English Vocab - Mark Twain Short Stories

Question 1

Intense short lived passion for someone or something

Answer 1

Infatuated

Question 2

Suffer from being in a bad situation for a long period of time

Answer 2

Languish

Question 3

Devoutly religious

Answer 3

Pious

Question 4

An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

Answer 4

conjecture

Question 5

dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest

Answer 5

monotonous

Question 6

a duty or commitment

Answer 6

obligation

Question 7

too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous

Answer 7

tedious

Question 8

friendly

Answer 8

amicable

Question 9

ranking officer

Answer 9

commodore

Question 10

a companion who shares one’s activities or is a fellow member of an organization

Answer 10

comrade

Question 11

the act of converging and especially moving toward union or uniformity

Answer 11

convergence

Question 12

not sharply outlined or separable (blurry)

Answer 12

indistinct

Question 13

the quality of not being too proud of confident about yourself or your abilities

Answer 13

modesty

Question 14

great in size or degree

Answer 14

vast

Question 15

marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger

Answer 15

warily

Question 16

a structure built a long the shore of waters so that ships may lie alongside to receive and discharge cargo and passengers

Answer 16

wharf

Question 17

to the full of entire extent

Answer 17

wholly

Question 18

shy

Answer 18

bashful

Question 19

sad, lonely

Answer 19

forlorn

Question 20

to treat something with abuse, irreverence, or contempt

Answer 20

profane

Question 21

one who is protected or trained under a person of experience

Answer 21

protege