Unit 1 Vocab.

Question 1

Mystical

Answer 1

Mysterious: of obscure meaning, spiritually significant

Question 2

Emigrate

Answer 2

to leave one’s country to settle in another

Question 3

Frivolity

Answer 3

not serious or silly

Question 4

Stalwart

Answer 4

sturdy, brave, & firm

Question 5

Ardent

Answer 5

enthusiastic or passionate

Question 6

Impregnable

Answer 6

cannot be entered by force

Question 7

Fortitude

Answer 7

The strength to bear misfourtune

Question 8

Desolate

Answer 8

without inhabitants: barren

Question 9

Liaison

Answer 9

connecting parts of a whole,a meeting place.

Question 10

Sundry

Answer 10

a lot, many

Question 11

Breaker

Answer 11

a wave that breaks into foam against a storm

Question 12

Manifold

Answer 12

many varied

Question 13

Sentinel

Answer 13

a guard

Question 14

Foretime

Answer 14

the past

Question 15

Staunch

Answer 15

strong, solidly made

Question 16

ascertain

Answer 16

find out, detect

Question 17

diabolism

Answer 17

witchcraft

Question 18

bemused

Answer 18

confused

Question 19

antagonists

Answer 19

opponents

Question 20

propitiation

Answer 20

appeasement

Question 21

licentious

Answer 21

have not regard for accepted rules or standards

Question 22

evade

Answer 22

escape or avoid by cleverness

Question 23

ecstatic

Answer 23

in state of exalted delight

Question 24

condemnation

Answer 24

severe reproof; strong censure

Question 25

fraud

Answer 25

deliberate deception for unfair or unlawful gaines

Question 26

pallor

Answer 26

extreme paleness

Question 27

perplexed

Answer 27

bewildered, confused, puzzled

Question 28

indignant

Answer 28

filled with an anger aroused by something unjust or unworthy

Question 29

advily

Answer 29

enthusiastically

Question 30

sarcastical

Answer 30

expressing mocking or contemptuous remarks

Question 31

base

Answer 31

having a low moral standards; contemptible; inferior

Question 32

tainted

Answer 32

having a moral defect; infected

Question 33

ineptly

Answer 33

awkwardly

Question 34

calamity

Answer 34

diaster

Question 35

blasphemy

Answer 35

an irreverent or impious act or utterance

Question 36

menacingly

Answer 36

threateningly

Question 37

lechery

Answer 37

promiscuity

Question 38

daft

Answer 38

crazy, foolish

Question 39

providence

Answer 39

work of divine direction

Question 40

Contentious

Answer 40

Quarrelsome

Question 41

contemptuous

Answer 41

scornful; disdainful

Question 42

audible

Answer 42

able to be hard

Question 43

anonymity

Answer 43

secret; having an unknown or unacknowledged name

Question 44

effrontery

Answer 44

audacity; insulting boldness

Question 45

qualm

Answer 45

a sensation of misgiving or uneasiness

Question 46

manifest

Answer 46

something apparent to the sight or understanding

Question 47

remorselessly

Answer 47

mercilessly; having not pity or compassion

Question 48

contemplation

Answer 48

thoughtful observation or meditation

Question 49

pretense

Answer 49

the act of pretending

Question 50

transfixed

Answer 50

rendered motionless with terror, amazement or awe

Question 51

allegiance

Answer 51

loyalty

Question 52

beguile

Answer 52

delude; cheat; divert

Question 53

reprieve

Answer 53

postponement of punishment

Question 54

statutes

Answer 54

law, decree, or edict

Question 55

adamant

Answer 55

firm in purpose or opinion; unyielding

Question 56

incredulously

Answer 56

disbelievingly

Question 57

indictment

Answer 57

statement of criminal charges

Question 58

penitence

Answer 58

performing of penance