J and H vocab 2

Question 1

Allusion (noun)

Answer 1

a brief reference to something outside the text, usually historical or mythological

Question 2

Calamity (noun)

Answer 2

event of sudden and great disaster, distress, or damage

Question 3

Dire (adj)

Answer 3

extremely serious or urgent

Question 4

Disreputable (adj)

Answer 4

not worthy of respect either in character or appearance (think “bad rep”)

Question 5

Draught (noun)

Answer 5

a single drink of something (“a draught of a potion”)

Question 6

Vile (adj)

Answer 6

extremely unpleasant, repulsive, depraved, despicable (either describing something sensory or a person’s behavior)

Question 7

Enigma (noun)

Answer 7

a mystery, something puzzling, difficult to understand

Question 8

Ludicrous (adj)

Answer 8

absurd, foolish, unreasonable; so ridiculous that it’s amusing

Question 9

Sever (verb)

Answer 9

to divide by cutting off, usually suddenly or forcibly

Question 10

Unscrupulous (adj)

Answer 10

having no morals or principles, evil, wicked

Question 11

Sulkily/sulky (adv/adj)

Answer 11

doing something resentfully or with a bad temper; refusing to be cooperative or cheerful

Question 12

Amiss (adj)

Answer 12

not quite right; something is out of place (something is amiss = “I have a bad feeling about this”)

Question 13

Countenance (noun)

Answer 13

a person’s facial expression (usually indicates mood or personality)

Question 14

Vial (noun)

Answer 14

a small glass container usually for medicines or chemicals

Question 15

Incipient (adj)

Answer 15

in the beginning stage; just starting to develop

Question 16

Penitence (noun)

Answer 16

the action of showing sincere sorrow and regret for a wrongdoing