SL Vocab. 1-8

SL Vocab. 1-8 QUIZ on ______

I.

Ponderous  - very heavy; massive

Pertains - concerns; has to do with

Edifice - a building, esp. a large imposing one

Inauspicious - not favorable; unlucky

II.

Indubitably - unquestionably

Venerable - impressive because of age or historic or religious associations

Iniquity - wickedness; an unjust or unrighteous act

Haughty - proud in a scornful way; arrogant

Perchance (archaic) - possibly

Inferred - drawn as a conclusion

Disdainful - proudly aloof; scornful

Remonstrance  - an objection; a complaint

III.

Visage - face; facial features

Heterogeneous - of different kinds; not of the same kind

Imperceptible - not easily noticeable

Sagacity - wisdom; sound judgment

Eminent - distinguished; high in rank or position

Tremulous - quivering; trembling

Effectual - likely to produce a desired result; useful

IV.

Pervaded - spread throughout

Amenable - cooperative; responsive

Demeanor - outward behavior or manner

Peremptory - absolute; undeniable; final

V.

Lurid - vivid in a shocking way; not modest

Annihilate - to destroy completely

Inscrutable - mysterious; not easily understood

Talisman - an object with magic power; a charm

VI.

Apprehension - anxious feeling about the future

Mutability - changeability

Caprice - whim; sudden change of mind

Constrained - forced; compelled

Inviolable - sacred; not to be injured

VII. and VIII.

Impelled - drove; forced; compelled

Behest - bidding; command