Chapters 5-9 Vocab

Question 1

benign

Answer 1

good-natured

Question 2

tacit

Answer 2

unspoken

Question 3

Rosetta Stone

Answer 3

an ancient tablet found in Egypt in 1799; its Greek and Egyptian inscriptions provided a key to deciphering ancient Egyptian writing

Question 4

abberations

Answer 4

deviations

Question 5

cannas

Answer 5

tropical plants with brilliant flowers

Question 6

Appomattox

Answer 6

court house in Virginia where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865

Question 7

libel

Answer 7

exposure of a person to public ridicule

Question 8

caricatures

Answer 8

likenesses in which certain features are exaggerated for satirical effect

Question 9

touchous

Answer 9

touchy, probably an expression used locally

Question 10

lineaments

Answer 10

features of the body, especially the lines of the face

Question 11

obstreperous

Answer 11

noisy

Question 12

morbid

Answer 12

characterized by an abnormal interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease

Question 13

malignant

Answer 13

very infectious

Question 14

adjacent

Answer 14

next to, or adjoining something else

Question 15

ascertaining

Answer 15

to make sure of

Question 16

ingenuous

Answer 16

innocent and unsuspecting

Question 17

perpetrated

Answer 17

to carry out or commit

Question 18

provocation

Answer 18

action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry

Question 19

sibling

Answer 19

each of two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister

Question 20

tentatively

Answer 20

done without confidence, hesitant

Question 21

vigil

Answer 21

a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray