Gilgamesh Vocabulary

Question 1

rampart (n)

Answer 1

a fortification consisting of an embankment, often w/parapet built on top

Question 2

firmament (n)

Answer 2

the vault or arch of the sky, heavens

Question 3

cornice (n)

Answer 3

a top course that crowns a wall or architectural composition

Question 4

tocsin (n)

Answer 4

a warning omen, alarm bell

Question 5

wanton (adj)

Answer 5

immoral, unchaste, unrestrained (usually a woman)

Question 6

throng (n)

Answer 6

a multitude of assembled persons

Question 7

byre (n)

Answer 7

a cow barn

Question 8

foray (v)

Answer 8

a sudden raid or military advance

Question 9

quay (n)

Answer 9

wharf where ships are loaded and unloaded

Question 10

succor (n)

Answer 10

relief, help, aid

Question 11

rancor (n)

Answer 11

bitter deep-seated ill will

Question 12

exhortation (n)

Answer 12

language intended to incite and encourage; admonition, advice, or appeal

Question 13

votaries (n)

Answer 13

a person bound by religious vows

Question 14

scabbard (n)

Answer 14

a sheath for a sword or dagger

Question 15

rouse (v)

Answer 15

to stir up; excite; awaken; to cause to break from cover

Question 16

gorge (n)

Answer 16

a deep narrow passage with steep rocky sides

Question 17

immolation (n)

Answer 17

being killed in sacrifice, to destroy

Question 18

execration (n)

Answer 18

a curse

Question 19

garrison (n)

Answer 19

a military post

Question 20

parapet (n)

Answer 20

a wall, rampart, or elevation of earth or stone to protect soldiers (like a roof)

Question 21

courtesan (n)

Answer 21

a prostitute with upper-class or royal court clientele

Question 22

wattle (n)

Answer 22

poles interwoven with slender branches, withes, or reeds and used in building walls, fences, and roofs

Question 23

whelp (n)

Answer 23

a dog, a young boy or girl, and insult

Question 24

deluge (n)

Answer 24

an overflowing of the land by water; a drenching rain

Question 25

prow (n)

Answer 25

forward part of ship’s hull or bow

Question 26

bullocks (n)

Answer 26

a young or castrated bull, a steer

Question 27

batten (v,n)

Answer 27

to thrive; strip of wood used to fasten the edges of materials that cover hatches

Question 28

libation (n)

Answer 28

an act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice (to a deity)

Question 29

haunch (n)

Answer 29

hindquarter (thigh)

Question 30

slough (n)

Answer 30

a place of deep mud or mire, a state of moral degradation or spiritual dejection

Question 31

cur (n)

Answer 31

an inferior dog or cowardly fellow