Stingy Old Man (vocab 1)

Question 1

factotum

Answer 1

an employee who does all kinds of work

Question 2

ardor

Answer 2

enthusiasm or passion

Question 3

gibbet

Answer 3

a gallows
(you know the thing they use to hang people)

Question 4

audacity

Answer 4

rude or disrespectful behavior; impudence
(oh the humanatee)

Question 5

livery

Answer 5

special uniform worn by a servant or official

Question 6

avarice

Answer 6

extreme greed for wealth or material gain

Question 7

ingratiate

Answer 7

bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them

Question 8

maxims

Answer 8

a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct
(an apple a day keeps the doctor away)

Question 9

precipice

Answer 9

a very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one
(ooh, big rock)

Question 10

remonstrances

Answer 10

a forcefully reproachful protest

Question 11

languish

Answer 11

(of a person or other living thing) lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble

Question 12

felicity

Answer 12

intense happiness
: D

Question 13

sumptuous

Answer 13

splendid and expensive-looking
(super fancy stuff)

Question 14

annuity

Answer 14

a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life
(like sharecroppers, but different)

Question 15

marquis

Answer 15

a nobleman ranking above a count and below a duke
(fantasy novel protagonist energy)

Question 16

dandy

Answer 16

a man unduly devoted to style, neatness, and fashion in dress and appearance; excellent
(like the guy who called his hat macaroni)

Question 17

feign

Answer 17

pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury);
invent (a story or excuse)

Question 18

usury

Answer 18

the illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest

Question 19

debauchery

Answer 19

excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

Question 20

aversion

Answer 20

a strong dislike or disinclination

Question 21

catarrh

Answer 21

excessive discharge or buildup of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane
(allergies, ew)

Question 22

dissipated

Answer 22

to break up and drive off;
to separate into parts and scatter or vanish