Vocabulary Week 20

What is the definition of 'shrewd'?

• a) highly decorated; complex and fancy

• b) clever, showing good judgement

• c) a large cloak

What does 'ornate' mean?

• a) unpleasant; related to the underworld

• b) a low wall at the edge of a structure

• c) highly decorated; complex and fancy.

What are 'temperaments'?

• personalities and usual attitudes or behaviors

• people who are not rulers but stay at a royal court

• officials of lower rank beneath a king or queen

What is a 'parapet'?

• a) a low wall at the edge of a structure, such as a bridge

• b) a large cloak

• c) in an impatient, bad-tempered way.

What does 'infernal' mean?

• uneasy or upset

• unpleasant; related to the underworld

• clever, showing good judgement

Who are 'courtiers'?

• people who are not rulers but stay at a royal court

• officials of lower rank beneath a king or queen

• in an impatient, bad-tempered way

Who are 'nobles'?

• officials of lower rank beneath a king or queen

• a low wall at the edge of a structure

• highly decorated; complex and fancy

What does 'snappishly' mean?

• uneasy or upset

• in an impatient, bad-tempered way

• a large cloak

What does 'flushed' mean?

• uneasy or upset

• clever, showing good judgement

• unpleasant; related to the underworld

What is a 'mantle'?

• a) a large cloak

• b) a low wall at the edge of a structure

• c) highly decorated; complex and fancy