Scrooge Mcduck (vocab 2)

Question 1

emancipation

Answer 1

the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation
(ex: freed from slavery)

Question 2

gout

Answer 2

a drop or spot, especially of blood, smoke, or flame

Question 3

angina

Answer 3

a condition marked by severe pain in the chest, often also spreading to the shoulders, arms, and neck, caused by an inadequate blood supply to the heart
(blood no work, heart go ow)

Question 4

vex

Answer 4

cause distress to

Question 5

rhetoric

Answer 5

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques

Question 6

pedantry

Answer 6

excessive concern with minor details and rules

Question 7

chasm

Answer 7

a deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface

Question 8

dotard

Answer 8

an old person, especially one who has become physically weak or whose mental faculties have declined

Question 9

unprepossessing

Answer 9

not particularly attractive or appealing to the eye

Question 10

futile

Answer 10

incapable of producing any useful result; pointless

Question 11

conflagration

Answer 11

an extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property
(arson? or forest fire)

Question 12

base (adj.)

Answer 12

(of a person or a person’s actions or feelings) without moral principles