Chapter 1-7

Question 1

privy

Answer 1

a toilet located in a small shed outside a house; outhouse

Question 2

conniption

Answer 2

a fit of rage or hysterics

Question 3

cipher

Answer 3

do arithmetic

Question 4

celluloid

Answer 4

a transparent flammable plastic made in sheets from camphor and nitrocellulose

Question 5

clabber

Answer 5

milk that has naturally clotted upon souring

Question 6

dropsy

Answer 6

old-fashioned term for edema (swelling)

Question 7

penitentiary

Answer 7

a prison for people convicted of serious crimes.

Question 8

spectacles

Answer 8

another term for glasses

Question 9

vittles

Answer 9

Food; edible provisions

Question 10

adder

Answer 10

a small venomous Eurasian snake that has a dark zigzag pattern on its back and bears live young

Question 11

galoot

Answer 11

a clumsy or oafish person

Question 12

rapscallion

Answer 12

a mischievous person; rascal

Question 13

transfixed

Answer 13

motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment

Question 14

rickrack

Answer 14

braided trimming in a zigzag pattern, used esp. as decoration on clothes

Question 15

wan

Answer 15

pale, giving the impression of illness or exhaustion

Question 16

jostled

Answer 16

push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd

Question 17

deign

Answer 17

do something that one considers to be beneath one’s dignity

Question 18

simper

Answer 18

smile or gesture in an affectedly coquettish, coy, or ingratiating manner

Question 19

Armistice Day

Answer 19

November 11; Veteran’s Day

Question 20

chink

Answer 20

a narrow opening or crack, typically one that admits light.

Question 21

chenille

Answer 21

a tufted velvety cord or yarn, used for trimming furniture and making carpets and clothing

Question 22

repertoire

Answer 22

plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform

Question 23

wattle

Answer 23

a fleshy caruncle hanging from various parts of the head or neck in several groups of birds

Question 24

burgoo

Answer 24

a stew or thick soup, typically made for an outdoor meal

Question 25

dungarees

Answer 25

blue jeans or overalls

Question 26

brazen

Answer 26

bold and without shame

Question 27

galoshes

Answer 27

a waterproof overshoe, typically made of rubber

Question 28

gunmetal

Answer 28

a dark gray with bluish or purplish tinge

Question 29

preen

Answer 29

(of a bird) straighten and clean its feathers with its beak

Question 30

isinglass

Answer 30

a kind of gelatin obtained from fish, esp. sturgeon, and used in making jellies, glue, etc.

Question 31

chancel

Answer 31

the part of a church near an altar; reserved for the clergy and choir

Question 32

bridled

Answer 32

show one's resentment or anger, esp. by throwing up the head and drawing in the chin

Question 33

frankincense

Answer 33

an aromatic gum resin obtained from an African tree and burned as incense

Question 34

myrrh

Answer 34

a fragrant gum resin obtained from certain trees and used, esp. in the Near East, in perfumery, medicines, and incense

Question 35

squalling

Answer 35

cry noisily and continuously

Question 36

scrapple

Answer 36

scraps of pork or other meat stewed with cornmeal and shaped into loaves for slicing and frying

Question 37

argyle

Answer 37

a pattern composed of diamonds of various colors on a plain background

Question 38

capitulate

Answer 38

cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender

Question 39

benediction

Answer 39

the utterance or bestowing of a blessing, esp. at the end of a religious service

Question 40

sidle

Answer 40

walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, esp. sideways or obliquely

Question 41

corset

Answer 41

a woman's tightly fitting undergarment extending from below the chest to the hips, worn to shape the figure

Question 42

dubious

Answer 42

not to be relied upon; suspect

Question 43

hominy

Answer 43

coarsely ground corn used to make grits

Question 44

fatback

Answer 44

fat from the upper part of a side of pork, esp. when dried and salted in strips

Question 45

cruet

Answer 45

a small container for salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar for use at a dining table

Question 46

petrified

Answer 46

so frightened that one is unable to move; terrified

Question 47

antimacassar

Answer 47

a piece of cloth put over the back of a chair to protect it from grease and dirt or as an ornament

Question 48

annihilate

Answer 48

destroy utterly; obliterate

Question 49

dervish

Answer 49

wild or ecstatic rituals; dancing, whirling, or howling dervishes

Question 50

valedictorian

Answer 50

a student, typically having the highest academic achievements of the class