Literature Terms And Vocab Words

Question 1

Morose

Answer 1

Bad tempered; gloomy

Question 2

Desolate

Answer 2

Completely empty or deserted

Question 3

Meager

Answer 3

Lacking in quality or quantity; inadequate

Question 4

Upbraid

Answer 4

Find fault with; scold

Question 5

Machinations

Answer 5

A scheming or crafty action intended to do evil

Question 6

Hunched

Answer 6

Raise ones shoulders and bend the top of ones body forward

Question 7

Flak

Answer 7

Exploding shells shot at enemy aircraft from guns on the ground

Question 8

Turret

Answer 8

A pivoted and revolvable holder in a machine tool

Question 9

Theocracy

Answer 9

A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god

Question 10

Dissembling

Answer 10

Conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs; a disguise

Question 11

Blasphemy

Answer 11

The act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things

Question 12

Adamant

Answer 12

Refusing to be persuaded or change one’s mind

Question 13

Beguile

Answer 13

Charm or enchant, sometimes in a deceptive way

Question 14

Obscurity

Answer 14

Ethe quality of being hard to understand; unknown or unimportant

Question 15

Pensively

Answer 15

Dreaming or wistfully thoughtful; expressing or revealing thoughtfulness

Question 16

Iniquity

Answer 16

Immoral or grossly unfair behavior

Question 17

Tenure

Answer 17

Contractional right; agreement

Question 18

Despotism

Answer 18

The exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way

Question 19

Insidious

Answer 19

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

Question 20

Solace

Answer 20

Comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness

Question 21

Undaunted

Answer 21

Not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty, dancer, or disappointment

Question 22

Pallid

Answer 22

Colorless; usually when a person is sick(pale)

Question 23

Ominous

Answer 23

Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen