"ransom Of The Red Chief Vocabluary"

Question 1

Diatribe

Answer 1

Bitter,abusive criticism

Question 2

Ransom

Answer 2

Payment demanded for the release of a person or property

Question 3

Apparition

Answer 3

A sudden or unusual sight

Question 4

Undeleterious

Answer 4

Harmless

Question 5

Philoprogenitveness

Answer 5

Love for ones own children

Question 6

Bad-relief

Answer 6

Slightly raised

Question 7

Provisions

Answer 7

Necessary supplies; food

Question 8

Brake

Answer 8

A thick grouping of trees

Question 9

Court plaster

Answer 9

Adhesive cloth for covering cuts and scratches

Question 10

Magic- lantern views

Answer 10

Slides

Question 11

Dassant

Answer 11

Dare not

Question 12

Reconnnoiter

Answer 12

To seek information about an enemy’s whereabouts

Question 13

Sylvan

Answer 13

Like the woods

Question 14

Collaborate

Answer 14

Got work together on a project

Question 15

Decry

Answer 15

To criticize

Question 16

Depredation

Answer 16

Robbery

Question 17

Proposition

Answer 17

A suggested plan

Question 18

Commend

Answer 18

To speak highly of; to praise; to recommend

Question 19

Cauterized

Answer 19

Burned a wound to stop bleeding

Question 20

Bedlam

Answer 20

An insane asylum

Question 21

Calliope

Answer 21

An instrument with steam whistles

Question 22

Impudent

Answer 22

Bold and disrespectful

Question 23

Foil

Answer 23

A character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character with the objective to highlight the traits of the other character

Question 24

Trait

Answer 24

Distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person

Question 25

King Herod

Answer 25

An ancient of Jude’s who ordered the execution of all Bethlehem boys under age of two

Question 26

Comply

Answer 26

To act according to a command or request