Language Arts Vocab Quiz

Question 1

Precipitous

Answer 1

Definition: Very Steep. Example: The wooded slope was precipitous and hard to climb

Question 2

Acquiesced

Answer 2

Definition: Accepted, Agreed, Contented. Example: They never acquiesced in the judgment of the court, instead they bitterly opposed it.

Question 3

Retorted

Answer 3

Definition: Reply in a sharp or witty way. Example: Felling insulted, he retorted angrily.

Question 4

Condolences

Answer 4

Definition: Expressions of sympathy. Example: When he heard about the death of his enemy he sent his condolences out the window.

Question 5

Marauders

Answer 5

Definition: People who roam around for loot or goods to steal Example: The man kept a lookout for the marauders.

Question 6

Languor

Answer 6

Definition: Weakness, and Weariness. Example: After the hours of work he felt great languor.

Question 7

Exasperation

Answer 7

Definition: Great annoyance Example: His exasperation of being captured was so big he cursed outloud.

Question 8

Reconciliation

Answer 8

Definition: friendly end to a quarrel Example: The fight could end in two ways, reconciliation or death.

Question 9

Pious

Answer 9

Definition: Showing a great devotion to religion Example: Although not religious, His words were pious.

Question 10

Succor

Answer 10

Definition; Help given to someone in distress Example: Unable to free themselves, they waited for the rescuers to succor.

Question 11

Interloper

Answer 11

Definition: a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered
not to belong. “Japanese consumers have in the past been unreceptive to foreign interlopers in the cell phone market”

Question 11

Pinioned

Answer 11

Definition: pinned, as if chained or tied up. Example “Joan of Arc was pinioned to a stake and burned as a heretic.”