Lesson 13

Question 1

precipice

Answer 1

noun
1.
a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face.
2.
a situation of great peril:

Question 2

obsidian

Answer 2

noun
1.
a volcanic glass similar in composition to granite, usually dark but transparent in thin pieces, and having a good conchoidal fracture.

Question 3

orthodox

Answer 3

adjective
1.
of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.

Question 4

heresy

Answer 4

noun, plural heresies.
1.
opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, especially of a church or religious system.

Question 5

ignominy

Answer 5

noun, plural  
1.
disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
2.
shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this.

Question 6

quaint

Answer 6

adjective
1.
having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque

Question 7

incarnadine

Answer 7

adjective
1.
blood-red; crimson.
2.
flesh-colored; pale pink.

Question 8

undulate

Answer 8

verb (used without object), undulated, undulating.
1.
to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement:
The flag undulates in the breeze.
2.
to have a wavy form or surface; bend with successive curves in alternate directions.
3.
(of a sound) to rise and fall in pitch:
the wail of a siren undulating in the distance.

Question 9

viscose

Answer 9

noun
1.
a viscous solution prepared by treating cellulose with caustic soda and carbon bisulfide: used in manufacturing regenerated cellulose fibers, sheets, or tubes, as rayon or cellophane.

Question 10

acetate

Answer 10

noun
Also called acetate rayon. a synthetic filament, yarn, or fabric composed of a derivative of the acetic ester of cellulose, differing from viscose rayon in having greater strength when wet and greater sensitivity to high temperatures.