TR Sections 6-12 Vocab

Question 1

Emaciation

Answer 1

Extreme weight loss and thinness due to a loss of subcutaneous fat

Question 2

Lacquered

Answer 2

A liquid made of shellac dissolved in alcohol, or of synthetic substances, that dries to form a hard protective coating for wood, metal

Question 3

Rachitic

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Rickety: affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets

Question 4

Lepers

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A person who is avoided by others; A pariah

Question 5

Ambush

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A surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position

Question 6

Anointing

Answer 6

Smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony

Question 7

Evoke

Answer 7

Bring or recall to the conscious mind

Question 8

Quoits

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A ring of iron, rope, or rubber thrown in a game to encircle or land as near as possible to an upright peg

Question 9

Changeling

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A child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents’ real child in infancy

Question 10

Commune

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A group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities

Question 11

Sappers

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A military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines

Question 12

Viaduct

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A series of spans or arches used to carry a road or railroad over a wide valley or over other roads or railroads

Question 13

Embankment

Answer 13

A wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area

Question 14

Parsible

Answer 14

Entities which can be analyzed into separate parts

Question 15

Entities

Answer 15

Something that has a real existence; thing

Question 16

Idiom

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A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words

Question 17

Runic

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Consisting of or set down in runes

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Motifs

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A recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work

Question 19

Truncheoned

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A short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer

Question 20

Stile

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An arrangement of steps that allows people but not animals to climb over a fence or wall

Question 21

Phalanx

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A group of people or things of a similar type forming a compact body or brought together for a common puropose

Question 22

Forge

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Workplace of a smith or a blacksmith

Question 23

Catamites

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A boy kept for homosexual practices

Question 24

Horde

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A large group of people

Question 25

Sedge

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A grass-like plant with triangular stems and inconspicuous flowers, growing typically in wet ground; widely distributed throughout temperate and cold regions

Question 26

Interstate

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Existing or carried on between states: “Interstate travel”

Question 27

Privet

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Avery versatile plant. It has been used to make walls, tall barriers, sound barriers

Question 28

Chattel

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A personal possesion

Question 29

Formica

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A hard durable plastic laminate used for counter tops, cupboard doors, and other surfaces

Question 30

Cistern

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A waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water

Question 31

Hydraulic

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Denoting, relating to, or operated by a lizuid moving in a confined space under pressure: “hydraulic fluid”

Question 32

Mendicant

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Refers to begging or relying on charitable donations

Question 33

Palimpsest

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A manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing

Question 34

Begonia

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A flowering plant

Question 35

Hasp

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A slotted hinged metal plate that forms part of a fastening for a door or lid and is fitted over a metal loop and secured by a pin or padlock

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Serrated

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having or denoting a jagged edge;saw-like: “a knife with a serrated edge”

Question 37

Corroded

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Is the gradual destruction of material, usually metal, by chemical reaction with its environment

Question 38

Footlocker

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A small trunk or storage chest, typically stored at the foot of a bed

Question 39

Laved

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To wash or bathe

Question 40

Sumptuous

Answer 40

Splendid and expensive-looking