Exam Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Demeanor

A

The way a person behaves toward other people.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Devotee

A

An ardent follower and admirer.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Inebriate

A

make drunk

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Deputation

A

A group of representatives or delegates

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Interment

A

The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Machination

A

A crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Taciturn

A

Habitually reserved and uncommunicative

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Retinue

A

The group following and attending to some important person

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Lament

A

A cry of sorrow and grief

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Morose

A

Showing a brooding ill humor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Complicity

A

Guilt as a confederate in a crime or offense

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Filial

A

Designating the generation following the parental generation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Eminent

A

Standing above others in quality or position

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Superannuate

A

Retire and pension because of age or physical
inability

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Beatific

A

Resembling or befitting an angel or saint

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Piebald

A

Having sections or patches colored differently and brightly