Quiz 1-20

Question 1

Beadle

Answer 1

A minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function

Question 2

Penury

Answer 2

A state of extreme poverty or destitution

Question 3

Redemption

Answer 3

(Theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

Question 4

Esteem

Answer 4

The condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)

Question 5

Err

Answer 5

To make a mistake or be incorrect

Question 6

Despair

Answer 6

A state in which all hope is lost or absent

Question 7

Annihilate

Answer 7

Kill in large numbers

Question 8

Dispersed

Answer 8

Distributed or spread over a considerable extent

Question 9

Diplomacy

Answer 9

Negotiation between nations

Question 10

Regent

Answer 10

Someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country’s monarch

Question 11

Edict

Answer 11

A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

Question 12

Prominent

Answer 12

Conspicuous in position or importance

Question 13

Bleak

Answer 13

Offering little or no hope

Question 14

Bitter

Answer 14

Very difficult to accept or bear

Question 15

Rescind

Answer 15

Cancel officially

Question 16

Strew

Answer 16

Spread by scattering (“straw” is archaic)

Question 17

Surreal

Answer 17

Characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions

Question 18

Wield

Answer 18

Have and exercise

Question 19

Hasten

Answer 19

Speed up the progress of; facilitate

Question 20

Morale

Answer 20

A state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose