Golden Goblet Ch 5-8

Question 1

malevolent

Answer 1

wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious:

Question 2

disdain

Answer 2

to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn

Question 3

elusive

Answer 3

difficult to find

Question 4

akimbo

Answer 4

with hand on hip and elbow bent outward

Question 5

alabaster

Answer 5

a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc

Question 6

obscurity

Answer 6

uncertainty of meaning or expression; ambiguity

Question 7

ostensibly

Answer 7

apparent, evident, or conspicuous

Question 8

natron

Answer 8

a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O

Question 9

aftermath

Answer 9

something that results or follows from an event, especially one of a disastrous or unfortunate nature; consequence

Question 10

wraithlike

Answer 10

an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death

Question 11

mutilated

Answer 11

to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts

Question 12

inert

Answer 12

having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance

Question 13

synonym of malevolent

Answer 13

malicious, sinister, vengeful

Question 14

antonym of malevolent

Answer 14

friendly, good, pleasant

Question 15

synonym of disdain

Answer 15

dislike, scorn

Question 16

antonym of disdain

Answer 16

admiration, affection

Question 17

synonym of elusive

Answer 17

fleeting, tricky

Question 18

antonym of elusive

Answer 18

definite, stable

Question 19

synonym of akimbo

Answer 19

crossing, intersecting

Question 20

antonym of akimbo

Answer 20

straight, parallel

Question 21

synonym of alabaster

Answer 21

ivory, white, pale

Question 22

antonym of alabaster

Answer 22

black, dark

Question 23

synonym of obscurity

Answer 23

darkness, ambiguity

Question 24

antonym of obscurity

Answer 24

certainty, definiteness

Question 25

synonym of ostensibly

Answer 25

evidently, officially

Question 26

antonym of ostensibly

Answer 26

improbably, unlikely

Question 27

synonym of natron

Answer 27

mineral

Question 28

Antonym of natron

Answer 28

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Question 29

synonym of aftermath

Answer 29

outcome, consequence

Question 30

antonymof aftermath

Answer 30

origin, source

Question 31

synonym of wraithlike

Answer 31

frightening, terrible

Question 32

antonym of wraithlike

Answer 32

delightful, good

Question 33

synonym of mutilated

Answer 33

disfigure, marred

Question 34

antonym of mutilated

Answer 34

untouched, immaculate

Question 35

synonym of inert

Answer 35

motionless, inactive

Question 36

antonym of inert

Answer 36

active, moving