A Separate Peace (Vocab Chap. 5 - 8)

Question 1

Infirmary

Answer 1

a place in a school, college, or institution where sick or injured individuals are cared for

Question 2

Endured

Answer 2

suffered through or tolerated something difficult

Question 3

Noble

Answer 3

having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles

Question 4

Confusions

Answer 4

a lack of clear understanding or arrangement

Question 5

Detonate

Answer 5

explode or cause to explode

Question 6

Apology

Answer 6

a regretful acknowledgment of an offense or failure

Question 7

Euphemism

Answer 7

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant to embarrassing

Question 8

Ludicrous

Answer 8

so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous

Question 9

Deserted

Answer 9

abandoned or empty

Question 10

Sultriness

Answer 10

the state of being oppressively hot and humid

Question 11

Ceaseless

Answer 11

constant or unending

Question 12

Apse

Answer 12

a large semicircular or polygonal recess in a church

Question 13

Ensconced

Answer 13

establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or when used in the form “ensconced in”

Question 14

Eccentric

Answer 14

unconventional and slightly strange

Question 15

Dispensations

Answer 15

exemption from a rule or usual requirement

Question 16

Stupefaction

Answer 16

the state of being astonished or overwhelmed