Vocabulary

Question 1

Loathsome

Answer 1

disgusting

Question 2

Blanch

Answer 2

turn white, bleach

Question 3

Fervent

Answer 3

showing intensity of spirit, glowing

Question 4

Livid

Answer 4

discolored from bruising, furious

Question 5

Rancor

Answer 5

bitterness or resentment

Question 6

admonish

Answer 6

to warn or caution

Question 7

fatalism

Answer 7

idea that events are set in advance, humans cannot change them

Question 8

anglophile

Answer 8

someone who likes british culture

Question 9

chide

Answer 9

express disapproval of, scold

Question 10

venerable

Answer 10

commanding respect because of age

Question 11

chronicle

Answer 11

to record events

Question 12

countenance

Answer 12

look or expression of the face

Question 13

shriven

Answer 13

forgiven for sin, absolved

Question 14

assuage

Answer 14

to make milder, relieve

Question 15

upbraid

Answer 15

to find fault with or reproach severely

Question 16

sedately

Answer 16

keeping a quiet, steady attitude

Question 17

accrue

Answer 17

to accumulate or to be added periodically

Question 18

entreaty

Answer 18

serious request or plea

Question 19

sundry

Answer 19

various

Question 20

duress

Answer 20

compulsion by means of threat

Question 21

sanguine

Answer 21

cheerful, confident and hopeful

Question 22

solicitous

Answer 22

anxious, concerned, eager to obtain something desirable

Question 23

cloister

Answer 23

a place devoted to religious seclusion

Question 24

motley

Answer 24

composed of diverse elements

Question 25

tempest

Answer 25

a violent storm

Question 26

asunder

Answer 26

into parts

Question 27

malady

Answer 27

a disease or disorder

Question 28

castigate

Answer 28

to punish someone severely

Question 29

privy

Answer 29

private, withdrawn

Question 30

implore

Answer 30

to call or pray for earnestly, to plead, beg

Question 31

rebuke

Answer 31

to criticize sharply

Question 32

bequeath

Answer 32

to give or leave by will

Question 33

-temp-

Answer 33

time

Question 34

staunch

Answer 34

firm, brave

Question 35

baleful

Answer 35

threatening evil, sinister

Question 36

dominion

Answer 36

the power of governing

Question 37

dais

Answer 37

raised platform

Question 38

wallow

Answer 38

to roll or flounder about

Question 39

miscreants

Answer 39

villians

Question 40

convictions

Answer 40

strong and fixed beliefs

Question 41

cadences

Answer 41

rhythmic flows or sequences

Question 42

censured

Answer 42

gave strong expression or dissaproval

Question 43

strictures

Answer 43

rules restricting behavior

Question 44

profoundly

Answer 44

in an intellectually deep way

Question 45

prodigious

Answer 45

wonderful or marvelous in an impressive way

Question 46

advent

Answer 46

time when something first begins to be widely used

Question 47

concord

Answer 47

friendly relations

Question 48

fortitude

Answer 48

courage

Question 49

indolence

Answer 49

laziness

Question 50

liberality

Answer 50

generosity

Question 51

posterity

Answer 51

succeeding or future generations

Question 52

surmise

Answer 52

to form a notion from little evidence

Question 53

fealty

Answer 53

faithfulness, loyalty

Question 54

laudable

Answer 54

praiseworthy

Question 55

prudent

Answer 55

wise

Question 56

voluble

Answer 56

talking a great deal, talkative

Question 57

astute

Answer 57

clever and preceptive

Question 58

ignominy

Answer 58

disgrace and dishonor

Question 59

patrimony

Answer 59

inheritance from father, heritage

Question 60

pussillanimous

Answer 60

cowardly, lacking courage

Question 61

dissension

Answer 61

disagreement

Question 62

lascivious

Answer 62

lustfullness

Question 63

pressumptuous

Answer 63

taking liberties

Question 64

rapacious

Answer 64

greedy

Question 65

implacable

Answer 65

unable to be appeased

Question 66

respite

Answer 66

a period of temporary delay

Question 67

impetuous

Answer 67

characterized by sudden action

Question 68

bedlam

Answer 68

a state of wild uproar

Question 69

obliquely

Answer 69

indirectly

Question 70

enmity

Answer 70

deep-seated hatred

Question 71

importune

Answer 71

to beg for urgently

Question 72

rudiment

Answer 72

a begining, fundamental

Question 73

collateral

Answer 73

a security or guarantee

Question 74

deference

Answer 74

respectful giving in

Question 75

expedient

Answer 75

proper under circumstances

Question 76

disconsolate

Answer 76

hopelessly unhappy

Question 77

elicit

Answer 77

to draw out or call forth

Question 78

scathing

Answer 78

bitterly severe, harshly critical

Question 79

encumberance

Answer 79

a burden

Question 80

civility

Answer 80

training in humanities

Question 81

consternation

Answer 81

amazement that throws into confusion

Question 82

dexterity

Answer 82

mental skill, quickness

Question 83

foment

Answer 83

promote growth

Question 84

implicitly

Answer 84

capable of being understood through something else though unexpressed

Question 85

remonstrate

Answer 85

plead in protest

Question 86

caprice

Answer 86

sudden change in mood or behavior

Question 87

descant

Answer 87

to discuss

Question 88

reposity

Answer 88

place where things are stored

Question 89

vehment

Answer 89

marked by forceful energy, intensely emotional

Question 90

copse

Answer 90

group of trees growing close together

Question 91

vouchsafed

Answer 91

to give by way of reply

Question 92

aquiesced

Answer 92

to do what someone else wanted even though you didnt want to

Question 93

contrition

Answer 93

state of feeling sorry for bad behavior

Question 94

depredation

Answer 94

act of destroying something

Question 95

forbearance

Answer 95

being patient, having willingness to forgive

Question 96

overtures

Answer 96

attempt to begin a friendly relationship

Question 97

redress

Answer 97

to correct

Question 98

succor

Answer 98

help, relief, aid

Question 99

usurp

Answer 99

to take and keep by force