The Ransom Of Red Chief Vocabulary

Question 1

Apparition

Answer 1

A sudden or unusual sight

Question 2

Undeleterious

Answer 2

Harmless

Question 3

Philoprogenitivebess

Answer 3

Love for one’s own children

Question 4

Bas-relief

Answer 4

Slightly raised

Question 5

Brake

Answer 5

A thick grouping of trees

Question 6

Court plaster

Answer 6

Adhesive cloth for covering cuts and scratches

Question 7

Magic-lantern views

Answer 7

Slides

Question 8

Dassant

Answer 8

Dare not

Question 9

Reconnoiter

Answer 9

To seek information about an enemy’s whereabouts

Question 10

Sylvan

Answer 10

Like woods or forests

Question 11

King Herod

Answer 11

An ancient king of Judea who once ordered the execution of all Bethlehem boys under the age of two

Question 12

Foil

Answer 12

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 13

Trait

Answer 13

Distinguishing quality or characteristic,typically one belonging to a person

Question 14

Collaborate

Answer 14

To work together on a project

Question 15

Comply

Answer 15

To act according to a command or request

Question 16

Decry

Answer 16

To criticize

Question 17

Depredation

Answer 17

Robbery