The Handmaid's Tale 3

Question 1

drape

Answer 1

curtain.

Question 2

bureau

Answer 2

a chest of drawers, often with a mirror at the top.

Question 3

jolt

Answer 3

to knock sharply so as to dislodge:

Question 4

jauntiness

Answer 4

easy and sprightly in manner or bearing:

Question 5

superintendent

Answer 5

a person who oversees or directs some work, enterprise, establishment, organization, district, etc.; supervisor.

Question 6

tawdry

Answer 6

showy and cheap.

Question 7

travesty

Answer 7

a literary or artistic composition so inferior in quality as to be merely a grotesque imitation of its model.

Question 8

deter

Answer 8

to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:

Question 9

aversion

Answer 9

a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy

Question 10

dismay

Answer 10

to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt:

Question 11

inert

Answer 11

having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active ):

Question 12

futility

Answer 12

ineffectiveness; uselessness.

Question 13

bathos

Answer 13

a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax.

Question 14

bestir

Answer 14

to stir up; rouse to action

Question 15

obverse

Answer 15

the side of a coin, medal, flag, etc., that bears the principal design (opposed to reverse ).

Question 16

adroit

Answer 16

cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious:

Question 17

surliness

Answer 17

churlishly rude or bad-tempered:

Question 18

spangle

Answer 18

a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used especially for decorating garments.

Question 19

decorous

Answer 19

characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.

Question 20

matronly

Answer 20

maturely dignified; stately.

Question 21

somnambulate

Answer 21

to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.

Question 22

munificent

Answer 22

very generous.

Question 23

sardonic

Answer 23

mocking; cynical; sneering:

Question 24

recede

Answer 24

to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.

Question 25

delude

Answer 25

to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive:

Question 26

dunce

Answer 26

a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.

Question 27

toll

Answer 27

to cause (a large bell) to sound with single strokes slowly and regularly repeated, as for summoning a congregation to church, or especially for announcing a death.

Question 28

contingent

Answer 28

a quota of troops furnished.

Question 29

pallor

Answer 29

unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness.

Question 30

platitude

Answer 30

the quality or state of being flat, dull, or trite:

Question 31

prerogative

Answer 31

a right, privilege, etc., limited to a specific person or to persons of a particular category:

Question 32

undue

Answer 32

unwarranted; excessive:

Question 33

obscene

Answer 33

causing uncontrolled sexual desire.

Question 34

stifle

Answer 34

to quell, crush, or end by force:

Question 35

revulsion

Answer 35

a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike:

Question 36

gouge

Answer 36

to dig or force out with or as if with a gouge:

Question 37

rend

Answer 37

to separate into parts with force or violence:

Question 38

diminutive

Answer 38

small; little; tiny:

Question 39

placid

Answer 39

pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed:

Question 40

infinitesimal

Answer 40

indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute:

Question 41

probe

Answer 41

to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely:

Question 42

fervent

Answer 42

having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent

Question 43

abdicate

Answer 43

to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner:

Question 44

abject

Answer 44

utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched:

Question 45

impudent

Answer 45

rude

Question 46

talisman

Answer 46

a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.

Question 47

infallible

Answer 47

absolutely trustworthy or sure:

Question 48

pristine

Answer 48

having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.

Question 49

antiquarian

Answer 49

of, dealing in, or interested in old or rare books.

Question 50

laboriously

Answer 50

requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance:

Question 51

superimposition

Answer 51

o impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.

Question 52

adulterous

Answer 52

illicit:

Question 53

echelon

Answer 53

a level of command, authority, or rank

Question 54

progeny

Answer 54

a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal.

Question 55

surrogate

Answer 55

involving or indicating the use of a surrogate mother to conceive or carry an embryo:

Question 56

patronymic

Answer 56

of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.

Question 57

subvert

Answer 57

to overthrow (something established or existing).