ELA Night Chapter One Quiz

Question 1

Penury

Answer 1

Extreme poverty; severe lack of money or resources

Question 2

Waiflike

Answer 2

Appearing thin, small, and seemingly neglected or abandoned

Question 3

Mysticism

Answer 3

Belief in spiritual truths beyond human understanding; practices aimed at union with the divine

Question 4

Fraught

Answer 4

Filled with or causing stress, anxiety, or tension

Question 5

Peril

Answer 5

Serious and immediate danger or risk

Question 6

Indulge

Answer 6

To allow oneself to enjoy something pleasurable, often to excess

Question 7

Revelation

Answer 7

A surprising and previously unknown fact that has been disclosed

Question 8

Insinuate

Answer 8

To suggest or hint at something, often in an indirect or unpleasant way

Question 9

Annihilate

Answer 9

To destroy completely; to reduce to nonexistence

Question 10

Anguish

Answer 10

Severe mental or physical pain or suffering

Question 11

Sublime

Answer 11

Of such excellence or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

Question 12

Edict

Answer 12

An official order or proclamation issued by an authority

Question 13

Decree

Answer 13

An official order that has the force of law

Question 14

Ghetto

Answer 14

A part of a city, especially a slum area, often occupied by a minority group

Question 15

Delusion

Answer 15

A false belief or opinion that is held despite evidence to the contrary

Question 16

Anecdote

Answer 16

A short, interesting story about a real incident or person

Question 17

Antechamber

Answer 17

A small room leading to a main one, often used as a waiting room

Question 18

Relic

Answer 18

An object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical interest

Question 19

Hysteria

Answer 19

Exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement, especially among a group of people

Question 20

Conflagration

Answer 20

An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property