Chapter 8 vocab

Question 1

antepenultimate

Answer 1

coming immediately before the next to last

Question 2

coup de grace

Answer 2

decisive finishing blow

Question 3

debut

Answer 3

first public appearance

Question 4

demise

Answer 4

cessation of existence; death

Question 5

finale

Answer 5

last scene or act; conclusion; end

Question 6

genesis

Answer 6

origin; coming into being

Question 7

inchoate

Answer 7

just begun; only partly in existence; incomplete

Question 8

infinite

Answer 8

endless; without boundaries or limits; exceedingly great

Question 9

initiative

Answer 9

ability to being and follow through without being urged; enterprise

Question 10

lapse

Answer 10

come to an end; become void

Question 11

maiden

Answer 11

first; earliest

Question 12

penultimate

Answer 12

next to the last

Question 13

preamble

Answer 13

preliminary statement or event; introduction

Question 14

premiere

Answer 14

first performance

Question 15

rudiment

Answer 15

first principle that must be learned; fundamental (usually plural)

Question 16

swan song

Answer 16

farewell appearance; final creative work or performance

Question 17

terminal

Answer 17

coming at the end; ending in death

Question 18

tyro

Answer 18

beginner in learning something; novice; neophyte

Question 19

ultimate

Answer 19

last in a progression; final; highest possible

Question 20

ultimatum

Answer 20

final, uncompromising demand or offer, leading to serious consequences if rejected