Ch 7-12

Question 1

insubstantial

Answer 1

lacking material form or substance, unreal

Question 2

lithely

Answer 2

in a way that is typical of someone who is young, healthy, attractive, and able to move and bend smoothly

Question 3

veneration

Answer 3

great respect, reverence

Question 4

prophesy

Answer 4

(verb) to say that a specified thing will happen in the future

Question 5

citadel

Answer 5

fortified area of a town/city, where people can shelter from danger, especially during a war

Question 6

supplication

Answer 6

the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly

Question 7

imperturbability

Answer 7

calm, unruffled, composed, cool, nonchalant

Question 8

rakishly

Answer 8

in a confidently careless and informal way

Question 9

arbiter

Answer 9

a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter AND/OR whose views or actions have great influence over trends in social behavior (CASY)

Question 10

inveterate

Answer 10

having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change

Question 11

assailed

Answer 11

violently attack, criticize, or disturb

Question 12

relinquished

Answer 12

to give up something such as a responsibility or claim

Question 13

voluptous

Answer 13

curvaceous and sexually attractive (typically used of a woman)

Question 14

stereopticon

Answer 14

a slide projector that combines two images to create a three-dimensional effect, or makes one image dissolve into another

Question 15

eminent

Answer 15

used to emphasize the presence of a positive quality

Question 16

fatuously

Answer 16

silly and pointless

Question 17

titular

Answer 17

holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority, “honorary, a matter of custom”

Question 18

restiveness

Answer 18

​the state of being unable to stay still, or a desire not to be controlled, especially because you feel bored or not satisfied

Question 19

tributary

Answer 19

a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake

Question 20

apprehensively

Answer 20

with a feeling of worry about something you are going to do or that is going to happen

Question 21

caravan

Answer 21

a vehicle equipped for living in, like a trailer attached to a car and used for traveling