A.B.C. vocab ch 1-4

Question 1

deity

Answer 1

a god or goddess; a supreme being

Question 2

emissary

Answer 2

a person sent on a mission on behalf of their leader or government

Question 3

parable

Answer 3

a simple story that illustrates a moral principle or lesson

Question 4

abacus

Answer 4

a traditional Chinese instrument used for counting and calculating by sliding beads along rods

Question 5

decree

Answer 5

an official order having the force of law

Question 6

sage

Answer 6

a person distinguished for possessing wisdom; a very wise person

Question 7

invulnerability

Answer 7

Incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed

Question 8

frolic

Answer 8

to play or run about happily; to romp

Question 9

flock

Answer 9

to gather together and move toward something; to move as a group

Question 10

descend

Answer 10

to move downward; to move from a higher place to a lower one

Question 11

haggle

Answer 11

to negotiate over the price of something; to argue over the terms of a purchase

Question 12

forfeit

Answer 12

to lose the right to have or do something, especially as a result of some error or crime; to give up something as a punishment

Question 13

transcend

Answer 13

to rise above something; to travel past or move beyond the limits of a place or condition

Question 14

sovereign

Answer 14

possessing supreme power; exercising control over a particular domain

Question 15

epic

Answer 15

unusually large in size or scope; having characteristics similar to those of a long poem about the deeds of a legendary hero

Question 16

fervently

Answer 16

done with great intensity of feeling

Question 17

infamous

Answer 17

having a bad reputation; widely known for disgraceful reasons

Question 18

tangible

Answer 18

substantially real or material; capable of being perceived, especially by the sense of touch

Question 19

paranoid

Answer 19

unreasonably suspicious or distrustful; holding an irrational belief or fear that other people are trying to harm you.

Question 20

stilted

Answer 20

overly formal or stiff; not easy, natural, or fluid