Modest Proposal Vocabulary Quizs

encumbrance

• a legal claim on property

• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

• a type of financial investment

• a method of communication

fricassee

• a type of pasta dish

• pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy

• a method of baking bread

• a spicy vegetable stew

apprehend

• to seize, arrest, take into custody; to understand; become aware of

• to release or set free

• to ignore or overlook

• to confuse or misunderstand

papist

• A Roman Catholic

• A Protestant

• A Jewish person

• An atheist

deplorable

• good

• bad

• average

• excellent

melancholy

• a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

• a feeling of extreme happiness

• a state of confusion and uncertainty

• a temporary feeling of sadness

scrupulous

• characterized by extreme care and great effort

• lacking in attention to detail

• careless and hasty

• excessively cautious and timid

importune

• to ask persistently; to beg

• to refuse politely

• to speak in a low voice

• to make a formal request

gibbet

• a type of medieval weapon

• a structure used to hang people

• a form of ancient currency

• a style of painting

procure

• to obtain through special effort; to bring about

• to lose or give up something

• to create or invent something new

• to destroy or eliminate completely