Washington Irving: "The Devil and Tom Walker" - Vocab

Question 1

melancholy

Answer 1

• adjective

- gloomy, sad, depressed

Question 2

avarice

Answer 2

• noun

- insatiable greed for riches or wealth

Question 3

usurer

Answer 3

• noun

- one who lends money, at an unusually or unlawfully high rate of interest, a loan shark

Question 4

propitious

Answer 4

• adjective

- helpful or advantageous

Question 5

ostentation

Answer 5

• noun

- a display meant to impress others, boastful showiness

Question 6

incorrect vocab

Answer 6

• there was a propitious feeling of dread about that run-down house that made us run in terror
• Jens often writes melancholy instead of humor or fiction
• he didn’t pass the math exam because of his avarice and apathy
• it was melancholy of you to bring these towels just when we needed them
• most people don’t know what to do with ostentation when they inherit a lot of money