Question

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the inferno vocabulary

1. juxtaposition _

a. a beginner; greenhorn; amateur

1. drear (like dreary) _

b. rebuke; criticize; scold

1. wrack _

c. tryst; rendezvous; flirting

1. piteous _

d. causing depression; gloomy; grim

1. attrition _

e. to cause the ruin of; to wreck

1. lamentation _

f. irritate; trouble; disturb; anger; harass

1. novice _

g. climb with difficulty; scramble; scrabble

1. avarice _

h. quick or light on one’s feet; agile

1. despicable _

i. hateful, wretched, abominable

1. retrograde _

j. sorrowful; distressing; deserving or arousing pity

1. reprimand _

k. speak irreverently of god; slander; curse

1. depraved _

l. the act or cry of grief; mourning, weeping
13.debauchery _
m. nimbly; deftly; expertly; use hands skillfully

1. dalliance _

n. the act of putting 2 things side - by - side; comparing

1. writhe _

o. to squirm; contort or wiggle in agony

1. blaspheme _

p. indulgence in temporal pleasures; binge

1. dexterously _

q. avarice; insatiable desire for wealth

1. clamber _

r. corrupt or wicked; sinful, perverted

1. nimble _

s. wearing away; repentance (fear of punishment)

1. vex _

t. move backward; decline; revert; degenerate

Explanation:

Match each word on the left - hand side with its correct definition on the right - hand side based on common English vocabulary knowledge.

Answer:

1. n
2. d
3. e
4. j
5. s
6. l
7. a
8. q
9. i
10. t
11. b
12. r
13. p
14. c
15. o
16. k
17. m
18. g
19. h
20. f