5 Written Questions

1. to cease; to end; to discontinue
2. a false statement spoken with the intent of harming the reputation of another
3. a command or order; a request (issued strongly); a directive
4. to pick out from others; select; to gather the choice things or parts from
5. a narcotic, short-stemmed European plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form

5 Matching Questions

1. orisons
2. prostrate
3. ordain
4. prorogue
5. sullen

1. a mournful; gloomy or somber in tone, color, or portent (as in sullen, grey skies)
2. b to decree; give orders for; to order by virtue of superior authority
3. c to prolong or extend; to postpone or defer
4. d prayers
5. e overthrown, overcome, or helpless; utterly dejected or depressed; disconsolate

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a cloth or garment wrapped around a dead person for burial
   1. solace
   2. martyr
   3. shroud
   4. lour
2. exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme
   1. abate
   2. immoderate
   3. mandrake
   4. prostrate
3. a person's family or relatives
   1. slander
   2. kindred
   3. dirge
   4. mandrake
4. to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish
   1. solace
   2. abate
   3. martyr
   4. dirge
5. a funeral song or tune, expressing mourning in commemoration of the death
   1. dirge
   2. abate
   3. solace
   4. shroud

5 True/False Question

1. rosemary → overthrown, overcome, or helpless; utterly dejected or depressed; disconsolate
   

   True        False

2. solace → mournful; gloomy or somber in tone, color, or portent (as in sullen, grey skies)
   

   True        False

3. lour → to frown, scowl, or look sullen; glower; to look negatively upon
   

   True        False

4. martyr → to torment or torture; to inflict great pain on
   

   True        False

5. charnel house → a burial vault for the remains of the dead
   

   True        False