Vocab #4

Question 1

pensive

Answer 1

engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought

Question 2

jocular

Answer 2

fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful

Question 3

bemused

Answer 3

puzzled, confused, or bewildered

Question 4

scathing

Answer 4

severely critical

Question 5

misanthropic

Answer 5

disliking humankind and avoiding human society

Question 6

enigmatic

Answer 6

difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious

Question 7

genteel

Answer 7

polite, refined, or respectable, often in an affected or ostentatious way

Question 8

caesura

Answer 8

a pause near the middle of a line

Question 9

estranged

Answer 9

no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated

Question 10

sward

Answer 10

an expanse of short grass

Question 11

nonchalant

Answer 11

feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed

Question 12

bonhomie

Answer 12

cheerful friendliness; geniality

Question 13

countenance

Answer 13

a person’s face or facial expression / OR support

Question 14

valise

Answer 14

a small traveling bag or suitcase

Question 15

pertinacious

Answer 15

holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action

Question 16

idiom

Answer 16

phrase where the figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning

Question 17

analogous

Answer 17

comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared

Question 18

censure

Answer 18

the expression of formal disapproval

Question 19

congenial

Answer 19

pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own

Question 20

exemplify

Answer 20

give an example of; illustrate by giving an example

Question 21

explicate

Answer 21

analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail

Question 22

feign

Answer 22

pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)

Question 23

overt

Answer 23

done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden

Question 24

vexation

Answer 24

the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried

Question 25

fetters

Answer 25

restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles

Question 26

ode

Answer 26

lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style

Question 27

unrequited

Answer 27

(of a feeling, especially love) not returned or rewarded

Question 28

ardor

Answer 28

enthusiasm or passion

Question 29

assuage

Answer 29

make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

Question 30

anthology

Answer 30

a published collection of poem’s, other pieces of writing, or music

Question 31

dissemination

Answer 31

the action or fact of spreading something, especially information, widely

Question 32

lucid

Answer 32

expressed clearly; easy to understand / OR bright or luminous

Question 33

iambic

Answer 33

weak STRONG

Question 34

trochaic

Answer 34

STRONG weak

Question 35

anapestic

Answer 35

weak weak STRONG

Question 36

dactylic

Answer 36

STRONG weak weak

Question 37

spondaic

Answer 37

STRONG STRONG

Question 38

phyrric

Answer 38

weak weak