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Vocabulary: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A small opening in a parapet of a fortified building, slayed on the inside

a)

embrasure

b)

traverse

c)

sentinel

d)

manifestation

2.

a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch

a)

poignant

b)

sentinel

c)

traverse

d)

ramification

3.

extend beyond or above a surface

a)

sentinel

b)

parade rest

c)

infantry

d)

protrude

4.

the relaxed position a soldier takes when instructed, hand behind heir back and legs soldiers width apart

a)

infantry

b)

protrude

c)

manifestation

d)

parade rest

5.

a person under the authority or control of another

a)

dignatart

b)

subordinate

c)

traverse

d)

embrasure

6.

a person considered to be important becasue of high rank or office

a)

deference

b)

etiquette

c)

fixity

d)

dignitary

7.

an event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something

a)

subordinate

b)

poignant

c)

secessionist

d)

manifestation

8.

the customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group

a)

etiquette

b)

embrasure

c)

stockade

d)

traverse

9.

a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source

a)

dictum

b)

deference

c)

fixity

d)

stockade

10.

the state of being unchanged or permanent

a)

sentinel

b)

etiquette

c)

dictum

d)

fixity

11.

a person who favors withdrawal from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state

a)

dictum

b)

secessionist

c)

traverse

d)

embrasure

12.

travel across or through

a)

protrude

b)

infantry

c)

traverse

d)

fixity

13.

soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers

a)

poignant

b)

parade rest

c)

fixity

d)

infantry

14.

a barrier formed from upright wooden posts or stakes

a)

stockade

b)

deference

c)

dignitary

d)

subordinate

15.

humble submission and respect

a)

deference

b)

dictum

c)

ramification

d)

uncanny

16.

evil in nature or effect

a)

poignant

b)

malign

c)

ineffable

d)

manifestation

17.

to great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

a)

uncanny

b)

malighn

c)

fixity

d)

ineffable

18.

evokig a keen sense of sadness or regret

a)

dignitary

b)

malign

c)

ineffable

d)

poignant

19.

a weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely backward and forward.

a)

uncanny

b)

pendulum

c)

ineffable

d)

manifestation

20.

a consequence of an action or event

a)

secessionist

b)

fixity

c)

ramification

d)

poignant