ELA TEST VOCAB 2

Question 1

Zeal

Answer 1

great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective

Question 2

ardent

Answer 2

enthusiastic or passionate

Question 3

hope

Answer 3

the belief that positive actions can and will occur

Question 4

hopeless

Answer 4

having no expectation of good or improvement

Question 5

sadistic

Answer 5

a person who takes pleasure in causing pain and humiliation on others

Question 6

resilience

Answer 6

the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness

Question 7

psychopath

Answer 7

a personality disorder that makes someone lack empathy, behave reckless, violent

Question 8

tantalizing

Answer 8

tormenting or teasing with the sight or promise of something unobtainable

Question 9

retention

Answer 9

the continued possession, use, or control of something

Question 10

defiance

Answer 10

open resistance; bold disobedience

Question 11

leering

Answer 11

looking or gazing in an unpleasant or malicious way

Question 12

debase

Answer 12

reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade

Question 13

dehumanize

Answer 13

to deprive or take away positive human characteristics from another human being

Question 14

dignity

Answer 14

a sense of pride in oneself; self-respect