HONORS
SET 1
Apparition (noun)
• An unusual or unexpected sight
While we were walking through the old cemetery, an
apparition suddenly appeared from behind a
gravestone; we had heard rumors that the
graveyard was haunted.
Cryptic (adjective)
• Secret; mysterious
• The creature that Dr. Frankenstein created left
cryptic messages for the scientist carved into
trees. No one but the monster and his creator
could understand what they meant.
Lugubrious (adjective)
• Exaggeratedly mournful
After losing the state championships, members of
the basketball team left the court with
lugubrious expressions.
maelstrom (noun)
• A powerful whirlpool; turmoil
• Caught in the maelstrom of two opposing
currents, the boys’ raft whirled round and
round.
mausoleum (noun)
• A large, elaborate tomb
• An Indian ruler built the Taj Majal as a
mausoleum for his wife.