Question 40

crevices

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narrow opening in in fissure, especially in a rock or wall.

Question 41

prunes

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an unpleasant or disagreeable person

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reverence

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deep respect for someone or something.

Question 43

exhortation

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an address or communication empathetically urging someone to do something.

Question 44

agonize

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undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something.

Question 45

pinions

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tie or hold the arms or legs of someone

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cower

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crouch down in fear

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proportioned

Answer 47

having dimensions or a comparative relationship of parts to a specific type

Question 48

entwining

Answer 48

wind or twist together; interweave