ELA 1

Question 1

Mausoleum

Answer 1

A large stately building housing a tome or a tome itself

Question 2

surreptitiously

Answer 2

in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively

Question 3

surveyed

Answer 3

look carefully and thoroughly at; to look around

Question 4

Uttered

Answer 4

make (a sound) with one’s voice

Question 5

loquacious

Answer 5

tending to talk a great deal; talkative.

Question 6

ushered

Answer 6

show or guide someone somewhere

Question 7

tittered

Answer 7

give a short, half-suppressed laugh; giggle

Question 8

mortified

Answer 8

feeling or showing strong shame or embarrassment

Question 9

Jocose

Answer 9

given to joking

Question 10

Quell

Answer 10

to put an end to a disorder

Question 11

proximity

Answer 11

nearness in time, space or relationship

Question 12

distraught

Answer 12

deeply upset and agitated

Question 13

Garbed

Answer 13

Dressed in distinctive clothes

Question 14

Formidable

Answer 14

inspiring fear or respect through being large, powerful, intense, or capable

Question 15

Somber

Answer 15

dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy

Question 16

Perceptive

Answer 16

notices more, observant

Question 17

Blousy

Answer 17

like a blouse (a woman’s loose upper garment resembling a shirt, typically with a collar, buttons, and sleeves.)

Question 18

Tresses

Answer 18

long locks of womans hair

Question 19

Quailed

Answer 19

show or feel fear and/or apprehension

Question 20

Sentries

Answer 20

Soldiers stationed to keep guard and control access to a place

Question 21

Glowering

Answer 21

have an angry or sullen look on one’s face; scowling

Question 22

punctilious

Answer 22

showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

Question 23

mete

Answer 23

dispense or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment