Final Review 2017

Question 1

Tocsin

Answer 1

Alarm bell or signal

Question 2

Extol

Answer 2

Praise enthusiastically

Question 3

Jostled

Answer 3

Struggle or compete forcefully for

Question 4

Goad

Answer 4

provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction

Question 5

Exult

Answer 5

show or feel elation or jubilation, especially as a result of a success

Question 6

Foray

Answer 6

a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, especially to obtain something; a raid

Question 7

Idleness

Answer 7

a state of inaction; inactivity

Question 8

Torrent

Answer 8

a sudden, violent, and copious outpouring of (something, typically words or feelings)

Question 9

Supplicate

Answer 9

ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly

Question 10

Quay

Answer 10

a concrete or stone platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading/unloading ships

Question 11

Rancor

Answer 11

bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing

Question 12

Votary

Answer 12

a devoted follower, adherent, or advocate of someone or something

Question 13

Scabbard

Answer 13

a sheath for the blade of a sword or dagger typically made of leather or metal

Question 14

Precipice

Answer 14

a very steep rock face or cliff, typically a tall one

Question 15

Immolate

Answer 15

kill or offer as a sacrifice, especially by burning

Question 16

Pyre

Answer 16

a heap of combustible material, especially one for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony

Question 17

Dowry

Answer 17

property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage

Question 18

Supplicant

Answer 18

a person who asks for something in a respectful way from a powerful person or God

Question 19

Furor

Answer 19

an outbreak of public anger or excitement

Question 20

Fractious

Answer 20

(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome

Question 21

Bullock

Answer 21

a young bull

Question 22

Tannery

Answer 22

a place where animal hides are tanned; the workshop of a tanner

Question 23

Doff

Answer 23

to remove an item of clothing

Question 24

Propitious

Answer 24

giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable

Question 25

Heedless

Answer 25

showing a reckless lack of care or attention

Question 26

Doleful

Answer 26

expressing sorrow; mournful

Question 27

Abate

Answer 27

(of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread

Question 28

Calamity

Answer 28

an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster

Question 29

Insolence

Answer 29

rude and disrespectful behavior

Question 30

Contemptuous

Answer 30

showing disdain; scornful

Question 31

Obliquely

Answer 31

not in a direct way; indirectly