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Crispin the Cross of Lead Vocabulary

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

skittish

a)

(of a person) Playfully frivolous or unpredictable.

b)

(of a person) Angrily haughty or annoying.

c)

(of a person) Sadly idling or moody.

d)

(of a person) Anxiously waiting or impatient.

2.

compline

a)

A service of late morning prayers forming part of the Holy Office of the Eastern Christian Church, traditionally sung (or read) before noon.

b)

A service of early morning prayers forming part of the Peaceful Office of the Western Christian Church, traditionally said (or chanted) before sunrise.

c)

A service of evening prayers forming part of the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church, traditionally said (or chanted) before retiring for the night.

d)

A service of mid afternoon prayers forming part of the Joyful Office of the Eastern Christian Church, traditionally sung (or read) before resting.

3.

vespers

a)

A service of afternoon prayer in the Holy Office of the Eastern Christian Church

b)

A service of evening prayer in the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church.

c)

A service of morning prayer in the Sanctified Office of the Eastern Christian Church.

d)

A service of night prayer in the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church.

4.

tonsured

a)

To shave the beard on the edge.

b)

To shave the head on the side.

c)

To shave the head on the crown.

d)

To shave the beard in the middle.

5.

midwife

a)

A person (typically a woman) trained to assist elderly women in physical therapy.

b)

A person (typically a woman) trained to clean up people's homes.

c)

A person (typically a woman) trained to teach other women about the bible.

d)

A person (typically a woman) trained to assist women when they are in childbirth.

6.

raucous

a)

Making or designing a sharp and short noise.

b)

Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.

c)

Making or designing a long and irritating noise.

d)

Making or constituting a disturbingly threatening and suspenseful noise.

7.

venture

a)

A safe or easy journey or undertaking.

b)

A risky or faulty journey or undertaking.

c)

A safe or short journey or undertaking.

d)

A risky or daring journey or undertaking.

8.

servile

a)

Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.

b)

Having or showing an excessive willingness to praise or help others.

c)

Having or showing an excessive willingness to advise or tech others.

d)

Having or showing an excessive willingness to preach or minister others.

9.

punctilious

a)

Showing little attention to detail or correct behavior.

b)

Showing great attention to nutrition or healthy diet.

c)

Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.

d)

Showing little attention to nutrition or healthy diet.

10.

beguile

a)

Detest or hate (someone), sometimes in a violent way.

b)

Charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.

c)

Trick or deceive (someone), sometimes in a harmful way.

d)

Attack or besiege (someone), sometimes in a unusual way.

11.

abate

a)

(Of something perceived as useless, incompetent, or obtuse) To become more intense or widespread. Or to cause to become large or more intense.

b)

(Of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) To become less intense or widespread. Or to cause to become smaller or less intense.

c)

(Of something perceived as benevolent, righteous, or peaceful) To become more intense or widespread. Or to cause to become larger or more intense.

d)

(Of something perceived as pitied, looked down upon, or belittled) To become less intense or widespread. Or to cause to become smaller or less intense.

12.

solar

a)

A upper chamber in a medieval house.

b)

A source of renewable energy.

c)

A lower chamber in a medieval house.

d)

A source of non renewable energy.