S4 May 20 Vocab Quiz

What word meaning 'an unbroken view of the whole region' is used in this context: 'rich enough to specify the ___ of the universe'

What word meaning 'in a manner worthy of or causing disgust or hatred, detestable' is used in this context: 'rigid traditions that treat women ___'

What word meaning 'causes; brings about' is used in this context: 'road space ___ road use'

What word meaning 'the quality of being religious or reverent' is used in this context: 'rocks, justice, beauty, goodness, ___, and so on and on. '

What word meaning 'establish firmly' is used in this context: 'Roots ___ themselves and branches grow. '

What word meaning 'the decisive or most important point at issue' is used in this context: 'seeing that they had come to the ___'

What word meaning 'so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe' is used in this context: 'She did not know; it was too ___ and elusive to name.'

What word meaning 'in a way that shows too much satisfaction or confidence' is used in this context: 'she folded her hands ___ on her seventh-grade desk in the back of the room'

What word meaning 'the action of lighting something or state of being lighted or enlightened' is used in this context: 'she looked upon it in that brief moment of ___. '

What word meaning 'a hard protective coating for wood, metal, etc.' is used in this context: 'she picked the name card off the maid’s ___ tray'