soph list 18

Question 1

Advent

Answer 1

the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event:

Question 2

Appalled

Answer 2

greatly dismay or horrified

Question 3

Craven

Answer 3

contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly:

Question 4

Ethereal

Answer 4

extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world

Question 5

Exemplify

Answer 5

be a typical example of

Question 6

Dilate

Answer 6

make or become wider, larger, or more open

Question 7

illiterate

Answer 7

unable to read or write

Question 8

prone

Answer 8

likely to or liable to suffer from something regrettable or unwelcome

Question 9

lateral

Answer 9

of, at, toward, or from the side or sides

Question 10

lissome

Answer 10

(of a person or their body) thin, supple, and graceful.

Question 11

penance

Answer 11

voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong

Question 12

pewter

Answer 12

a gray alloy of tin with copper and antimony

Question 13

sanctum

Answer 13

a sacred place, esp. a shrine within a temple or church

Question 14

rangy

Answer 14

(of a person or animal) tall and slim with long, slender limbs

Question 15

stenograph

Answer 15

shorthand machine or steno writer is a specialized chorded keyboard or typewriter

Question 16

wry

Answer 16

using or expressing dry, esp. mocking, humor

Question 17

odometer

Answer 17

an instrument for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle