Modern European Lit- Dracula Vocab (Chap 11-20)

Question 1

pallor

Answer 1

extreme or unnatural paleness

Question 2

poignant

Answer 2

distressing to the mind or feelings, profoundly moving or touching

Question 3

queried

Answer 3

questioned, inquired

Question 4

badinage

Answer 4

light, playful banter

Question 5

perambulator

Answer 5

a baby carriage

Question 6

assail

Answer 6

to attack, as with ridicule

Question 7

stertorous

Answer 7

a heavy snoring sound in respiration

Question 8

subcutaneous

Answer 8

located or placed just beneath the skin

Question 9

placidity

Answer 9

undisturbed by tumult or disorder, relaxation

Question 10

avarice

Answer 10

immoderate desire for wealth, greed

Question 11

urbane

Answer 11

polite, refined, and often elegant in manner

Question 12

entailed

Answer 12

limited inheritance of property to specified heirs

Question 13

ague

Answer 13

a chill or fit of shivering

Question 14

pedantry

Answer 14

an inappropriate display of learning

Question 15

sexton

Answer 15

an employee responsible for the upkeep of church property

Question 16

emaciated

Answer 16

extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation

Question 17

verbatim

Answer 17

in exactly the same words, word for word

Question 18

tumult

Answer 18

agitation of the mind or emotions

Question 19

impotent

Answer 19

lacking physical strength or vigor, weak

Question 20

physiognomist

Answer 20

one who judges human character from facial features

Question 21

smote

Answer 21

to strike down or hit

Question 22

unhallowed

Answer 22

unholy

Question 23

chagrin

Answer 23

strong feelings of embarrassment

Question 24

laconically

Answer 24

using or marked by the use of few words, terse or concise

Question 25

repudiated

Answer 25

rejected emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust

Question 26

tremulous

Answer 26

marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking

Question 27

ploughshare

Answer 27

a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

Question 28

inquisition

Answer 28

the act of inquiring into a matter, an investigation

Question 29

tacit

Answer 29

not spoken

Question 30

disposition

Answer 30

one's usual mood, temperament

Question 31

sophistic

Answer 31

characteristics of a scholar or thinker

Question 32

assimilation

Answer 32

adopting the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture

Question 33

unfettered

Answer 33

to set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds

Question 34

afflict

Answer 34

to inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on

Question 35

homicidal

Answer 35

murderous

Question 36

mundane

Answer 36

relating to commonplace things, ordinary

Question 37

malodorous

Answer 37

having a bad odor, foul

Question 38

amenable

Answer 38

responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion, willing

Question 39

acquiesced

Answer 39

to consent or comply passively or without protest

Question 40

opiate

Answer 40

something that dulls the senses and induces relaxation

Question 41

debauch

Answer 41

to corrupt morally

Question 42

lairs

Answer 42

the den or dwelling of a wild animal, a hideaway

Question 43

inquietude

Answer 43

a state of restlessness or uneasiness

Question 44

appositeness

Answer 44

strikingly appropriate or relevant

Question 45

resumption

Answer 45

beginning again

Question 46

celerity

Answer 46

swiftness of action or motion, speed

Question 47

accentuated

Answer 47

to stress or emphasize; intensify

Question 48

reverently

Answer 48

in a state of profound awe and respect and often love

Question 49

intrigued

Answer 49

engaged in secret or underhanded schemes, spied

Question 50

thwarting

Answer 50

opposing and defeating the efforts, plans, or ambitions of something

Question 51

heraldic

Answer 51

indicative of or announcing something to come

Question 52

abasement

Answer 52

a low or downcast state

Question 53

prosaic

Answer 53

matter-of-fact, straightforward, lacking imagination, dull

Question 54

odium

Answer 54

strong dislike, contempt, or aversion

Question 55

wily

Answer 55

marked by skill in deception

Question 56

haggard

Answer 56

appearing worn and exhausted

Question 57

despatch

Answer 57

written official message sent with speed

Question 58

implicitly

Answer 58

in a manner which s understood though not directly expressed

Question 59

trenchant

Answer 59

forceful, effective, and vigorous

Question 60

malignity

Answer 60

intense ill will or hatred, great malice

Question 61

finite

Answer 61

having bounds, limited

Question 62

fissures

Answer 62

long narrow opening, a crack or cleft

Question 63

vivify

Answer 63

to give or bring life to

Question 64

distils

Answer 64

separates or purifies

Question 65

hoodwink

Answer 65

to take in by deceptive means, deceive

Question 66

constrained

Answer 66

in a forced or inhibited manner

Question 67

prelude

Answer 67

introductory event or action preceding a more important one

Question 68

resonant

Answer 68

strong and deep in tone

Question 69

irksome

Answer 69

causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation

Question 70

remonstrance

Answer 70

an expression or protest or complaint