Worksheets"A Rose for Emily" Vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Coquettish means
a)
blinds or shutters
b)
earnest disapproval
c)
flirtatious
d)
hissing
2.
Cuckolded means
a)
to refrain from exacting, as a payment or service
b)
to make the husband of an unfaithful wife
c)
reckless boldness; rashness.
d)
chemical compound used to get rid of smells
3.
Cabal means
a)
members of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council
b)
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority
c)
a picturesque grouping of persons or objects; a striking scene
d)
pale; faint or deficient in color; wan
4.
August means
a)
endless or indefinitely long duration or existence; eternity
b)
earnest disapproval
c)
to refrain from exacting, as a payment or service
d)
inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic
5.
Temerity means
a)
reckless boldness; rashness.
b)
pale; faint or deficient in color; wan
c)
to make the husband of an unfaithful wife
d)
characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner
6.
Jalousies means
a)
a chemical compound used to get rid of smells
b)
blinds or shutters
c)
a picturesque grouping of persons or objects; a striking scene
d)
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority
7.
Remitted means
a)
members of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council
b)
hissing
c)
to refrain from exacting, as a payment or service
d)
to make the husband of an unfaithful wife
8.
Sibilant means
a)
a chemical compound used to get rid of smells
b)
inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic
c)
members of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council
d)
hissing
9.
Perpetuity means
a)
endless or indefinitely long duration or existence; eternity
b)
earnest disapproval
c)
blinds or shutters
d)
characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner
10.
Tableau means
a)
pale; faint or deficient in color; wan
b)
a picturesque grouping of persons or objects; a striking scene
c)
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority
d)
earnest disapproval
11.
Aldermen means
a)
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority
b)
reckless boldness; rashness.
c)
members of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council
d)
to refrain from exacting, as a payment or service
12.
Deprecation means
a)
earnest disapproval
b)
to make the husband of an unfaithful wife
c)
reckless boldness; rashness.
d)
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority
13.
Pallid means
a)
meaning blinds or shutters
b)
reckless boldness; rashness.
c)
pale; faint or deficient in color; wan
d)
inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic
14.
Lime means
a)
inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic
b)
to refrain from exacting, as a payment or service
c)
a picturesque grouping of persons or objects; a striking scene
d)
a chemical compound used to get rid of smells
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