vocabulary

Question 1

What is priggish?

Answer 1

Adjective, meaning moralistic, self-righteous, or holier than thou

Question 2

What is credulous?

Answer 2

Adjective meaning naive, or gullible, having too great a readiness to believe in things

Question 3

What is a clause?

Answer 3

Next below a sentence in rank said to consist of a subject and a predicate

Question 4

What is a predicate?

Answer 4

Part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and that says something about the subject

Question 5

What is close imitation?

Answer 5

Very little modification of expression or words applied to a different subject. (widow’s love for her son, patriot’s love for his country)

Question 6

What is free imitation?

Answer 6

method of imitation where the words are changed wholly or in great part, while the method of handling the thought or development of the thought is the same. (mother leaving a grave, the joys of youth)

Question 7

What is a precept?

Answer 7

a general rule, command, decree intended to regulate behavior or thought (latin before + to take)