Vocabulary Quiz Solutions for Bob, Son of Battle

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

demoniac - n : person supposedly possessed by demons

hackles : the erectile hairs along the back of the neck of an animal, especially of a dog

inexorable : that cannot be influenced or moved by entreaty or persuasion

tumbril : a two-wheeled cart that can be tilted to dump a load

habitual : usual; accustomed

blush : to become red in the face, as from embarrassment

wheeze : a hoarse whistling sound as from difficult breathing

console : to allay the sorrow or grief of

lightsome : covered with or full of light

horizon : the apparent intersection of the earth and sky as seen by an observer

remnant : something left over; a remainder

II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

an implement with a long curved single-edged blade and a long bent handle, used for mowing or reaping - scythe

a state of heightened interest or emotion - sensation

a state of deep unconsciousness - coma

to move or stir slightly - budge

a prolonged mutual enmity marked by bitter hostility and conflict - vendetta

to grasp and hold tightly - clutch

to keep up or carry on - maintain

an indirect, or subtle, usually derogatory implication - innuendo

to stress or emphasize - punctuate

rough or grating in sound - hoarse

a group of persons, vehicles, or objects moving along in an orderly manner - procession

something made by combining various ingredients - concoction

III. Use the following vocabulary words in a complete sentence:

brazen : Twice did Watch, the black cross-bred chained in the straw-yard, hurl a ... challenge on the night air.

statue : All through that night of age-long agony, the gray figure stood, still as a ..., at the foot of the stairs.

dotage : Poor old Staggy, daring still in his ..., took a fall while scrambling on the steep banks of the Stony Bottom.

tension : Everyday the ... approached nearer the breaking-point.

blunderbuss : He sprang to his feet and, reaching up with trembling hands, pulled down the old bell-mouthed ... that hung above the mantelpiece.

salvation : For M'Adam and Red Wull were out at all hours, in all weathers, night and day, toiling at their work of ....

drizzle : All day long the hills had been bathed in an impenetrable fog and an accompanying ....

wayfarer : The sun had reached its highest when the two ... passed through the gray portals of the Manor.

decade : It was more than a ... ago now, and yet he dared barely think of that last evening when she had lain so white and still in the room above.

avalanche : In that winter more than one man and many a dog lost his life in the quiet performance of his duty, gliding to death over the slippery snow-shelves, or overwhelmed beneath an ... of the warm, suffocating white.

sneer : The little man stood with a ... on his face and his thin lips contemptuously curled.

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