Vocab #3

Question 1

hansom

Answer 1

a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage

Question 2

fervent

Answer 2

having or displaying a passionate intensity

Question 3

reverence

Answer 3

regard or treat with deep respect

Question 4

august

Answer 4

respected and impressive

Question 5

akin

Answer 5

a similar character

Question 6

manifest

Answer 6

clear or obvious to the eye or mind

Question 7

despondency

Answer 7

a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage

Question 8

pernicious

Answer 8

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Question 9

illustrious

Answer 9

well known, respected, and admired for past achievements

Question 10

euphemism

Answer 10

a polite or mild alternative to substitute for a harsh or blunt term

Question 11

parallel structure

Answer 11

balance of language within sentences

Question 12

ignoble

Answer 12

dishonorable / OR of humble origin or social status

Question 13

havoc

Answer 13

great confusion or disorder

Question 14

lament

Answer 14

an expression of regret or disappointment; a complaint

Question 15

homage

Answer 15

special honor or respect shown publicly

Question 16

sable

Answer 16

black

Question 17

pall

Answer 17

a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb; a covering

Question 18

aegis

Answer 18

an attribute of Zeus and Athena usually represented as a goatskin shield

Question 19

sanctity

Answer 19

ultimate importance and inviolability

Question 20

immutable

Answer 20

unchanging over time or unable to be changed

Question 21

pervasive

Answer 21

spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people

Question 22

epithet

Answer 22

an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned

Question 23

sobriquet

Answer 23

a person’s nickname

Question 24

synecdoche

Answer 24

a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa

Question 25

monometer

Answer 25

one foot

Question 26

dimeter

Answer 26

two feet

Question 27

trimeter

Answer 27

three feet

Question 28

tetrameter

Answer 28

four feet

Question 29

pentameter

Answer 29

five feet

Question 30

hexameter

Answer 30

six feet

Question 31

heptameter

Answer 31

seven feet

Question 32

octameter

Answer 32

eight feet

Question 33

iambic

Answer 33

one unstressed and one stressed syllable

Question 34

anapestic

Answer 34

two unstressed and one stressed

Question 35

dactylic

Answer 35

one stressed and two unstressed

Question 36

trochaic

Answer 36

one stressed and unstressed

Question 37

spondaic

Answer 37

two stressed