Chapter 1-5

Question 1

<p>coax</p>

Answer 1

<p>to try to persuade by gentle but constant asking or other measures</p>

Question 2

<p>pillar</p>

Answer 2

<p>1. a slender upright column used to support a roof

| 2. One who strongly supports a work or cause</p>

Question 3

<p>prosperity</p>

Answer 3

<p>the state of being successful or flourishing</p>

Question 4

<p>transfixed</p>

Answer 4

<p>motionless with amazement or horror</p>

Question 5

askew

Answer 5

not lined up straight; awry

Question 6

flank

Answer 6

to be placed at the side of

Question 7

presume

Answer 7

1. to suppose to be true

Question 8

reverently

Answer 8

with feeling of deep respect

Question 9

appalled

Answer 9

surprised and dismayed

Question 10

endeavor

Answer 10

to make a major effort; attempt

Question 11

frivolous

Answer 11

not serious or important; silly

Question 12

resolve

Answer 12

1. to make a firm decision

2. to bring to a conclusion

Question 13

hostile

Answer 13

unfriendly; unfavorable to one’s well-being

Question 14

perilous

Answer 14

dangerous

Question 15

secluded

Answer 15

kept apart from everything else

Question 16

subside

Answer 16

1. to sink or fall to the bottom; settle

2. to become less in strength or violence

Question 17

contemplate

Answer 17

to regard thoughtfully

Question 18

cunning

Answer 18

sly or clever

Question 19

gravity

Answer 19

seriousness

Question 20

persevere

Answer 20

to keep on, to persist