Vocabulary Quiz

What does the term "evacuation" mean?

• Clothing or dress

• Mass departure or retreat from a certain area

• Sound of a bell

• Extremely thirsty

What is the meaning of "garb"?

• Clothing or dress

• Thin; gaunt; haggard

• Lack of emotion or passion

• Remnants; leftovers

The term "knell" is used figuratively to mean what?

• Mass departure of people

• Sound of a bell

• Marked by unbearable pain

• Detach, free, loose, or separate

What does "exodus" refer to?

• Mass departure of people, especially emigrants

• Those who behave or respond in a mechanical way

• Lack of basic necessities

• Evoking a keen sense of sadness

Who are "automatons"?

• Those who behave or respond in a mechanical way, like robots

• Those who are extremely thirsty

• Those who are thin; gaunt; haggard

• Those who are emotionally moving

What does "emaciated" mean?

• Marked by unbearable pain

• Thin; gaunt; haggard

• Limitlessly; endlessly

• Push, elbow, or bump against

The term "excruciating" is best described as:

• Marked by unbearable pain

• Lack of emotion or passion

• Wound by scratching or tearing

• Detach, free, loose, or separate

What does "parched" mean?

• Extremely thirsty

• Mass departure of people

• Lack of basic necessities

• Remnants; leftovers

What does "transcended" mean?

• Went beyond limits; surpassed

• Detach, free, loose, or separate

• Evoking a keen sense of sadness

• Lack of emotion or passion

What is the meaning of "deprivations"?

• Lack of basic necessities

• Mass departure of people

• Thin; gaunt; haggard

• Remnants; leftovers