Week Fifteen Vocab

Question 0

homily

(noun) - a sermon stressing moral principles; a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse

Answer 0

Synonyms: discourse, speech, sermon

Question 1

foray

(noun) - a quick raid, especially for plunder; a venture into some field of endeavor to make such a raid.

Answer 1

Synonyms: sally, sortie

Question 2

insouciant

(adj) - blithely indifferent or unconcerned; carefree; happy-go-lucky

Answer 2

Synonyms: nonchalant, devil-may-care

Question 3

immure

(tr v) - to enclose or confine within walls

Answer 3

Synonyms: incarcerate, mew up

Question 4

obsequies

(noun) - funeral rites or ceremonies

Answer 4

Synonyms: last rites, funeral services