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Inherit the Inherit the WindWind
Act I Vocabulary Act I Vocabulary ReviewReview
Vocabulary Vocabulary DefinitionsDefinitionsSelect the vocabulary Select the vocabulary word that corresponds word that corresponds to each of the following to each of the following definitions. definitions.
the remote or less the remote or less developed parts of developed parts of a country; back a country; back country country
Answer: Answer: HinterlandHinterland
characterized by characterized by firmness, firmness, steadfastness, or steadfastness, or loyalty loyalty
Answer: Answer: StaunchStaunch
to lie in or be exposed to lie in or be exposed to a pleasant warmth; to a pleasant warmth; to enjoy a pleasant to enjoy a pleasant situation situation
Answer: baskAnswer: bask
to smile, laugh, or contort to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt. a shows scorn or contempt. a look or look or expressionexpression of of derision, scorn, or derision, scorn, or contempt contempt
Answer: Answer: sneersneer
a railroad or bus a railroad or bus station; a storehouse or station; a storehouse or warehouse, as a warehouse, as a building where freight building where freight is deposited is deposited
Answer: Answer: DepotDepot
great eloquence in great eloquence in speechspeech
Answer: Answer: OratoricalOratorical
deeply deeply agitated agitated
Answer: Answer: DistraughtDistraught
a person who does a person who does not accept a not accept a particular faith, particular faith, especially Christianity especially Christianity
Answer: Answer: InfidelInfidel
having a having a kindly kindly dispositiondisposition
Answer: Answer: BenignBenign
to give up (an alleged to give up (an alleged fugitive or criminal) to fugitive or criminal) to another state or another state or nation at its request. nation at its request.
Answer: Answer: extraditeextradite
a gloomy or a gloomy or threatening threatening look look
Answer: Answer: ScowlScowl
disdainfully proud; disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully snobbish; scornfully arrogant; arrogant; supercilious supercilious
Answer: Answer: haughtily haughtily
an officer, similar to a sheriff an officer, similar to a sheriff or a sheriff's deputy, or a sheriff's deputy, employed to execute writs employed to execute writs and processes, make and processes, make arrests, keep order in the arrests, keep order in the court court
Answer: BailiffAnswer: Bailiff
rank, rank, unpleasant, unpleasant, and stale and stale
Answer: Answer: RancidRancid
making claims or making claims or pretensions to superior pretensions to superior importance or rights; importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud insolently proud
Answer: Answer: ArrogantArrogant
a paperboard sign or notice, a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or or carried by a demonstrator or picketer. To publicize, picketer. To publicize, announce, or advertise by announce, or advertise by means of placards. means of placards.
Answer: Answer: PlacardPlacard
ludicrously exaggerating ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects the peculiarities or defects of an unsophisticated of an unsophisticated person from a rural area. person from a rural area.
Answer: Answer: Caricatured Caricatured rubesrubes
extremely thin and extremely thin and bony; haggard and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated. torture; emaciated.
Answer: Answer: GauntGaunt
a small piece of luggage a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag. traveling bag.
Answer: Answer: ValiseValise
anyone who does not anyone who does not conform to an conform to an established attitude, established attitude, doctrine, or principle doctrine, or principle
Answer: Answer: HereticHeretic
to step, walk, or trample to step, walk, or trample so as to press, crush, or so as to press, crush, or injure something. to injure something. to setset down the foot or feet in down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk walking; step; walk
Answer: Answer: TreadTread
the right to vote, the right to vote, especially in a especially in a political election political election
Answer: Answer: SuffrageSuffrage
the male head the male head of a family or of a family or tribal tribal lineline
Answer: Answer: patriarchpatriarch
portending evil or portending evil or harm; foreboding; harm; foreboding; threatening threatening
Answer: Answer: OminousOminous
having a large having a large and protruding and protruding belly; potbellied belly; potbellied
Answer: Answer: PaunchyPaunchy
pure; pure; unsullied; unsullied; untouched untouched
Answer: Answer: virginal virginal
a leisurely a leisurely walk or ramble; walk or ramble; to stroll to stroll
Answer: Answer: SaunterSaunter
any of various lines any of various lines or tackles for hoisting or tackles for hoisting a spar, sail, flag, etc., a spar, sail, flag, etc., into position for use. into position for use.
Answer: Answer: HalyardsHalyards
to chuckle to chuckle gleefully/a gleefully/a gleeful chuckle gleeful chuckle
Answer: Answer: ChortlesChortles
equipment,equipment, apparatus, apparatus, or furnishing used in or furnishing used in or necessary for a or necessary for a particular activity particular activity
Answer: Answer: ParaphernaliaParaphernalia