Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

Assuaged

Answer 1

Assuage is defined as to make better or lessen.

Question 2

Apothecary

Answer 2

The definition of an apothecary is the store in which medications are sold.

Question 3

Taciturn

Answer 3

Someone who doesn’t say much.

Question 4

Chattel

Answer 4

refers to all personal property (things you own other than real estate).

Question 5

Unsullied

Answer 5

Free from dirt, stain, or impurities

Question 6

Dictum

Answer 6

a statement or ruling that is from an official source or that expresses a principle.

Question 7

Strictures

Answer 7

a restriction or sharp criticism.

Question 8

Dispatched

Answer 8

defined as the quick send off of something or someone.

Question 9

Ambled

Answer 9

The definition of ambled refers to having walked in a slow or leisurely way

Question 10

Detention

Answer 10

as the state of being confined or delayed somewhere, or kept after school for punishment.

Question 11

Dispatched

Answer 11

defined as the quick send off of something or someone.

Question 12

Detachment

Answer 12

a separation, or a unit of troops with a special assignment.

Question 13

Repertoire

Answer 13

all the skills or remembered performances of a particular person.

Question 14

Malevolent

Answer 14

as someone or something that is harmful or evil.

Question 15

Vapid

Answer 15

someone or something that is uninteresting or lacking flavor.

Question 16

Morbid

Answer 16

a connection with things that have to do with death or disease.

Question 17

Nocturnal

Answer 17

something that is active or happens during the night.

Question 18

Stealthy

Answer 18

a person or thing that is quiet and secretive.

Question 19

Mutilated

Answer 19

to cut off or damage a limb or other important part of (a person or animal)

Question 20

Predilection

Answer 20

a tendency towards something or a preference for something.

Question 21

Domiciled

Answer 21

resided in a certain place, or declared a certain place your permanent home.

Question 22

Flivver

Answer 22

a small, cheap automobile, esp. an old one.

Question 23

Intimidation

Answer 23

An expression of the intent to hurt or punish another.

Question 24

Nebulous

Answer 24

Liable to more than one interpretation.

Question 25

Transition

Answer 25

The process or an instance of passing from one form, state, or stage to another.

Question 26

Concession

Answer 26

An accommodation made in the light of special or extenuating circumstances.