Vocab: Dorian Gray 1

Question 1

comely

Answer 1

attractive; proper

Question 2

sullen

Answer 2

showing a brooding ill humor

Question 3

languorous

Answer 3

lacking spirit or liveliness

Question 4

whim

Answer 4

an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

Question 5

gape

Answer 5

to look with amazement

Question 6

tremulous

Answer 6

quivering as from weakness or from fear

Question 7

lionize

Answer 7

assign great social importance to

Question 8

brood

Answer 8

hang over, as of something threatening, dark or menacing

Question 9

ensconce

Answer 9

fix firmmly in a safe or secret place

Question 10

languidly

Answer 10

in a lethargic manner

Question 11

conjecture

Answer 11

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

Question 12

chirrup

Answer 12

make high-pitched sounds

Question 13

faltering

Answer 13

the act of pausing uncertainly

Question 14

articulate

Answer 14

express or state clearly

Question 15

gilded

Answer 15

covered or made from gold

Question 16

petulant

Answer 16

easily irritated or annoyed

Question 17

tedious

Answer 17

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

Question 18

scrupulous

Answer 18

characterized by extreme care and great effort

Question 19

whorl

Answer 19

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles