Question

1. a natural and prompt alacrity i find in hardness, and do undertake these present wars against the ottomites.

part ii: determining the meaning - match the vocabulary words to their dictionary definitions.

1. bombast
2. preferment
3. obsequious
4. grange
5. lascivious
6. deluding
7. promulgate
8. beguiled
9. alacrity

a. farm; granary
b. deceiving
c. promotion
d. lecherous
e. eagerness; quickness
f. puffed - up; pompous
g. officially announce
h. diverted; taken away; also charmed or delighted
i. fawning; showing servile compliance

Explanation:

Match each vocabulary word on the left with its corresponding dictionary - definition on the right based on the meaning of the words.

Answer:

1. F. puffed - up; pompous
2. C. promotion
3. I. fawning; showing servile compliance
4. A. farm; granary
5. D. lecherous
6. B. deceiving
7. G. officially announce
8. H. diverted; taken away; also charmed or delighted
9. E. eagerness; quickness