Rains and Babylon Vocab

Question 1

Claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof that this is the case.

Answer 1

allege

Question 2

Suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.

Answer 2

allude

Question 3

The character and atmosphere of a place.

Answer 3

ambience

Question 4

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Answer 4

ambivalent

Question 5

An official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.

Answer 5

amnesty

Question 6

A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.

Answer 6

anachronism

Question 7

A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.

Answer 7

anarchy

Question 8

Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.

Answer 8

anathema

Question 9

A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

Answer 9

anecdote

Question 10

Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

Answer 10

anomaly

Question 11

Greatly dismay or horrify.

Answer 11

appall

Question 12

Arrest (someone) for a crime.

Answer 12

apprehend

Question 13

Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

Answer 13

arbitrary

Question 14

Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage.

Answer 14

astute

Question 15

The action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure.

Answer 15

attrition

Question 16

Make amends or reparation.

Answer 16

atone

Question 17

Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

Answer 17

austere

Question 18

Take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully.

Answer 18

assimilate

Question 19

(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome.

Answer 19

augur

Question 20

Having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something.

Answer 20

avid

Question 21

Greatly dismay or horrify.

Answer 21

appall

Question 22

Cleansed; rid of impurities

Answer 22

purified

Question 23

Showed too much pride; bragged

Answer 23

boasted

Question 24

killed

Answer 24

slain

Question 25

Intestines; guts

Answer 25

bowels

Question 26

Maze-like passages

Answer 26

warrens

Question 27

Having great power

Answer 27

titanic

Question 28

A mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution

Answer 28

paranoia

Question 29

Leaping or prancing around

Answer 29

cavorting

Question 30

Droppings of wild animals

Answer 30

spoors

Question 31

An African animal related to the giraffe but with a much shorter neck

Answer 31

okapi

Question 32

Trembling; quivering

Answer 32

tremulous

Question 33

With a mental disorder

Answer 33

psychopathic