"Our Town" Vocabulary

Question 1

affront

Answer 1

an action or insult that causes anger

Question 2

alacrity

Answer 2

eagerness

Question 3

anthropology

Answer 3

the study of humans

Question 4

barren

Answer 4

not being able to produce seed or fruits

Question 5

belligerent

Answer 5

aggressive

Question 6

brisk

Answer 6

fast

Question 7

burgle

Answer 7

to illegally enter with an intention of committing a crime, especially theft.

Question 8

contrive

Answer 8

to make a plan

Question 9

crestfallen

Answer 9

disappointed and unhappy

Question 10

diligent

Answer 10

showing care in work

Question 11

drenched

Answer 11

soaked, extremely wet

Question 12

gingham

Answer 12

lightweight cotton cloth which is usually checkered with white and a color

Question 13

handkerchief

Answer 13

a square piece of material that is used to wipe one’s nose

Question 14

heliotrope

Answer 14

a light purple flower that is used for its fragrance

Question 15

highboy

Answer 15

tall drawers that stand on legs

Question 16

legacy

Answer 16

the amount of money or property left in someone’s wlll

Question 17

lugubriousness

Answer 17

sad and glum

Question 18

meditatively

Answer 18

involving deep thought

Question 19

omniscient

Answer 19

knowing everything

Question 20

parlor

Answer 20

a sitting room in a private house

Question 21

phosphate (n)

Answer 21

a soft drink that has phospohoric acid, soda, water, and flavoring

Question 22

pince-nez (n)

Answer 22

glasses that have nose clips instead of earpieces

Question 23

radiant (adj)

Answer 23

clearly expressing great joy; shining bright

Question 24

relations (n)

Answer 24

how two or more objects, people, or concepts are connected

Question 25

retired (adj)

Answer 25

leaving a job and no longer working; quiet and involving little contact with other people

Question 26

sassy (adj)

Answer 26

full of spirit or cheeky; rude

Question 27

savant (n)

Answer 27

a learned person

Question 28

seize (v)

Answer 28

take hold of suddenly and forcibly

Question 29

sentimentality (n)

Answer 29

excessive nostalgia

Question 30

spectacles (n)

Answer 30

glasses

Question 31

torrent (n)

Answer 31

a sudden, violent outpouring of something (usually feelings or water)

Question 32

traipse (v)

Answer 32

to walk reluctantly

Question 33

trellis (n)

Answer 33

a framework of wooden or metal bars for support of fruit trees or plants that climb

Question 34

unobtrusively (adv)

Answer 34

not conspicuous or attracting attention