Mark Twain: from "Life on the Mississippi" - Vocab

Question 1

siege

Answer 1

• noun

- any prolonged or persistent effort to overcome resistance

Question 2

faculties

Answer 2

• noun

- one of the powers of the mind as memory, reason, or speech

Question 3

prudence

Answer 3

• noun

- caution with regard to practical matters; discretion

Question 4

monotonous

Answer 4

• adjective

- lacking in variety; tediously unvarying

Question 5

perusal

Answer 5

• noun

- the act of reading, surveying, or scrutinizing

Question 6

incorrect vocab

Answer 6

• she played video games with prudence all night instead of studying before the big exam
• he sings with a piercing prudence that can crack a wine glass
• there was no time for perusal before the tide came in and washed the sand castle out to sea
• the rich green of the forest and the unexpected rising of sheer cliffs proved a monotonous scene
• siege his books before they all fall to the floor
• they had not faculties left after the training group finished the course
• it was a monotonous the class, as the students never knew what to expect
• he was a wise old siege whom all the students respected