Across Five Aprils

Question 1

poverty

Answer 1

the state of having little or no money and possessions

Question 2

compelling

Answer 2

tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument

Question 3

weariness

Answer 3

temporary loss of strength and energy from hard work

Question 4

reverbrate

Answer 4

have a long continuing effect

Question 5

furor

Answer 5

an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

Question 6

amiable

Answer 6

diffusing warmth and friendliness

Question 7

sullen

Answer 7

showing a brooding ill humor

Question 8

tremulous

Answer 8

quivering as from weakness or fear

Question 9

vehement

Answer 9

marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions

Question 10

tumult

Answer 10

violent agitation

Question 11

eloquence

Answer 11

powerful and effective language

Question 12

tedium

Answer 12

dullness owing to length or slowness

Question 13

secession

Answer 13

formal separation from an alliance

Question 14

oratory

Answer 14

addressing an audience formally

Question 15

nullification

Answer 15

doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize a federal law

Question 16

turmoil

Answer 16

violent agitation

Question 17

perplexity

Answer 17

trouble or confusion resulting from complexity

Question 18

desolate

Answer 18

crushed by freif

Question 19

audible

Answer 19

heard or perceptible by the ear

Question 20

baleful

Answer 20

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic