Kate Chopin: "The Story of an Hour" - Vocab

Question 1

elusive

Answer 1

• adjective

- difficult to explain or grasp

Question 2

tumultuously

Answer 2

• adverb

- in an agitated manner; violently

Question 3

exalted

Answer 3

• adjective

- elevated

Question 4

perception

Answer 4

• noun

- an awareness; an insight

Question 5

persistence

Answer 5

• noun

- stubborn or determined

Question 6

incorrect vocab

Answer 6

• she was a persistence; no one could get a word in once she started speaking
• this mountain is more exalted than i thought, now that i start climbing it
• someone in the audience began, in quiet reverence, to tumultuously sing the national anthem
• i need to get over to the pharmacy and pick up my perception before noon today
• he tumultuously accepted the news of his promotion with a brief smile and a nod