Final Vocab List

Question 1

Foreboding

Answer 1

Noun, fearful apprehension, “You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings.” (Shelley 1).

Question 2

Solitude

Answer 2

Noun, the state or situation of being alone, “as the phenomena of the heavenly bodies undoubtedly are in those undiscovered solitudes.” (Shelley 1).

Question 3

Niche

Answer 3

Noun, shallow recess, “I imagined that also might obtain a niche in the temple where the names of Homer and Shakespeare are consecrated.” (Shelley 2).

Question 4

Fortnight

Answer 4

Noun, two weeks, “I shall depart for the latter town in a fortnight or three weeks” (Shelley 3).

Question 5

Traverse

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Verb, travel across or through, “Shall I meet you again, after having traversed immense seas” (Shelley 7).

Question 6

Harrowing

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Adjective, acutely distressing “Strange and harrowing must be his story” (Shelley 15).

Question 7

Gallant

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Adjective, heroic; brave, “his dream was to become one among those whose names are recorded in story” (Shelley 23).

Question 8

Apathy

Answer 8

Noun, lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern, “I opened it with apathy” (Shelley 24).

Question 9

Hitherto

Answer 9

Until now or until the point in time under discussion | adverb | We need to change what has hitherto been an inefficient method.

Question 10

Malignity

Answer 10

The state or character of being malign; malevolence | noun | His malignity was shown through his constant harassing of others.

Question 11

Repose

Answer 11

The art of being at rest; sleep | noun | His repose during class got him in trouble.

Question 12

Ardour

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Fervor; passion | noun | His ardour towards the subject gained him great respect amoung the scientists.

Question 13

Reproach

Answer 13

Blame or censure conveyed in disapproval | noun | His mother made a reproach about his bad grades and failure to notify her.

Question 14

Unremitting

Answer 14

Not slackening or abating | adjective | The unremitting rain concerned the baseball coach.

Question 15

Sacrilege

Answer 15

Violation or profanation of anything sacred | noun | Sacrilege would not be tolerated at the church.

Question 16

Palpitation

Answer 16

Unusually or abnormal beating of the heart | noun | He felt palpitation during the scary movie.

Question 17

Vacillating

Answer 17

Adjective; to be alternating between different opinions or actions; he was vacillating towards the multiple choice question and could not seem to choose an answer.

Question 18

Repentance

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Noun; deep sorrow, or regret for past action; his repentance was clear after he didn’t study for the test.

Question 19

Convalescence

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Noun; the gradual recovery of health after illness, injury, or an operation; the doctor said the most important thing after her surgery would be her convalescence.

Question 20

Encomiums

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Noun; a formal expression of high praise; the army general made a encomium to the returning soldier.

Question 21

Salubrious

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Adjective; favorable to or promoting health; the rest and healthy food were salubrious to his health.

Question 22

Promontory

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Noun; a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of a coast; the lighthouse was built on a promontory, so that ships could more easily see it.

Question 23

Venerable

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Adjective; commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; the old war veteran was very venerable.

Question 24

Ignominious

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Adjective; discreditable; the retreat was ignominious.

Question 25

Perdition

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Noun; a state of final spiritual ruin; the man trying to commit suicide was in perdition.

Question 26

Abhorrence

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a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination

Question 27

Ravines

Answer 27

a deep narrow steep-sided valley, esp one formed by the action of running water

Question 28

Precipitous

Answer 28

extremely or impassably steep

Question 29

Solemnizing

Answer 29

to make solemn or serious

Question 30

Negligently

Answer 30

lazily careless; offhand

Question 31

Satiated

Answer 31

to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary

Question 32

Offals

Answer 32

the parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings

Question 33

Despondency

Answer 33

state of being despondent; depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection

Question 34

Benevolence

Answer 34

desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness

Question 35

Infantile

Answer 35

Adjective; characteristic of or being befitting of an infant; the infantile child had to be watched closely, so that he would not choke on anything.

Question 36

Ardently

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Adverb; in a passionate and intense way; he ardently read his favorite book.

Question 37

Exhortations

Answer 37

Noun; the act or process of conveying urgent advice or recommendations; his exhortations allowed the man to save his money from the stock market crash.

Question 38

Meed

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Noun; a reward or compromise; the man received a meed for working exceedingly hard.

Question 39

Pittance

Answer 39

Noun; small amount or share; the pittance of food in the pantry forced me to go to the grocery store.

Question 40

Divulged

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Verb; to disclose or reveal; the man disclosed the location of his safe.

Question 41

Leathern

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Adjective; made of leather; the leathern saddle was used in the old western movie.

Question 42

Assemblages

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Noun; a group of persons or things gathered or collected; the assemblage of people outside of the court house was quite large.

Question 43

Imprudently

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Adverb; incautiously, rashly; I imprudently answered true to the question without reading the entire thing.

Question 44

Malignity

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Noun; malevolence, spite; the criminal possessed a lot of malignity.

Question 45

Insurmountable

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Adjective; incapable of being overcome; the huge rock was insurmountable.

Question 46

Abject

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Adjective; utterly hopeless, miserable; the week before finals was abject.

Question 47

Solemnity

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Noun; state of character of being solemn; the man possessed solemnity during the funeral.

Question 48

Siroc

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Noun; a hot, dry, dust laden wind; the winds that came from the south were siroc.

Question 49

Visage

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Noun; the face, usually with reference to shape, countenance; the visage of the man was very square.

Question 50

Candour

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Noun; the state or quality of being frank, sincere, and open; the suspect’s candour could be seen through his testimony.

Question 51

Dilatory

Answer 51

Adjective; tending to delay or procrastinate; the boy was very dilatory with his homework.

Question 52

Irksome

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Adjective; annoying, irritating; the buzzing in my ears was irksome.

Question 53

Debility

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Noun; a weakened or enfeebled state; debility affected the man for two months after the accident.

Question 54

Paroxysms

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Noun; any sudden or violent outburst; the man had paroxysms of rage after he lost the soccer game.

Question 55

Endeavored

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Verb; to exert oneself to do or effect something; I endeavored to score a 100 on my next test.

Question 56

Embosomed

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Verb; to enfold, envelop, or enclose; the bacteria embosomed its next meal.

Question 57

Dissipate

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Verb; to scatter in various directions, or dispel; the sugar dissipated in the water.

Question 58

Placid

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Adjective; pleasantly calm or peaceful; the placid fields covered the entire field of view.

Question 59

Remissness

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Noun; careless acts or slow performances; his remissness cost him his job.

Question 60

Consternation

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Noun; a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; the consternation made him rethink what he had done.

Question 61

Imperious

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Adjective; domineering in a haughty manner. Overbearing; the imperious man took over the group and started giving out orders.

Question 62

Conjure

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Verb; to call upon or command; the man conjured a response.

Question 63

Futurity

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Noun; future time; the futurity for the economy looked well.

Question 64

Remonstrate

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Verb; to present reasons in complaint; I remonstrated the problems with the new grading system.

Question 65

Diffidence

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Noun; the quality or state of being different; the diffidence of the man showed as he preferred the vanilla ice cream.

Question 66

Acme

Answer 66

Noun; the highest point; the power of the empire was at its acme.

Question 67

Extricate

Answer 67

Verb; to free or release from entanglement; I extricated the ideas from before summer break.

Question 68

Crags

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Noun; a steep, rugged rock; the crags were present all the way down the mountain.

Question 69

Disencumbered

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Verb; to free from a burden; I disencumbered myself when I took off my backpack.

Question 70

Reveries

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Noun; the state of dreamy meditation of fanciful musing; the teacher would not allow reveries in class.

Question 71

Forbear

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Verb; to refrain or abstain from; he had to forbear from lighting the fireworks too early.

Question 72

Benefactors

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Noun; a person who confers a benefit, kind helper; the benefactors in the hospital helped the boy get better.

Question 73

Draught

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Noun; a current of air in an enclosed space; the draught helped me cool off in the hot room.

Question 74

Irradiation

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Noun; intellectual or spiritual enlightenment; the irradiation helped him realize what he was doing was wrong.

Question 75

Immaculate

Answer 75

Adjective; free from fault or flaw; the immaculate people were very nice.

Question 76

Warbling

Answer 76

Noun; singing; the warbling of the bird rung out on the spring day.