Vocab Test 1

Question 1

Adjourn

Answer 1

to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time

Question 2

Antipathy

Answer 2

a feeling of intense dislike

Question 3

Camomile

Answer 3

white flower with feathery leaves

Question 4

Caucus

Answer 4

a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party

Question 5

Clamour

Answer 5

a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently

Question 6

Comfit

Answer 6

a candy consisting of a nut, seed, or other center coated in sugar

Question 7

Contempt

Answer 7

disregard for something that should be taken into account

Question 8

Crimson

Answer 8

any of several deep, purplish reds

Question 9

Curtsey

Answer 9

an act of civility, respect, or reverence made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other

Question 10

Derision

Answer 10

to make fun of

Question 11

Execution

Answer 11

a putting to death

Question 12

Feeble

Answer 12

lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness

Question 13

Furrow

Answer 13

to make a trail in the ground of on the surface of something

Question 14

Herald

Answer 14

an official messenger bringing news

Question 15

Livery

Answer 15

a special uniform worn by a maid and servant

Question 16

Marmalade

Answer 16

a preserve made from citrus fruit, especially bitter oranges, prepared like jam

Question 17

Melancholy

Answer 17

a feeling of thoughtful sadness, typically with no obvious cause

Question 18

Moral

Answer 18

the lesson to be drawn from a story

Question 19

Parchment

Answer 19

a stiff, flat, thin, material made from the prepared skin of an animal and used as a durable writing surface in ancient and medieval times

Question 20

Pretext

Answer 20

a reason given in justification of course of action that is not the real reason

Question 21

Quadrille

Answer 21

a dance that was fashionable in late 18th and 19th century Europe and it’s colonies, performed by four couples in a rectangular formation, it is related to American square dancing

Question 22

Savage

Answer 22

fierce, violent, and uncontrolled

Question 23

Suet

Answer 23

a hard, white fat

Question 24

Supple

Answer 24

to bend and move gracefully and easily

Question 25

Treacle

Answer 25

a blend of molasses, sugar, and corn syrup

Question 26

Tremulous

Answer 26

shaking or quivering slightly; timid, nervous

Question 27

usurp

Answer 27

to take a place of power illegally or by force

Question 28

Vague

Answer 28

of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning

Question 29

Vulgar

Answer 29

lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined

Question 30

Writhing

Answer 30

making continual twisting and turning movements