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Chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rout | a disorderly retreat of defeated troops |
| suppress | forcibly put an end to. |
| innumerable | too many to be counted (often used hyperbolically) |
| ecstatic | feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement |
| reproach | address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment |
| serf | an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate |
| obstinate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so. |
| exult | feel or show triumphant elation or jubilation |
| hulking | (of a person or object) large, heavy, or clumsy |
| nebulous | in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy |