Vocabulary 8

Question 1

Calamitous (n.)

Answer 1

Disastrous, greatly unfortunate, seriously troublesome

Question 2

Fop (n.)

Answer 2

A man who is excessively vain and concerned about his manners and appearances

Question 3

Cavalcade (adj.)

Answer 3

A procession, esp. of people riding on horse or in horse drawn vehicles

Question 4

Garret (n.)

Answer 4

Attic

Question 5

Ogling (v.)

Answer 5

Looking at someone flirtatiously, amorously, or impertinently

Question 6

Edema (n.)

Answer 6

Swelling due to accumulation of fluid in tissue spaces or into body cavities

Question 7

Importunate (adj.)

Answer 7

Urgent or persistent; demanding, annoying

Question 8

Coquette (n.)

Answer 8

A girl or woman who flirts frivolously with men

Question 9

Dissection (n.)

Answer 9

The act of cutting something apart in order to examine or study its structure

Question 10

Maledictions (n.)

Answer 10

Curse or utterance of curse/slander

Question 11

Paroxysms (n.)

Answer 11

Sudden severe attacks

Question 12

Mollified (v.)

Answer 12

Soften in feeling or temper, pacified, appeased

Question 13

Orbicular (adj.)

Answer 13

Rounded; like an orb or circle

Question 14

Deshabille (n.)

Answer 14

State of being carelessly or partly dressed

Question 15

Abrogation (n.)

Answer 15

Abolishment, nullification by formal means