The Lady and the Tiger Vocab

Question 1

n. the act of thinking about or discussing something and deciding carefully

Answer 1

deliberation

Question 2

adj. an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion

Answer 2

rapturous

Question 3

adj. expressing sorrow; mournful.

Answer 3

doleful

Question 4

adj. causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or sorrow

Answer 4

grievous

Question 5

adj. filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.

Answer 5

exuberant

Question 6

adj. friendly and cheerful.

Answer 6

genial

Question 7

adj. having a quality of ominous prophecy

Answer 7

fateful

Question 8

adj. having defined limits

Answer 8

determinate

Question 9

adj. marked by arrogant assurance

Answer 9

imperious

Question 10

adj. not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered.

Answer 10

untrammeled

Question 11

adj. reddish; ruddy; rosy:

Answer 11

florid

Question 12

adj. treating all rivals or disputants equally

Answer 12

impartial

Question 13

adj. Very hot

Answer 13

fervid

Question 14

adj. wandering

Answer 14

devious

Question 15

adj. When a situation or event is extremely serious or urgent.

Answer 15

dire

Question 16

n. A court or form of justice

Answer 16

tribunal

Question 17

n. a feeling of liking or attraction.

Answer 17

fancy

Question 18

n. A punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.

Answer 18

retribution

Question 19

n. a wall, rampart, or elevation of earth or stone to protect soldiers

Answer 19

parapet

Question 20

n. an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling

Answer 20

ardor

Question 21

n. concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

Answer 21

aesthetic

Question 22

n. great courage in the face of danger

Answer 22

valor

Question 23

n. one of two equal parts

Answer 23

moiety

Question 24

n. the practice of forming or pursuing ideals, usually unrealistic.

Answer 24

idealism

Question 25

v. go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route.

Answer 25

wend

Question 26

v. to come out from a source

Answer 26

emanate

Question 27

v. To crowd upon

Answer 27

throng

Question 28

v. to observe or honor with solemnity

Answer 28

solemnize

Question 29

v. To obtain something with care and effort.

Answer 29

procure

Question 30

v. to spread by scattering

Answer 30

strew