Vocab

Question 1

resolute

Answer 1

firmly set in purpose or opinion

Question 2

banal

Answer 2

lacking freshness or appeal because of overuse

Question 3

circumvent

Answer 3

to surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap

Question 4

delude

Answer 4

to cause to hold a false belief

Question 5

pristine

Answer 5

remaining in a pure state, without human alteration

Question 6

complacent

Answer 6

smug; self satisfied; overly confident

Question 7

render

Answer 7

portray; depict

Question 8

eulogy

Answer 8

speech to honor someone at his funeral

Question 9

sublime

Answer 9

inspiring; uplifting

Question 10

august

Answer 10

majestic; dignified; noble

Question 11

exalt

Answer 11

praise; laud; raise up; dignify

Question 12

solicitude

Answer 12

concern; attentiveness; care; kindness

Question 13

exhort

Answer 13

urge; press; push; encourage; pressure

Question 14

aversion

Answer 14

dislike; distaste; repugnance

Question 14

tumult

Answer 14

chaotic; turbulent; diorderly; confused

Question 15

glean

Answer 15

learn; gather; collect

Question 16

reproach

Answer 16

scold; reprimand; reprimand; reprove

Question 17

indifference

Answer 17

lack of interest or concern

Question 18

impartial

Answer 18

fair; unbiased; neutral

Question 19

munition

Answer 19

weapon; arm; armament

Question 20

patrician

Answer 20

upper-class; aristocratic

Question 21

plebian

Answer 21

of or related to commoners

Question 22

surfeit

Answer 22

an excessive amount of something

Question 22

perjury

Answer 22

crime of lying under oath in court

Question 23

temperate

Answer 23

mild; moderate