1st quiz words

Question 1

Acclamation

Answer 1

A loud shout, sound of joy or other demonstration of welcome, goodwill or approval

Enthusiastic approval

Question 2

Bellicose

Answer 2

Inclined or eager to fight ; aggressively hostile; belligerent ; pugnacious ;

Question 3

Churl

Answer 3

A rude, boorish, or surly person

Question 4

Impassive

Answer 4

Without emotion; apathetic; unmoved

Calm ; serene

Question 5

surly

Answer 5

rude or bad tempered

unfriendly or hostile; menacingly irritable

Question 6

pittance

Answer 6

a small amount or share

a small allowance or sum, as of money for living expenses

Question 7

coy

Answer 7

artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.

shy; modest.

Question 8

Surly

Answer 8

Rude or bad tempered

Unfriendly or hostile; menacingly irritable

Question 9

Pittance

Answer 9

A small amount or share

A small allowance or sum

Question 10

Coy

Answer 10

Artfully or affectedly shy or reserved ; shyly hesitant; coquettish
Shy; modest

Question 11

Resolute

Answer 11

Firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion

Characterized by determination and firmness as the temper, spirit and actions ect

Question 12

Forsake

Answer 12

To quit or leave entirely ; to abandon; desert

To give up or renounce

Question 13

resolute

Answer 13

firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion

characterized by firmness and determination, as the temper, spirit, actions, ect.

Question 14

forsake

Answer 14

to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert

to give up or renounce

Question 15

furtive

Answer 15

taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret
sly; shifty

Question 16

terse

Answer 16

neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language

abruptly concise; curt; brusque

Question 17

conventional

Answer 17

conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste
pertaining to convention or general agreement; established by general consent or accepted usage; arbitrarily determined
ordinary rather than different or original

Question 18

penance

Answer 18

a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin.

a penitential discipline imposed by church authority.

Question 19

absolve

Answer 19

to free from guilt or blame or their consequences

to set free or release, as from some duty, obligation, or responsibility

Question 20

perverse

Answer 20

willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.

characterized by or proceeding from such a determination or disposition

persistent or obstinate in what is wrong.

turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt

Question 21

relentless

Answer 21

that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh

Question 22

martial

Answer 22

inclined or disposed to war; warlike

of, suitable for, or associated with war or the armed forces

characteristic of or befitting a warrior

Question 23

jocular

Answer 23

given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious

Question 24

grotesque

Answer 24

odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
fantastic in the shaping and combination of forms, as in decorative work combining incongruous human and animal figures with scrolls, foliage, etc.

Question 25

imperative

Answer 25

absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable

Question 26

robust

Answer 26

strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous
strongly or stoutly built
suited to or requiring bodily strength or endurance

Question 27

ludicrous

Answer 27

causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable