Night Vocabulary Test

Question 1

Diplomacy

Answer 1

noun
the profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country’s representatives aboard.

Question 2

Fascist

Answer 2

a far-right political party philosophy, or theory of government, that emerged in the early 20th century. Fascism prioritizes the nation over the individual

Question 3

Billeted

Answer 3

Verb
lodge (soldiers) in a particular place, especially a civilian’s house.

Question 4

Hermetically

Answer 4

Adverb
in a way that is completely airtight.

Question 5

Pious

Answer 5

Adjective
devoutly religious.

Question 6

Abominable

Answer 6

Adjective
causing moral revulsion.

Question 7

Trucheon

Answer 7

Noun
a short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer.

Question 8

Hysterical

Answer 8

Adjective
affected by or deriving from wildly uncontrolled emotion.

Question 9

Incite

Answer 9

Verb
encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour).

Question 10

Notorious

Answer 10

Adjective
famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.

Question 11

Paternal

Answer 11

Adjective
of or appropriate to a father.

Question 12

Bestial

Answer 12

Adjective
of or like an animal or animals.

Question 13

Lucidity

Answer 13

Noun
clarity of expression; intelligibility.

Question 14

Harangued

Answer 14

Verb
lecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and critical manner.

Question 15

Reverie

Answer 15

Noun
a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream.

Question 16

Sanctity

Answer 16

Noun
the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly.

Question 17

Imperceptibly

Answer 17

Adverb
in a way that is so slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived.

Question 18

Raucous

Answer 18

Adjective
making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.

Question 19

Lamentation

Answer 19

Noun
the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping.

Question 20

Emaciated

Answer 20

Adjective
abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

Question 21

Annihilate

Answer 21

Verb
destroy utterly; obliterate.

Question 22

Bereaved

Answer 22

Adjective
deprived of a close relation or friend through their death.

Question 23

Encumbrance

Answer 23

Noun
an impediment or burden.

Question 24

Apathy

Answer 24

Noun
lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Question 25

Appeasing

Answer 25

Verb
pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.

Question 26

Indifference

Answer 26

Noun
lack of interest, concern, or sympathy.

Question 27

Contagion

Answer 27

Noun
the communication of disease from one person or organism to another by close contact.

Question 28

Beseeching

Answer 28

Verb
ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat.

Question 29

Idleness

Answer 29

Noun
laziness; indolence.

Question 30

Resistance

Answer 30

Noun
the refusal to accept or comply with something.