As I Lay Dying

Question 1

abject

Answer 1

adj. sunk to or existing in a low state or condition

Question 2

irremediable

Answer 2

adj. incapable of being remedied; incurable

Question 3

engender

Answer 3

v. to cause to exist or develop; to produce

Question 4

censure

Answer 4

n. a judgment involving condemnation

Question 5

tremulous

Answer 5

adj. characterized by or affected with trembling

Question 6

dilapidation

Answer 6

n. a condition of decay or partial ruin

Question 7

chide

Answer 7

v. to express disapproval to; to scold

Question 8

plaintive

Answer 8

adj. expressive of suffering or woe; melancholy

Question 9

irrevocable

Answer 9

adj. cannot be cancelled, taken back, withdrawn, or reversed; unalterable

Question 10

surmount

Answer 10

v. to prevail over; to overcome a difficulty or obstacle

Question 11

desist

Answer 11

v. to cease to proceed or act to stop

Question 12

capitulation

Answer 12

n. the act of surrendering or yielding

Question 13

myriad

Answer 13

adj. innumerable; extremely great in number

Question 14

unabashed

Answer 14

adj. unapologetic, shameless

Question 15

portentous

Answer 15

adj. ominous; warning of something calamitous(catastrophic) or momentous in the near future