R+J Vocab 8

Question 1

Apparel

Answer 1

clothe (someone).

Question 2

Fennel

Answer 2

a flowering plant species in the carrot family. It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely naturalized in many parts of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea coast and on riverbanks.

Question 3

Inherit

Answer 3

1. receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder.
2. derive (a quality, characteristic, or predisposition) genetically from one’s parents or ancestors.

Question 4

Merit

Answer 4

1. a praiseworthy quality
2. to be entitled to reward or honor

Question 5

Sirrah

Answer 5

used as a form of address implying inferiority in the person addressed

Question 6

Trudge

Answer 6

to walk or march steadily and usually laboriously

Question 7

Anguish

Answer 7

extreme pain, distress, or anxiety

Question 8

Giddy

Answer 8

1. lightheartedly silly
2. whirling rapidly

Question 9

Languish

Answer 9

1. to be or live in a state of depression or decreasing vitality
2. a: to become dispirited
   b: to suffer neglect

Question 10

Thither

Answer 10

1 : to that place : THERE
2. : being on the other and farther side : more remote

Question 11

Devout

Answer 11

1. expressing piety or religious fervor
2. warmly sincere

Question 12

Heritic

Answer 12

1. a person who differs in opinion from established religious dogma especially : a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church who refuses to acknowledge or accept a revealed truth
   2.: one who differs in opinion from an accepted belief or doctrine :

Question 13

Poised

Answer 13

1. marked by balance or equilibrium
2. marked by easy composure of manner or bearing
3. to hold or carry (the head) in a particular way

Question 14

Bade

Answer 14

1.a to issue an order to : TELL
did as I was bid
b: to request to come : INVITE
were bidden to the wedding
c. obsolete : BESEECH, ENTREAT
3 : to give expression to

Question 15

Lammastide

Answer 15

1. August 1 originally celebrated in England as a harvest festival
   called also Lammas Day
2. the time of the year around Lammas Day

Question 16

Weaned

Answer 16

1. to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
2. to detach from a source of dependence

Question 17

Wormwood

Answer 17

1. European plant (Artemisia absinthium) that has silvery silky-haired leaves and drooping yellow flower heads and yields a bitter dark green oil used in absinthe
2. something bitter or grievous

Question 18

Literal Language

Answer 18

A description which depicts things as they really are. When words mean exactly what they say.

Question 19

Figurative Language

Answer 19

Describing something by comparing it to something else. This language produces images in readers’ minds and to express ideas in fresh, vivid, imaginative ways. To create this kind of language writers use figures of speech. These are words and phrases whose connotations go beyond their literal meanings.