Chapter 23 Vocab

Question 1

Abysmal

Answer 1

extremely or hopelessly bad or severe

Question 2

Arbiter

Answer 2

a person empowered to decide matters at issue

Question 3

Putrescent

Answer 3

Becoming putrid

Question 4

Quell

Answer 4

to suppress; put an end to; extinguish

Question 5

Franchise

Answer 5

a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government

Question 6

Unabated

Answer 6

with undiminished force, power, or vigor.

Question 7

Vehemently

Answer 7

zealous; ardent; impassioned

Question 8

Anonymity

Answer 8

State of being anonymous or unidentifiable

Question 9

Stagnation

Answer 9

or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow

Question 10

Agglomerations

Answer 10

a jumbled cluster or mass of varied parts.

Question 11

Benevolent

Answer 11

characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

Question 12

Overt

Answer 12

open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret

Question 13

Derisively

Answer 13

contemptuous; mocking

Question 14

Tutelage

Answer 14

the act of guarding, protecting, or guiding

Question 15

Dissipated

Answer 15

indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.

Question 16

Debauchery

Answer 16

excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; intemperance.