vocab quiz #2

Question 1

(noun) a person who writes a play

Answer 1

playwright

Question 2

(noun) a sudden fall: the cause of a loss of power, prosperity, or status

Answer 2

Downfall

Question 3

(noun) a reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way.

Answer 3

Motivations

Question 4

(noun) the quality of being felt strongly or having a very strong effect.

Answer 4

Intensity

Question 5

(adjective) agitated or confused.

Answer 5

Flustered

Question 6

(noun) a thing that forms a pleasing or notable contrast to something else.

Answer 6

Counterpoint

Question 7

(adjective) the quality of being unpleasantly proud and behaving as if you are more important than, or know more than others.

Answer 7

Arrogant

Question 8

(adjective) the ability to speak or write fluently and with grace.

Answer 8

Eloquence

Question 9

(verb) appoint someone to a particular post or task.

Answer 9

Designate

Question 10

(noun) a quality of something that is not easy to notice but may be important.

Answer 10

Nuances

Question 11

(noun) the people living in a particular country or area.

Answer 11

Populace

Question 12

(noun) a means of altering one’s appearance to conceal one’s identity.

Answer 12

Disguise

Question 13

(verb) to make something higher or more intense.

Answer 13

heightens

Question 14

(noun) a serious illness that mainly affects the lungs.

Answer 14

Tuberculosis

Question 15

(noun) a humorous play where the characters become involved in complicated and unlikely situations

Answer 15

Farces