Chapter 12

Question 1

impose

Answer 1

force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone.
“the decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others”

Question 2

altercation

Answer 2

a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public.
“I had an altercation with the ticket collector”

Question 3

fret

Answer 3

be constantly or visibly anxious/worry
“she fretted about the cost of groceries”

Question 4

bode

Answer 4

to be a sign of something good or bad for the future

Question 5

portent

Answer 5

a sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen.
“many birds are regarded as being portents of death”

Question 6

calamity

Answer 6

an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
“emergency measures may be necessary in order to avert a calamity”

Question 7

frivolous

Answer 7

not having any serious purpose or value.
“frivolous ribbons and lacy frills”

Question 8

maddening

Answer 8

extremely annoying.
“she put the coins back with maddening slowness”

Question 9

trooped

Answer 9

(of a group of people) come or go together or in large numbers.
“the girls trooped in for dinner”

Question 10

habiliments

Answer 10

clothing

Question 11

v

denoted

Answer 11

be a sign of; indicate.
“this mark denotes purity and quality”

Question 12

indignant

Answer 12

feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
“he was indignant at being the object of suspicion”

Question 13

contentious

Answer 13

causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
“a contentious issue”

Question 14

haughty

Answer 14

arrogantly superior and disdainful.

Question 15

impedimenta

Answer 15

equipment for an activity or expedition, especially when considered as bulky or an encumbrance.
“she collected her briefcase and other impedimenta”

Question 16

superintend

Answer 16

be responsible for the management or arrangement of (an activity or organization); oversee.
“he superintended a land reclamation scheme”

Question 17

melancholy

Answer 17

a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
“an air of melancholy surrounded him”

Question 18

denunciation

Answer 18

public criticism of something or someone

Question 19

austere

Answer 19

severe or strict in manner or attitude.
“he was an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook”

Question 20

lapses

Answer 20

a brief or temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgement.
“a lapse of concentration in the second set cost her the match”

Question 21

tedious.”

Answer 21

too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.
“a tedious journey”

Question 22

dawn

Answer 22

become evident to the mind; be perceived or understood.
“the awful truth was beginning to dawn on him”