McGuffey's 5th Reader

Question 1

larder

Answer 1

place where the food supplies for the household are kept

Question 2

atheism

Answer 2

belief that God does not exist

Question 3

anthology

Answer 3

collection of poems, stories, etc.

Question 4

antediluvian

Answer 4

very ancient; literally, existing before the Flood

Question 5

architect

Answer 5

person whose profession is designing buildings; any designer or builder

Question 6

artlessness

Answer 6

state of being without guile or deceit

Question 7

aversion

Answer 7

intense dislike

Question 8

centipede

Answer 8

arthropod with a pair of legs for each segment, the front ones modified into poison fangs

Question 9

chutney

Answer 9

a spicy relish make of fruits, nuts, and herbs

Question 10

blase

Answer 10

having engaged in pleasure so much as to be weary of it; satiated and bored

Question 11

urbanity

Answer 11

courtesy of manners, civility, refinement

Question 12

yearn

Answer 12

long; be eager for

Question 13

tureen

Answer 13

a large, deep vessel for holding soup

Question 14

tittle

Answer 14

iota; whit

Question 15

sapper

Answer 15

soldier who dogs trenches or repairs fortifications; anyone engaged in undermining foundations or weakening something

Question 16

ottoman

Answer 16

stuffed seat without a back

Question 17

supine

Answer 17

lying on the back, face upwards;morally or mentally inactive; sluggish, listless

Question 18

superannuated

Answer 18

impaired by old age and infirmity

Question 19

varlet

Answer 19

rascal; scoundrel; knave

Question 20

paltry

Answer 20

trifling; insignificant; practically worthless

Question 21

stint

Answer 21

limit

Question 22

ornithologist

Answer 22

person who studies birds

Question 23

modulate

Answer 23

vary the pitch or intensity of the voice

Question 24

unobtrusive

Answer 24

not noticeable; modest

Question 25

orchestra

Answer 25

a group of musicians playing together

Question 26

meager

Answer 26

emaciated, thin; poor, inadequate

Question 27

perambulate

Answer 27

to walk through, over, or around, especially in examining, inspecting, or establishing a boundary

Question 28

saffron

Answer 28

plant with purplish flowers that yields an orange-yellow dye

Question 29

petition

Answer 29

formal document with a request; earnest supplication to a superior person or body

Question 30

peat

Answer 30

partly decayed plant matter from a swamp or bog, used as plant covering or fuel

Question 31

reverie

Answer 31

dreamy thinking or imagining, especially of agreeable things; fanciful musing

Question 32

bijou

Answer 32

jewel

Question 33

lariat

Answer 33

a long cord or thong of leather, with a noose on the end, for catching horses

Question 34

ebb

Answer 34

flow back to the sea; decline, weaken, pass away

Question 35

scupper

Answer 35

channel cut through the side of a ship for carrying off water from the deck

Question 36

fagot (faggot)

Answer 36

bundle of sticks or twigs to be used as fuel

Question 37

garlanded

Answer 37

adorned with flowers

Question 38

factotum

Answer 38

person employed to do all kinds of work

Question 39

contemplation

Answer 39

continued attention of the mink to one subject

Question 40

genius

Answer 40

great mental capacity or inventive ability, or a person with such capacity

Question 41

gourmand

Answer 41

one who has a hearty liking for gook foods and a tendency to overindulge, as distinguished from a gourmet, who is a judge of fine food and drinks

Question 42

coquetry

Answer 42

the behavior of one who flirts or tries to attract attention

Question 43

imprecation

Answer 43

curse, prayer for evil