Week 4: Buck's Ramayana (pp. 1-109)

Assignments - Reading Guide A - Reading Guide B - Ramayana Resources


Vocabulary

Vocabulary Quiz. This is a list of vocabulary items from this week's reading, one for Reading A and one for Reading B. Each list has 50 items. When you take the quiz, you will have 20 of these items, chosen at random. For each item, you will be given four possible definitions to choose from, only one of which is correct. You may take the quiz up to 5 times and the system will record your average score. Here are some Vocabulary Study Tips!

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List A Practice Quiz List B Practice Quiz
adamant
antecedent
appellative
apsarasa
asura
avatar
bombastic
boon
brazen
calumny
caste
causeway
chakra
delve
deodar
dharma
diadem
dispassionate
enmeshed
exemplar
gandharva
ganja
ghastly
immolate
imp

interpolation
iridescent
lac
mace
machination
mendicant
mottled
naga
netherworld
oblivion
preceptor
raja
rakshasa
recluse
rectitude
rosary
scepter
scion
smolder
soma
stoic
tapas
tapering
taut
wanton

altar
ascetic
bantam
banyan
blanched
blight
bough
brahmana
brood
bungler
carnal
courtesan
crag
deplorable
doleful
edgy
envoy
ewe
feign
fetters
flail
forsake
garland
gaudy
gauntlet
impassable
kshatriya
lore
maharaja
mantra
ominous
outlandish
peak
piety
pious
piteously
pyre
rampant
revels
rill
ruffian
sever
sow
stingy
surly
uncouple
undaunted
unkempt
wayfarer
whit



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