Dracula vocab quiz 2

Question 1

nebulous

Answer 1

hazy, indistinct, or confused cloudy or cloudlike of or resembling a nebula

Question 2

laden

Answer 2

to feel burdened; loaded down

Question 3

instigate

Answer 3

to cause to happen or begin (oftentimes a fight)

Question 4

teeming

Answer 4

abounding or swarming with or full of something

Question 5

satiate

Answer 5

to satisfy (a need, desire, etc.) fully

Question 6

basilisk

Answer 6

(classical mythology) a creature, variously described as a serpent, lizard, or dragon, said to kill by its breath or look

Question 7

bloat

Answer 7

to become swollen; be puffed out

Question 8

imperturbable

Answer 8

incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm

Question 9

torrent

Answer 9

a stream of quickly flowing water 2: a violent downpour of rain 3: a strong stream of anything

Question 10

rebuff

Answer 10

a blunt or abrupt rejection

Question 11

sanguine

Answer 11

cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident 2: reddish 3: (in old physiology) having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful,

Question 12

abbey

Answer 12

a church under the supervision of an abbot or an abbess

Question 13

crony

Answer 13

a close friend or companion; a friend of someone powerful (such as a politician) who is unfairly given special treatment or favors or who helps in doing something wrong

Question 14

assent

Answer 14

: to agree 2: to give in

Question 15

gusto

Answer 15

hearty and full enjoyment and pleasure, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general

Question 16

acquiesce

Answer 16

to agree without protest to something a person would rather not do

Question 17

fawn

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to seek favor by embarrassingly humble (and often insincere) behavior 2: (of a dog) to behave affectionately

Question 18

vivacity

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liveliness; cheerfulness; to be full of life

Question 19

brood

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to sit upon (eggs) to hatch, as a bird; incubate 2: to think or worry persistently or moodily about;

Question 20

cumulative

Answer 20

increasing or growing by accumulation or addition; the total of many things added together

Question 21

opiate

Answer 21

a drug containing opium (heroin), used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain 2: anything that causes dullness or inaction or that soothes the feelings

Question 22

vivisection

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the action of cutting into or dissecting a living body 2: the practice of subjecting living animals to cutting operations, often for scientific research

Question 23

sultry

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oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering weather 2: characterized by or arousing passion

Question 24

prolifie

Answer 24

producing a large amount of something

Question 25

abate

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to become weaker 2: to decrease in strength 3: to slow or stop

Question 26

derelict

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left or deserted, as by the owner or guardian; abandoned (especially a ship) 2: neglectful of duty

Question 27

baksheesh

Answer 27

a tip, present, or gratuity

Question 28

maelstrom

Answer 28

a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool 2: a restless, disordered, or tumultuous state of affairs

Question 29

haggard

Answer 29

looking very thin and tired especially from great hunger, worry, or pain

Question 30

helm

Answer 30

(nautical) a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered 2: the place or position of control or power