Five

Question 1

minuteness

Answer 1

extremely small, as in size, amount, extent, or degree

Question 2

reverence

Answer 2

a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.

Question 3

earnestly

Answer 3

serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous

Question 4

esteem

Answer 4

to regard highly or favorably; regard with respect or admiration

Question 5

Sansculottism

Answer 5

a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.

Question 6

sustain

Answer 6

to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.

Question 7

affront

Answer 7

an offense to one’s dignity or self-respect.

Question 8

prodigious

Answer 8

extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.

Question 9

expenditure

Answer 9

the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption.

Question 10

conservative

Answer 10

disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.

Question 11

somber

Answer 11

gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted

Question 12

compound

Answer 12

composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients

Question 13

partition

Answer 13

a division into or distribution in portions or shares.

Question 14

correspondence

Answer 14

communication by exchange of letters.

Question 15

distinction

Answer 15

a marking off or distinguishing as different

Question 16

profound

Answer 16

penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding

Question 17

discernment

Answer 17

the faculty of discerning; discrimination; acuteness of judgment and understanding.

Question 18

semblance

Answer 18

outward aspect or appearance.

Question 19

unison

Answer 19

coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.

Question 20

convictions

Answer 20

a fixed or firm belief