Vocab 4
St. Thomas’ Episcopal School is known to be a ________________ of classical learning.
motif
indictment
bastion
fiat
bastion
The wee Scottish dancer had the peculiar _____________ of sticking out her tongue as she danced the Highland Flame.
figment
idiosyncrasy
fiat
acuity
idiosyncrasy
The ____________ garden was full of weeds and dead plants.
mundane
derelict
intermittent
flotsam
derelict
IMMURED for years in a dark dungeon
incarcerated
a CRUDE likeness
effigy
. During Hurricane Harvey the __________________ of the situation demanded the use of private boats and canoes to rescue those trapped in their homes.
a. atrophy
b. exigency
c. acuity
d. ignominy
exigency
Satan’s _____________ pride prevented him from ever repenting and changing in Paradise Lost.
sumptuous
overweening
penchant
derelict
overweening
Although his sister adamantly disagreed, the boy insisted that the attempt to turn Shrek into a musical was a netflix ________________!
neophyte
equity
figment
travesty
travesty
PROSTRATE on a hospital bed
recumbent
indoctrinated the ROOKIE
neophyte
His _________ disposition made him the life of the party at any event.
irate
jocular
incumbent
consummate
jocular
Though Milton’s eyesight was _____________ by macular degeneration in his old age, his mind retained its sharpness.
enervated
reputed
nuanced
incumbent
enervated
Because the children were sticklers for ___________, they divided the skittles evenly three ways.
ignominy
equity
travesty
complicity
equity
known for his PROPENSITY for exaggeration
penchant
a questioning NONBELIEVER
agnostic
It is often said that bullies, when tested, are the most _____________ of all.
recumbent
ubiquitous
derelict
pusillanimous
pusillanimous
The _____________ of Milton’s mind is evident in the well-reasoned speeches of his characters.
penchant
acuity
disarray
ignominy
acuity
His unusual ______________ allowed him to easily glean the most important arguments from any speech he read.
equity
fiat
perspicacity
ignominy
perspicacity
DEPICTED the view from the balcony
delineated
the VAPID chatter of thoughtless critics
inane
The semester is coming to a close at a ___________ pace; there are tests, quizzes, andpapers due every day!
frenetic
penchant
ubiquitous
derelict
frenetic
The tyrant ruled by __________; the will of the people did not come into the process at all.
acuity
figment
concord
fiat
fiat
The manager’s _____________ disposition made her employees afraid to approach her.
testy
sylvan
mundane
ubiquitous
testy
CRAVEN behavior
pusillanimous
was given UNLIMITED power to govern
plenary