Act 1 Vocab

Question 1

solemnize

Answer 1

to go through with ceremony or formality.

Question 2

derive

Answer 2

to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from)

Question 3

Destitute

Answer 3

without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter.

Question 4

reclamation

Answer 4

the reclaiming of desert, marshy, or submerged areas or other wasteland for cultivation or other use.

Question 5

bestow

Answer 5

to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon):

Question 6

scrooge

Answer 6

A scrooge is a person who is stingy with money: scrooges would rather do anything than part with a buck

Question 7

morose

Answer 7

gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.

Question 8

surplus

Answer 8

something that remains above what is used or needed.

Question 9

apparition

Answer 9

a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith:

Question 10

vigor

Answer 10

active strength or force.

Question 11

dismal

Answer 11

causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy:

Question 12

trifle

Answer 12

an article or thing of very little value.

Question 13

implored

Answer 13

to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:

Question 14

covet

Answer 14

to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:

Question 15

displaced

Answer 15

persons who lack a home, as through political exile, destruction of their previous shelter, or lack of financial resources

Question 16

aspiration

Answer 16

a strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition:

Question 17

provision

Answer 17

a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.