Group 5

Question 1

obeisance

Answer 1

n. gesture of deferential respect, bow, curtsy

Question 2

abbot

Answer 2

n. man head of an abbey of monks

Question 3

equanimity

Answer 3

n. mental calmness, composure, evenness of temper esp in difficult situation; composure

Question 4

plinth

Answer 4

n. podium

Question 5

rector

Answer 5

n. priest in charge; parson, vicar, provost

Question 6

sepulcher

Answer 6

n. small room built of stone in which a dead person is laid

Question 7

epitaph

Answer 7

n. statement written in memory of a person who has died esp as an inscription on a tombstone

Question 8

obelisk

Answer 8

n. stone pillar, column

Question 9

bravado

Answer 9

n. supercilious, boasting, swaggering, false bravery

Question 10

beatitude

Answer 10

n. supreme blessedness

Question 11

hagiography

Answer 11

n. the writing of saint’s lives, biography idealizing its subject

Question 12

Quran

Answer 12

n. word of God as dedicated to Muhammad by archangel Gabriel: “Recitation”

Question 13

eschew

Answer 13

v. avoid, shun, have nothing to do with, abstain from [___violence]

Question 14

condescend

Answer 14

v. belittle, stoop, accommodate, descend, behave as if superior rank, dignity // she __ to their intellectual level…

Question 15

deign

Answer 15

v. condescend, lower self, do something that one considers to be beneath one’s dignity [she did not ___ to answer the maid’s question]

Question 16

swashbuckle

Answer 16

v. engage in daring and romantic adventures w ostentatious bravado

Question 17

petrify

Answer 17

v. make hard, frighten, calcify

Question 18

abjure

Answer 18

v. renounce, repudiate something; deeply and sincerely abandon something

Question 19

sate

Answer 19

v. satisfy, manage

Question 20

rumination

Answer 20

v. think deeply about something; chew cud

Question 21

jettison

Answer 21

v. throw or drop something from an air craft or ship [____ the load in the sea]; abandon or discard something no longer wanted

Question 22

bereave

Answer 22

v. to deprive and make desolate, especially by death [illness ___d them of their sister]

Question 23

insolent

Answer 23

adj. Boldly disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent

Question 24

coy

Answer 24

adj. affectedly shy, bashful, modest; reluctant to give details about something [he is __ about his age]

Question 25

treacle

Answer 25

N. Remedy, cloying sentimentality or flattery, syrup [enough of this ___, let’s get back to business]]

Question 26

docile

Answer 26

adj. compliant, submissive /

Question 27

tractable

Answer 27

adj. compliant, easy to control or influence

Question 28

scurrilous

Answer 28

adj. foul-mouthed, defamatory, obscenely abusive, humorously insulting

Question 29

flippant

Answer 29

adj. irreverent, cheeky, disrespectful

Question 30

blithe

Answer 30

adj. joyous, cheerful, carefree, heedless [___disregard for rules of the road]

Question 31

benign

Answer 31

adj. kindly harmless [her face was calm and __]

Question 32

biddable

Answer 32

adj. obedient, docile, meekly ready to accept and follow instructions

Question 33

conspicuous

Answer 33

adj. obvious, apparent, standing out; attracting attention [Saundra is ____]

Question 34

obtrusive

Answer 34

adj. pushy, obvious, noticeable in unwelcome way

Question 35

resplendent

Answer 35

adj. radiant, attractive through being richly colorful or sumptuous (luxurious)

Question 36

filigree

Answer 36

adj. something made in lace-like design. n. delicate ornamental work of gold and silver wire

Question 37

intractable

Answer 37

adj. unmanageable, stubborn, Hard to control

Question 38

tenuous

Answer 38

adj. weak, nebulous, insubstantial, dubious

Question 39

gun moll

Answer 39

n. (slang) female accomplice

Question 40

sistrum

Answer 40

n. Egyptian instrument, rattles

Question 41

vizier

Answer 41

n. a high official in some Muslim countries

Question 42

cutlasses

Answer 42

n. a short sword with a slightly curved blade, formerly used by sailors

Question 43

attrition

Answer 43

n. abrasion, wear, friction

Question 44

soirée

Answer 44

n. an evening gathering typically in a house for conversation, music

Question 45

saffron

Answer 45

n. an orange-yellow flavoring food coloring dye

Question 46

ankh

Answer 46

n. ancient Egypt symbol of life

Question 47

thrush

Answer 47

n. bird; infection of mouth and throat…

Question 48

antics

Answer 48

n. foolish, amusing behavior, shenanigan, joke

Question 49

mirth

Answer 49

n. joy, laughter

Question 50

muslin

Answer 50

n. lightweight cotton cloth in a plain weave