common lit vocabulary

Question 1

suggestible, receptive

Answer 1

impressionable

Question 2

normal, ordinary

Answer 2

conventional

Question 3

home, private

Answer 3

domestic

Question 4

a palm tree native to tropical Africa and Madagascar, short trunk and leaves that may grow up to 60 feet tall

Answer 4

raffia

Question 5

snooty, stuck-up

Answer 5

patronize

Question 6

unintelligible, incoherent

Answer 6

incomprehensible

Question 7

English novelist

Answer 7

Rudyard Kipling

Question 8

originality, legitimacy

Answer 8

authenticity

Question 9

swindle, cheat

Answer 9

fleece

Question 10

obsequious, crawling

Answer 10

abject

Question 11

divest, deprive

Answer 11

dispossess

Question 12

allowance, quota

Answer 12

ration

Question 13

cliche, formula

Answer 13

stereotypes

Question 14

a sobriquet

Answer 14

Nollywood

Question 15

original, novel

Answer 15

innovative

Question 16

renovate, overhaul

Answer 16

refurbishing

Question 17

harmful, evil

Answer 17

malign

Question 18

black american actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat

Answer 18

Shirley temple

Question 19

one of San Francisco’s most of-the-moment neighborhoods, packed with trend-setting boutiques, restaurants, and more

Answer 19

Mission District

Question 20

hairstyle, short and spiky

Answer 20

peter pan

Question 21

shame, embarrassment

Answer 21

indignity

Question 22

rebuke, scolding

Answer 22

reproach

Question 23

Kenya’s capital city

Answer 23

nairobi

Question 24

son of Asa, and the 4th king of the kingdom of Judah

Answer 24

Jehoshaphat

Question 25

a device making a loud, deep sound as a warning to ships in fog

Answer 25

foghorns

Question 26

American TV show that ran on CBS

Answer 26

Ed Sullivan Show

Question 27

entrance, dazzle

Answer 27

Mesmerize

Question 28

A German Composer

Answer 28

Beethoven

Question 29

daydream, fantasy

Answer 29

Reverie

Question 30

disagreeing, differing

Answer 30

Discordant