Vocan for MexGoth part 2

Question 1

We keep on top of things or they fall apart. While a few may _______ themselves to laziness, others observe their duties

Accepted Answer

consign

Question 2

You think that he is that __________? That he'd put his finances before the welfare of his wife?

Accepted Answer

mercenary

Question 3

an act of escaping or avoiding something

Accepted Answer

evasion

Question 4

Noemí had meant to be more subtle than this, more charming, but there was no point in _______now. Her motives were clear

Accepted Answer

evasion

Question 5

Noemí had never seen the face of a killer; she wasn’t in the habit of ______ the newspapers for stories about criminals.

Accepted Answer

perusing

Question 6

There was symbol again painted on the floor. The ______slowly devouring itself. The infinite, above us, and below.

Accepted Answer

ouroborus

Question 7

greedy

Accepted Answer

mercenary

Question 8

about to happen, the promise of an action in a menacing/evil way, something bound to happen or sure to occur

Accepted Answer

impending

Question 9

sad; dreary

Accepted Answer

doleful

Question 10

to give something over to another's care, to let someone else do it

Accepted Answer

consign

Question 11

the male head of a family or tribe

Accepted Answer

patriarch

Question 12

reading or examining with great care

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perusing

Question 13

She had rung in 1950 in a similar outfit eight months before, but then she did tend toward ________________

Accepted Answer

opulence

Question 14

the way her mouth was set so hard, somewhat between bitterness and _______, that made Noemí lean closer to the photo

Accepted Answer

doleful

Question 15

extreme wealth; luxuriousness, abundance

Accepted Answer

opulence

Question 16

Her disapproval was thick as ____, coating each and every syllable. Noemí felt suddenly like a little girl being scolded

Accepted Answer

treacle

Question 17

A sofa had been set in front of the fireplace, and upon it sat the family ___________, swaddled in a green robe.

Accepted Answer

patriarch

Question 18

Virgil & Francis, undressing the bleached body of Howard, applying ointments & medications in a room reeking of __ death

Accepted Answer

impending

Question 19

Causing hatred or disgust; repulsive, gross

Accepted Answer

loathsome

Question 20

If Virgil couldn’t be persuaded to assist her, maybe the_____ and repulsive Howard Doyle family might rule in her favor.

Accepted Answer

loathsome

Question 21

a thick, sweet syrup, such as molasses

Accepted Answer

treacle

Question 22

a greek mythical symbol of a dragon/snake eathing its own tail. Also symbolizes cyclicality and self-reference

Accepted Answer

ouroborus

Questions 22