World Lit Vocab

Question 1

immolation

Answer 1

offering

Question 2

succor

Answer 2

relief, help in time of distress or want

Question 3

shrewdest

Answer 3

most cunning or clever

Question 4

precepts

Answer 4

rules of conduct

Question 5

malice

Answer 5

mischief; evil intent; bad will

Question 6

myriad

Answer 6

great numbers of persons or things

Question 7

fathom

Answer 7

to understand

Question 8

indignantly

Answer 8

indicating anger or annoyance at something perceived as unfair

Question 9

incurred

Answer 9

brought upon oneself

Question 10

stems

Answer 10

root

Question 11

pervades

Answer 11

spreads throughout

Question 12

obsequiously

Answer 12

excessive submission

Question 13

manifestation

Answer 13

the public display of emotion or feeling, or something theoretical made real

Question 14

pathos

Answer 14

appeal to emotion

Question 15

veiled

Answer 15

concealed or disguised

Question 16

earnest

Answer 16

serious or sincere

Question 17

rebuked

Answer 17

scolded

Question 18

brazen

Answer 18

shameless, impudent; made of brass

Question 19

marshals

Answer 19

arranges in order, commands

Question 20

tenuous

Answer 20

thin, slender, not dense

Question 21

tangible

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touchable

Question 22

impudence

Answer 22

bold disrespect or rudeness

Question 23

blight

Answer 23

to afflict; destroy

Question 24

fettered

Answer 24

chained

Question 25

destitute

Answer 25

deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in