Week 6: Buck's Ramayana (pp. 219-324)

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
alabaster
aloe
amaranth
amethyst
apsarasa
arbor
ascetic
asoka
asura
bard
beguile
bludgeon
bristling
brocade
carnage
chowry
clad
cleave
courtesan
cowrie
dharma
disarray
forlorn
furies

gandharva
ghastly
gleam
hue
insensate
league
luminous
lurid
lustrous
lute
mace
naga
netherworld
pennon
rasp
scythe
slight
stave
teal
thwart
turret
vanquish
venerable
wanton
wring

adamant
aftermath
aloes
armory
arsenal
ascendant
asura
baleful
beachhead
brazen
catapult
chowry
cowl
curds
diadem
dire
don
fathomless
fell
gory
hewn
kohl
lapis lazuli
league
luster


mace
mantra
mesh
mirage
mottled
naga
om
pitfall
pivot
rakshasi
rampart
sandalwood
scythe
sear
sentry
sever
sheathe
slack
soma
teeming
topaz
torrent
vat
Veda
vermillion



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