ch. 1 vocabulary quiz

Question 1

Tattered

Answer 1

Old and torn; in poor condition.

Question 2

Deluged

Answer 2

A great flood of water.

Question 3

Eminence

Answer 3

Fame or recognized superiority, especially within a particular sphere or profession.

Question 4

Ponderous

Answer 4

Slow and clumsy because of great weight.

Question 5

Spinster

Answer 5

A woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.

Question 6

Consternation

Answer 6

Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

Question 7

Woebegone

Answer 7

Beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance.

Question 8

Careen

Answer 8

Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction.

Question 9

Auspicious

Answer 9

Conducive to success; favorable

Question 10

Humdrum

Answer 10

Laking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous.

Question 11

Resplendent

Answer 11

Attractive and impressive through being.

Question 12

Itinerant

Answer 12

A person who travels from place to place.

Question 13

For the last ten minutes, with a heavenly_________ for the precisions of passing time, the church bells of Haarlem had been pealing out 7:00 and now half a block away in the town square, the great bell of St.Bavo’s solemnly donged seven times

Answer 13

disregard

Question 14

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