Vocabulary

Question 1

apparition (noun)

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a ghost or ghostlike image of a person

Question 2

banter (noun

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the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks/talk or exchange remarks in a good-humored teasing way

Question 3

benediction (noun)

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the utterance or bestowing of a blessing, especially at the end of a religious service.

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catechism (noun)

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a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians

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commiserate (verb)

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express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize.

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contrition (noun)

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the state of feeling remorseful and penitent/the repentance of past sins during or after confession

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coup (noun)

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a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government/a notable or successful stroke or move/a contusion caused by contact of the brain with the skull at the point of trauma

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decree (noun/verb)

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an official order issued by a legal authority/order (something) by decree

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discord (noun/verb)

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disagreement between people/(of people) disagree

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eccentricity (noun)

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the quality of being eccentric ((of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange)

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extort (verb)

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to make somebody give you something by threatening them

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foster (verb)

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to encourage something to develop

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heretical (adjective)

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(of a religious belief or opinion) against the principles of a particular religion

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hierarchy (noun)

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a system, especially in a society or an organization, in which people are organized into different levels of importance from highest to lowest

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indigenous (adjective)

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(of people and their culture) coming from a particular place and having lived there for a long time before other people came there; relating to, belonging to or developed by these people

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intercede (verb)

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to speak to somebody in order to persuade them to be kind to somebody else or to help settle an argument

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jostle (verb)

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to push roughly against somebody in a crowd

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malleable (adjective)

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(of people, ideas, etc.) easily influenced or changed

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meticulous (adjective)

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paying careful attention to every detail

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microcosm (noun)

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a thing, a place or a group that has all the features and qualities of something much larger

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mingle (verb)

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To combine or make one thing combine with another/move freely around a place or at a social function, associating with others

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oracle (noun)

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A place where people could go to ask the gods for advice or information about the future; the priest or priestess through whom the gods were thought to give their message.

Question 23

paltry (adjective)

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too small to be considered as important or useful

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pilgrimage (noun)

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a journey to a holy place for religious reasons

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rebuke (verb)

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the act of speaking severely to somebody because they have done something wrong

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regime (noun)

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a method or system of government, especially one that has not been elected in a fair way

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sacrilegious (adjective)

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treating a holy thing or place without respect

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secular (adjective)

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not connected with spiritual or religious matters

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shrine (noun)

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a place where people come to worship because it is connected with a holy person or event

Question 30

solemnity (noun)

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the quality of being solemn; not happy or smiling