Class VII English Vocabulary Test 9/20/22

Question 1

Assuaged

Answer 1

(v) to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses): EASE
unable to assuage their grief

Question 2

Piety

Answer 2

(n) faithfulness to something to which one is bound by pledge or duty.

Question 3

Brethren

Answer 3

(plural noun) used chiefly in formal or solemn address or in referring to the members of a profession, society, or religious denomination

Question 4

strictures

Answer 4

(n) an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage/something that closely restrains or limits

Question 5

Impotent

Answer 5

(adj) not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : HELPLESS

Question 6

Taciturn

Answer 6

(adj) temperamentally disinclined to talk

Question 7

Unsullied

Answer 7

(adj) not soiled or tarnished : not sullied

Question 8

imprudent

Answer 8

(adj) not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment

Question 9

Detachment

Answer 9

(n) the action or process of detaching: SEPARATION

Question 10

Revelation

Answer 10

(n) an act of revealing or communicating divine truth

Question 11

Teemed

Answer 11

(v) to become filled to overflowing : ABOUND

Question 12

Eccentric

Answer 12

(adj) deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways: BIZZARE

Question 13

Repertoire

Answer 13

(n) a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform:: LIST

Question 14

Vapid

Answer 14

(adj) lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : FLAT, DULL

Question 15

Malevolent

Answer 15

(adj) having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred: HATEFUL LOVING

Question 16

Stealthy

Answer 16

(adj) slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character SLY

Question 17

nocturnal

Answer 17

(adj) of, relating to, or occurring in the night: NIGHTLY DAILY

Question 18

predilection

Answer 18

(adj) an established preference for something: AFFECTION - INDECISIVE

Question 19

Domiciled

Answer 19

(v) to establish in or provide with a domicile: BESTOW

Question 20

nebulous

Answer 20

(adj) of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : DARK - CLEAR

Question 21

Multitude

Answer 21

(n) the state of being many FLOCK - MINIMUM

Question 22

Cunning

Answer 22

(adj) dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end SLICK - INNOCENT

Question 23

Illictly

Answer 23

(adj) not permitted : UNLAWFUL - LEGAL

Question 24

compelled

Answer 24

(v) to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly OBLIGATED - UNPRESSURED

Question 25

MORTIFICATION

Answer 25

(N) a sense of humiliation and shame caused by something that wounds one’s pride or self-respect FLUSTER