Eng 1 - Vocab #10

Question 1

privy

Answer 1

(adj.) sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private)

Question 2

haughty

Answer 2

(adj.) arrogantly superior and disdainful

Question 3

sepulcher

Answer 3

(n.) a small room or monument, cut in rock or stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried

Question 4

ambiguity

Answer 4

(n.) uncertainty or exactness of meaning in language

Question 5

scourge

Answer 5

(n. / v.) a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering; to cause trouble

Question 6

wondrous

Answer 6

(adj.) inspiring a feeling of wonder or delight; marvelous

Question 7

aloof

Answer 7

(adj.) not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

Question 8

weary

Answer 8

(adj.) feeling or showing tiredness, esp. as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep

Question 9

condemn

Answer 9

(v.) express complete disapproval of, typically in public

Question 10

strew

Answer 10

(v.) scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area