Vocabulary List 4

What is the definition of the word 'peer'?

• To look very carefully or hard

• A mythical creature with magical powers.

• A person who is inferior to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background, and social status.

• A type of fruit that grows on trees.

What does the word 'incantation' mean?

• A type of dance

• A series of words said as a magic spell or charm

• A type of insect

• A type of food

Define the term 'battlements'.

• Parapets with indentations or embrasures on top of a wall

• A type of bird known for its colorful feathers

• A type of dance popular in the 1920s

• A type of fruit found in tropical regions

What is the meaning of 'ransacking'?

• To search thoroughly or vigorously through

• To cook slowly

• To organize neatly

• To ignore completely

How would you define the word 'prodigious'?

• Average in extent, size, or degree

• Small in extent, size, or degree

• Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

• Unremarkable or unimpressive in extent, size, or degree

What does 'liberated' mean?

• To be confined or imprisoned

• To be restricted or limited

• To be lost or misplaced

• To be set free or released from something

Define the term 'surged'.

• To move slowly and weakly backward or downward

• To stay still and quiet

• To jump and then fall

• To move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward

What is the definition of 'valiant'?

• Weak

• Brave or courageous

• Cowardly

• Timid

How would you define 'revelry'?

• Lively and noisy festivities, especially involving drinking and dancing.

• A solitary and introspective activity

• A formal and structured event with strict rules

• Quiet and somber gathering for reflection

What does the word 'quarry' mean?

• An animal being hunted

• A type of dance

• A type of fruit

• A type of bird