vocab 7

Question 1

Clamber verb

Answer 1

To climb or scramble clumsily with difficulty

Question 2

Proffer verb

Answer 2

to offer or present something for acceptance or rejection

Question 3

Efflorescence noun

Answer 3

the state or period of flowering or the process of developing and coming into the open

Question 4

Enmity noun

Answer 4

the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

Question 5

Decorous adjective

Answer 5

conforming to accepted standards of behavior or taste; characterized by propriety and good taste

Question 6

Indignation noun

Answer 6

anger or annoyance prompted by what is perceived as unfair treatment

Question 7

Immured verb

Answer 7

to enclose within or as if within walls; to confine

Question 8

Furtive adjective

Answer 8

marked by stealth; surreptitious; sneaky

Question 9

Precentor noun

Answer 9

the person responsible for leading the singing of liturgical music in a church or cathedral

Question 10

Strident adjective

Answer 10

making a harsh, discordant, or grating sound; loud and insistent

Question 11

Pallidly adverb

Answer 11

in a pale or sickly manner

Question 12

Suffusion noun

Answer 12

To spread over

Question 13

Bastion noun

Answer 13

a projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, used for defensive fire

Question 14

Ebullience noun

Answer 14

the state of boiling up; enthusiasm; excitement

Question 15

Errant adjective

Answer 15

deviating from the regular or proper course; stray; wandering or roaming from the proper path

Question 16

Recriminations noun

Answer 16

an expression of blame or resentment in response to some real or imagined grievance or insult

Question 17

Tirade noun

Answer 17

a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation

Question 18

Festoon verb

Answer 18

decorate with or as if with a festoon; to drape or hang in a decorative manner

Question 19

Oppressive adjective

Answer 19

weighing heavily on the mind or spirits; causing a sense of being oppressed

Question 20

Tumult noun

Answer 20

a state of great confusion, noise, or disorder; commotion

Question 21

Inscrutable adjective

Answer 21

difficult or impossible to understand or interpret; mysterious

Question 22

Vicissitudes noun

Answer 22

a change or variation occurring in the course of something; ups and downs; fluctuations

Question 23

Declivities noun

Answer 23

a downward slope or inclination; a decline

Question 24

Tacit adjective

Answer 24

understood or implied without being openly expressed; unspoken

Question 25

Susurration noun

Answer 25

a soft whispering or rustling sound; murmur