Chapter 10-13 Vocab

Question 1

ingenuous

Answer 1

naive

Question 2

mausoleum

Answer 2

large, somber building

Question 3

apoplectic

Answer 3

marked by sudden paralysis due to rage

Question 4

philippic

Answer 4

a bitter verbal attack

Question 5

umbrage

Answer 5

offence

Question 6

asafoetida

Answer 6

a bad smelling resin used to treat some illnesses

Question 7

mandrake roots

Answer 7

roots of a poisonous plant thought to have magical powers

Question 8

inflection

Answer 8

voice modulation

Question 9

edification

Answer 9

moral improvement

Question 10

attribute

Answer 10

(verb) to regard something as being caused by someone or something
(noun) a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic part of someone or something

Question 11

austere

Answer 11

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

Question 12

devoid

Answer 12

entirely lacking, or free from

Question 13

ecclesiastical

Answer 13

relating to the Christian Church or its clergy

Question 14

interrogation

Answer 14

the process of being interrogated/asked questions

Question 15

reconnaissance

Answer 15

military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features

Question 16

rectitude

Answer 16

morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness

Question 17

rudiments

Answer 17

the first principles of a subject

Question 18

subdued

Answer 18

quiet and rather reflective or depressed

Question 19

vehemently

Answer 19

in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling