Vocab 5c-d

Question 1

Supplicate

Answer 1

(v) To ask humbly of (someone); to beseech

(v) To ask for something humbly; to pray for

Question 2

Zealous

Answer 2

(adj.) Fervent, filled with, or motivated by passionate or excessive enthusiasm

Question 3

Hyperbole

Answer 3

(n) Extreme exaggeration, often used for effect as a figure of speech

Question 4

Torrid

Answer 4

(adj. ) Parched; burning or intensely hot
(adj. ) Passionate or ardent
(adj. ) Fast or hurried

“The torrid heat did not stop the torrid runner”

“Don’t be so torrid, take your time”

Question 5

Idyll

Answer 5

(n) A poem, either a short description of an idealized rural scene or a narrative dealing with romantic or heroic themes
(n) A carefree, lighthearted experience or period; a romantic interlude

Question 6

Travesty

Answer 6

(n) A distorted, debased, grotesque, or inferior imitation or likeness
(n) An exaggerated burlesque or imitation of a serious literary work, which is usually grotesquely incongruous

Question 7

Turpitude

Answer 7

(n) Depravity, baseness, or vileness

(n) A corrupt act

Question 8

Fervor

Answer 8

(n) Intensity or warmth of emotion

(n) Intense heat

Question 9

Cacophony

Answer 9

(adj.) Dissonance; jarring, harsh, or discordant sound

Question 10

Fledge

Answer 10

(v) To care for (as a young bird) until it is ready to fly
(v) To cover with or as with feathers
(v) To grow plumage needed for flight

“She fledge the young owl until it fledged enough to fly”

Question 11

Impassive

Answer 11

(adj.) Not revealing, expressing, or betraying emotion

Question 12

Impecunious

Answer 12

(adj.) Penniless; without money

Question 13

Warmonger

Answer 13

(n) One who advocates or attempts to incite war

Question 14

Impede

Answer 14

(v) To hinder or obstruct movement or progress

Question 15

Abhor

Answer 15

(v) To hate or despise; to regard with horror or repugnance

Question 16

Prevaricate

Answer 16

(v) To equivocate, lie, or stray from the truth