vocab 4

Question 1

moderation

Answer 1

the action of making something less extreme, intense, or violent.

Question 2

tranquility

Answer 2

the quality or state of being tranquil; calm

Question 3

humility

Answer 3

a modest or low view of one’s own importance; humbleness

Question 4

sentiments

Answer 4

a view of or attitude toward a situation or event; an opinion.

Question 5

alotted

Answer 5

apportion (something) to someone as a share or task

Question 6

negligent

Answer 6

failing to take proper care in doing something.

Question 7

preferment

Answer 7

promotion or appointment to a position or office

Question 8

pedigree

Answer 8

the recorded ancestry, especially upper-class ancestry, of a person or family

Question 9

minuteness

Answer 9

the property of being very small in size

Question 10

ridicule

Answer 10

subject (someone or something) to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior.

Question 11

superficial

Answer 11

appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.

Question 12

reverence

Answer 12

deep respect for someone or something.

Question 13

venerable

Answer 13

accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.

Question 14

anecdote

Answer 14

a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

Question 15

earnestly

Answer 15

with sincere and intense conviction; seriously.

Question 16

disposition

Answer 16

the way in which something is placed or arranged, especially in relation to other things.

Question 17

benevolent

Answer 17

well meaning and kindly.

Question 18

parliamentary

Answer 18

relating to, enacted by, or suitable for a parliament.

Question 19

perpendicular

Answer 19

at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface.

Question 20

Sansculottism

Answer 20

a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.