In The Time Of The Butterflies

Question 1

transcend

Answer 1

(v.) to exist above and independent of something or to surpass beyond the limits

Question 2

recitation

Answer 2

(n.) the act of reciting memorized materials in a public performance

Question 3

tyranny

Answer 3

(n.) cruel and oppressive governmental rule

Question 4

volition

Answer 4

(n.) a conscious choice or decision

Question 5

interrogative

Answer 5

(adj.) of or related to the act of questioning

Question 6

blithely

Answer 6

(adj.) in a carefree and lighthearted fashion

Question 7

asylum

Answer 7

(n.) a place offering protection and safety; a shelter

Question 8

vehemence

Answer 8

(n.) intensity or forcefulness of expression

Question 9

absolve

Answer 9

(v.) to pronounce clear of guilt or blame

Question 10

disillusioned

Answer 10

(v.) disenchanted or discouraged

Question 11

tenuous

Answer 11

(adj.) having little substance; flimsy

Question 12

compliant

Answer 12

(adj.) tending to yield to the will of others

Question 13

contraband

Answer 13

(n.) goods prohibited to have in one’s possession

Question 14

succumb

Answer 14

(v.) to submit to an overpowering force or yield to an overpowering desire; give up or give in

Question 15

rhetoric

Answer 15

(n.) the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

Question 16

conviction

Answer 16

(n.) a fixed or a strong belief

Question 17

unfounded

Answer 17

(adj.) not based on fact or sound evidence; groundless

Question 18

confided

Answer 18

(v.) disclosed private matters in confidence

Question 19

attentive

Answer 19

(adj.) heedful of the comfort of others