A Separate Peace (Vocab Chap. 1 - 4)

Question 1

Sedate

Answer 1

calm, quiet, or composed

Question 2

Preservation

Answer 2

the action of preserving something in its original state

Question 3

Varnish

Answer 3

a liquid preparation that is applied to a surface to provide a hard, glossy, protective coating

Question 4

Tacit

Answer 4

understood or implied without being stated

Question 5

Undertaking

Answer 5

a task or project, especially one that is important or challenging

Question 6

Accompaniment

Answer 6

something that accompanies or is associated with something else

Question 7

Forbidding

Answer 7

unfriendly or threatening in apperance

Question 8

Conformity

Answer 8

compliance with standards, rules, or laws

Question 9

Tolerant

Answer 9

showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behaviour that one does not necessarily agree with

Question 10

Indulgent

Answer 10

having a tendency to be overly generous or lenient

Question 11

Compliance

Answer 11

the act of obeying a request, rule, or command

Question 12

Imagery

Answer 12

visually descriptive or figurative language that appeals to the senses

Question 13

Conniver

Answer 13

someone who schemes or plots, especially to do something considered immoral or illegal

Question 14

Protest

Answer 14

a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something

Question 15

Impersonal

Answer 15

not influenced by, showing, or involving personal feelings

Question 16

Guillotine

Answer 16

a machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people

Question 17

Perilous

Answer 17

full of danger or risk

Question 18

Anarchy

Answer 18

a state of disorder due to the absence or nonrecognition of authority

Question 19

Inured

Answer 19

accustomed to something unpleasant

Question 20

Maneuverability

Answer 20

the quality of being easily controlled or directed

Question 21

Prowess

Answer 21

skill or expertise in a particular activity or field

Question 22

Suppleness

Answer 22

easily bent; flexible

Question 23

Intoxicated

Answer 23

excited or exhilarated to the point of enthusiasm

Question 24

Reversal

Answer 24

a change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action

Question 25

Spectral

Answer 25

of or like a ghost

Question 26

Enmity

Answer 26

the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

Question 27

Exuberantly

Answer 27

filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement

Question 28

Cliché

Answer 28

a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought

Question 29

Resignation

Answer 29

the acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable

Question 30

Denuded

Answer 30

strip (something) of its covering, possessions, or assets

Question 31

Hypnotic

Answer 31

producing or relating to hypnosis

Question 32

Vulnerable

Answer 32

susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm