Heart of Darkness Ch. 1

Question 1

Alacrity

Answer 1

(noun) cheerful and brisk readiness or willingness

Question 2

Assegai

Answer 2

(noun) - a slender wooden spear or javelin with an iron tip, used in southern Africa

Question 3

Beguile

Answer 3

(verb) - to charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way

Question 4

Diaphanous

Answer 4

(adjective) - light, delicate, and translucent, especially about a fabric

Question 5

Emissary

Answer 5

(noun) - a person sent on a special mission, especially as a diplomatic representative

Question 6

Enigma

Answer 6

(noun) - a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand

Question 7

Ichthyosaurus

Answer 7

(noun) - an extinct marine reptile resembling a dolphin

Question 8

Immutability

Answer 8

(noun) - the state of being unchanged or unchangeable

Question 9

Indefatigable

Answer 9

(adjective) - persisting tirelessly, unable to grow tired

Question 10

Inscrutable

Answer 10

(adjective) - very difficult to understand or interpret

Question 11

Interlude

Answer 11

(noun) - a short period or event in between other things

Question 12

Interminable

Answer 12

(adjective) - having or seeming to have no end

Question 13

Lugubrious

Answer 13

(adjective) - sad, mournful, or gloomy

Question 14

Prevaricator

Answer 14

(noun) - a person who tells lies or avoids the direct truth

Question 15

Primeval

Answer 15

(adjective) - relating to the early ages of the world

Question 16

Propensity

Answer 16

(noun) - an inclination or tendency to behave a certain way

Question 17

Rapacity

Answer 17

(noun) - the quality of being greedy or desiring wealth

Question 18

Recrudescence

Answer 18

(noun) - the new appearance or growth of an undesirable thing

Question 19

Sententiously

Answer 19

(adverb) - in a way that is trying to appear wise and important

Question 20

Sepulchre

Answer 20

(noun) - a stone structure used as a burial place

Question 21

Wanton

Answer 21

(adjective) - done maliciously and deliberately