Test

Question 1

precarious

Answer 1

uncertain, unstable, insecure

Question 2

scrupulous

Answer 2

having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right, principled

Question 3

resolution

Answer 3

the act of resolving or determining upon an action

Question 4

artifice

Answer 4

a) a skillful or artful contrivance or expedient

b) to trick someone

Question 5

pseudonym

Answer 5

a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his/her identity

Question 6

egotism

Answer 6

Excessive reference to oneself in a conversation or writing/

Question 7

Melancholy

Answer 7

a gloomy state of mind

Question 8

impoverished

Answer 8

reduced to poverty

Question 9

avail

Answer 9

advantage

Question 10

conceited

Answer 10

having an excessively favorable opinion of one’s appearance or ability

Question 11

indignation

Answer 11

strong displeasure on something considered unjust or insulting

Question 12

solitude

Answer 12

the state of being or living alone

Question 13

resignation

Answer 13

a) an accepting unresisting attitude

b) the act of retiring up a position

Question 14

summons

Answer 14

an order to appear before a judge or magistrate or the writ containing it

Question 15

rhetorical

Answer 15

a) asked in order to produce an effect or to make a statement
b) expressed in terms in order to persuade or impress