R&J Second Vocab List

Question 0

ascend

Answer 0

verb - go up or climb

Question 1

fickle

Answer 1

adjective - changing frequently, esp. as regards one’s loyalties, interests, or affection

Question 2

abhor

Answer 2

verb - ( -horred , -horring ) regard with disgust and hatred

Question 3

wretch

Answer 3

noun - an unfortunate or unhappy person

Question 4

chide

Answer 4

verb - ( past chided ) scold or rebuke

Question 5

shroud

Answer 5

noun - a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial

Question 6

abate

Answer 6

verb - (of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread

Question 7

cunning

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adjective - having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion

Question 8

engrossing

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adjective - absorbing all one’s attention or interest

Question 9

dirge

Answer 9

noun - a lament for the dead, esp. one forming part of a funeral rite, a mournful song, piece of music, or poem

Question 10

doleful

Answer 10

adjective - expressing sorrow; mournful

Question 11

penury

Answer 11

noun - extreme poverty; destitution

Question 12

cull

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verb - (usu. be culled) select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources

Question 13

dispatch

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verb - send off to a destination or for a purpose, deal with (a task, problem, or opponent) quickly and efficiently

Question 14

pestilence

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noun - a fatal epidemic disease, esp. bubonic plague

Question 15

inexorable

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adjective - impossible to stop or prevent

Question 16

yoke

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noun - used of something that is regarded as oppressive or burdensome

Question 17

haughty

Answer 17

adjective - arrogantly superior and disdainful

Question 18

conspire

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verb - make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act

Question 19

purge

Answer 19

verb - rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition, typically giving a sense of cathartic release