Vocab

Question 1

strident

Answer 1

loud & harsh, grating

Question 2

ululation

Answer 2

howling, wailing, or hooting sound

Question 3

susurration

Answer 3

whispering

Question 4

sartorial

Answer 4

relating to clothes

Question 5

sepulcher

Answer 5

a small room or monument in which a dead person is laid or buried

Question 6

dissimulation

Answer 6

concealing your thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense

Question 7

occidental

Answer 7

western

Question 8

axiom

Answer 8

accepted truth

Question 9

esoteric

Answer 9

intended for or understood by a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

Question 10

postulate

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to suggest or assume the existence or truth of something

Question 11

celeritous

Answer 11

swift, speedy

Question 12

dour

Answer 12

stern, unfriendly

Question 13

incensed

Answer 13

very angry, enraged

Question 14

soporific

Answer 14

inducing drowsiness or sleep

Question 15

somniferous

Answer 15

tending to induce sleep, soporific

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tacit

Answer 16

understood or implied without being stated

Question 17

urchin

Answer 17

a mischievous young child, especially one who is raggedly dressed

Question 18

imp

Answer 18

a small, mischievous devil or sprite

Question 19

fecund

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fertile

Question 20

feckless

Answer 20

lacking initiative or strength in character; irresponsible

Question 21

injurious

Answer 21

causing or likely to cause damage or harm

Question 22

tallow

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a hard fatty substance made from rendered animal fat, used in making candles and soap

Question 23

fratricide

Answer 23

killing of one’s brother or sister

Question 24

Back then, a female executor may have been called what?

Answer 24

an executrix

Question 25

peccadillo

Answer 25

a small, relatively unimportant offense or sin

Question 26

misanthrope

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a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society

Question 27

misogamist

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a person who hates marriage

Question 28

ostentatious

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characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice

Question 29

onerous

Answer 29

involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome

Question 30

the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of goods before a purchase is made

Answer 30

caveat emptor

Question 31

egress

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the action of going out of or leaving a place

Question 32

elegy

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a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead

Question 33

inane

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silly; stupid

Question 34

abstruse

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difficult to understand; obscure

Question 35

temerity

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excessive confidence or boldness; audacity

Question 36

garrulous

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excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

Question 37

peevish

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easily irritated, especially by unimportant things

Question 38

petulent

Answer 38

childishly sulky or bad-tempered