Willa Cather: "A Wagner Matinee" - Vocab

Question 1

legacy

Answer 1

• noun

- an inheritance; a lasting reputation

Question 2

reproach

Answer 2

• noun

- an expression of disapproval; a reprimand

Question 3

doggedly

Answer 3

• adverb

- in a stubbornly persistent manner; obstinately

Question 4

trepidation

Answer 4

• noun

- nervous anticipation; anxiety; fear

Question 5

obliquely

Answer 5

• adverb

- in a slanting or sloping direction

Question 6

incorrect vocab

Answer 6

• he was doggedly tired after pitching two back-to-back baseball games
• the house was obliquely one of the most striking in the neighborhood
• this not the best reproach to take if we want to get our project finished on time
• the mouse ran doggedly away from the cat, fearing for its life
• the child played with delighted trepidation on all the new equipment at the playground