Voabulary Quiz #3

Question 0

allegory

Answer 0

a story in which the characters or events are symbols that stand for human life for a political or historical situation

Question 1

vignette

Answer 1

a short descriptive scene or episode that can stand on its own as a piece of writing

Question 2

anagoge

Answer 2

a spiritual of mystical interpretation of a word or passage from scripture

Question 3

afflicted

Answer 3

persistent suffering from a condition

Question 4

forestall

Answer 4

to act before someone else in order to prevent something

Question 5

elusive

Answer 5

hard to understand define or remember

Question 6

affable

Answer 6

friendly pleasant easy to talk to

Question 7

uncanny

Answer 7

so remarkable it seems supernatural

Question 8

deplorable

Answer 8

deeply regrettable, unfortunate

Question 9

amenity

Answer 9

something that adds to ones comfort or convenience

Question 10

stamina

Answer 10

physical or moral strength

Question 11

zealous

Answer 11

intensely devoted and enthusiastic

Question 12

tangible

Answer 12

capable of being touch or felt, having actual form or substance

Question 13

idioms

Answer 13

a form of language that is spoken in its own area uses different words grammar and pronunciations

Question 14

emanating

Answer 14

coming out from a source

Question 15

countenance

Answer 15

appearance of a persons face, persons expression

Question 16

fusillade

Answer 16

a large number of shots that are fired very quickly

Question 17

tenement

Answer 17

a large building that has apartments or rooms for rent, often in a poort part of the city

Question 18

severed

Answer 18

to separate something by cutting

Question 19

tablaeu

Answer 19

a depiction of a scene usually presented on a stage by silent and motionless costumed participants