Narrative Essay Test Questions & Answers

Narrative Essay Test
Questions & Answers

Precarious - ANSWERSAdj.

-Unstable, exposing, involving danger



Insular - ANSWERSAdj.

-Reflecting narrow point of view

-Ignorant or uninterested in other peoples' cultures



Veranda - ANSWERSN

-Big porch of a large, open house



Kohl - ANSWERSN

-Powder used to darken the edges of eyelids

*Similar to eyeliner



Provincial - ANSWERSAdj.

-Limited, narrow

*Not been to many places, lack of experience, can't see bigger picture



Palpitating - ANSWERSV.

-Beating rapidly, throbbing



Ayah - ANSWERSN.

,-A nurse or maid native to India



Chapattis - ANSWERSN.

-Flat bread



Wizened - ANSWERSAdj.

-Dry, shrunken, or wrinkled as a result of aging



Tepid - ANSWERSAdj.

-Moderately warm

*Can be used as response/attitude/temp



Tonga - ANSWERSN.

-Common horse-drawn vehicle in India



Coolies - ANSWERSN.

-Unskilled laborers/porters hired for low wages



Peevishness - ANSWERSAdj.

-Fretful, annoyed by things, irked, unnerved



Petty - ANSWERSAdj.

-Of little or no importance



Cowed - ANSWERSAdj.

-Terrorized, scared, bullied

, Imperialism - ANSWERSN.

-Extending rule of a nation to foreign countries



Despotic - ANSWERSAdj.

-Tyrannical, authoritarian



Squalid - ANSWERSAdj.

-Foul and respulsive



Garish - ANSWERSAdj.

-Tastelessly colorful, showy, elaborate



Futility - ANSWERSN.

-The quality of being ineffective/uselessness



Pretext - ANSWERSN.

-Something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object/excuse



Conjurer - ANSWERSN.

-A person who calls up spirits or practices magic



Labyrinth - ANSWERSN.

-An intricate maze

-Metaphor for complicated things-->hard to get out