Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
Allusions
Vocabulary III
Vocabulary IV
100
Definition: behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety
What is DECORUM?
100
DEFINITION: ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something
What is ENTREAT or IMPLORE?
100
He is the Roman god of the afterlife. (You must give the Roman name)
Who is PLUTO?
100
DEFINITION: a deep, lustrous black
What is EBONY?
100
DEFINITION: Having the tendency to do something
What is APT?
200
DEFINITION: any bird, but particularly those that are domesticated
What is FOWL?
200
DEFINITION: lacking in courage; cowardly
What is CRAVEN?
200
According to Christian lore, these are the highest ranking angels.
What are SERAPHIMS?
200
DEFINITION: A lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral ceremony. Also, a sad song, piece of music, or poem.
What is a DIRGE?
200
COMPLETE: As the ceremony started, incense was burned in a small _____.
What is CENSER?
300
COMPLETE: Bored students are _____ to doodle on their class notes.
What is APT?
300
DEFINITION: a person's face or facial expression
What is COUNTENANCE?
300
He is the Greek god of the underworld. (You must give his Greek name)
Who is HADES?
300
DEFINITION: a feeling of liking or attraction, typically one that is superficial or temporary.
What is FANCY?
300
DEFINITION: communication of thought through words; talk; conversation.
What is DISCOURSE?
400
COMPLETE: The lion in “The Wizard of Oz” was so _____ that he disappeared at the first sign of danger.
What is CRAVEN?
400
After watching the _____ of the campfire flicker out, Logan fell asleep.
What is EMBERS?
400
This Poe allusion comes from The Bible.
What is SERAPHIM?
400
DEFINITION: causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre; extremely unwell
What is GHASTLY?
400
COMPLETE: Looking at my girlfriend’s countenance, I could _____ that she was mad at me.
What is DIVINE?
500
COMPLETE: When "Clash Royale" passed “Pokemon Go!” in sales, it showed that "Pokemon Go!" was a passing _____.
What is FANCY?
500
DEFINITION: to show in an improper or selfish way that you are happy with your own success or another person's failure
What is GLOAT?
500
These guards of the "throne of God" have this many wings.
What is SIX (6)?
500
Complete the sentence: During formal events, such as graduations, you should show great _____.
What is DECORUM?
500
DEFINITION: a particular body of knowledge or tradition
What is LORE?
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