Week 1

Question 1

Antebellum

Answer 1

adjective

before or existing before a war, especially the American Civil War; prewar: the antebellum plantations of Georgia.

Question 2

Bellicose

Answer 2

adjective

inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.

Question 3

Belligerence

Answer 3

noun

1. a warlike or aggressively hostile nature , condition, or attitude.
2. an act of carrying on war; warfare.

Question 4

Rebellion

Answer 4

noun

1. open, organized, and armed resistance to one’s government or ruler.
2. resistance to or defiance of any authority, control , or tradition.
3. the act of rebelling.

Question 5

Pacify

Answer 5

verb (used with object), pac•i•fied, pac•i•fy•ing.

1. to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man.
2. to appease: to pacify one’s appetite.
3. To reduce to a state of submission, especially by military force; subdue.

Question 6

Pacifist

Answer 6

noun

1. a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind.
2. a person whose personal belief in pacifism causes him or her to refuse being drafted into military service.

Question 7

Pact

Answer 7

noun

1. An agreement, covenant, or compact: We made a pact not to argue any more.
2. An agreement or treaty between two or more nations: a pact between Germany and Italy.

Question 8

Appease

Answer 8

verb (used with object), ap•peased, ap•peas•ing.

1. to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
2. To satisfy, allay, or relieve; assuage: The fruit appeased his hunger.
3. To yield or concede to the belligerent demands of (a nation, group, person, etc.) in a conciliatory effort, sometimes at the expense of justice or other principles.

Question 9

Hostage

Answer 9

noun

1. a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
2. Archaic . a security or pledge. 3 Obsolete . *The condition of a hostage. *

Question 10

Hospice

Answer 10

noun

1. a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
2. Medicine/Medical .
   a. a health-care facility for the terminally ill that emphasizes pain control and emotional support for the patient and family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.
   b. a similar program of care and support for the terminally ill at home.

Question 11

Hostel

Answer 11

noun

1. Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
2. British . a residence hall at a university.
3. An inn.

verb

4. To travel, loddging each night at a hostel.

Question 12

Inhospitable

Answer 12

adjective

1. not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
2. (of a region, climate, etc.) not offering shelter, favorable conditions, etc.; barren: an inhospitable rocky coast.

Question 13

Amicable

Answer 13

adjective

characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable: *an amicable settlement. *

Question 14

Enamored

Answer 14

verb (used with object)

1. to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with ): to be enamored of a certain lady; a brilliant woman with whom he became enamored.
2. To charm or captivate.

Question 15

Inimical

Answer 15

adjective

1. adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful: a climate inimical to health.
2. unfriendly; hostile: *a cold, inimical gaze. *

Question 16

Paramour

Answer 16

noun

1. an illicit lover, especially of a married person.
2. any lover.