Vocab

Question 1

palisades

Answer 1

large, pointed stakes set in the ground to form a fence used for defense

Question 2

conceits

Answer 2

strange or fanciful ideas

Question 3

mollified

Answer 3

soothed ; calmed

Question 4

peril

Answer 4

danger

Question 5

loath

Answer 5

reluctant, unwilling

Question 6

sundry

Answer 6

various ; different

Question 7

recompense

Answer 7

reward ; repayment

Question 8

unconscious

Answer 8

having temporally lost awareness in a faint

Question 9

depths

Answer 9

deepest areas

Question 10

ancestors

Answer 10

people from whom one is descended

Question 11

protruded

Answer 11

stuck out

Question 12

exquisite

Answer 12

very beautiful, delicate , carefully wrought

Question 13

affliction

Answer 13

something causing pain or suffering

Question 14

indications

Answer 14

signs things that point out or signify

Question 15

abundance

Answer 15

great supply, more than enough

Question 16

pilfer

Answer 16

steal

Question 17

disposition

Answer 17

inclination , tendency

Question 18

constitute

Answer 18

serve as the parts or basis of ; form ; compromise

Question 19

tempered

Answer 19

treated to achieve just the right strength or balance

Question 20

deliberation

Answer 20

careful consideration

Question 21

oblivion

Answer 21

the condition of being completely forgotten