Unit 4 Vocab

Question 1

Acquit

Answer 1

To declare not guilty; free from blame; discharge completely
SYN: dismiss, exonerate

Question 2

Deem

Answer 2

To think or believe; to consider
SYN: judge or regard

Question 3

Devastate

Answer 3

To destroy; leave in ruins
SYN: wreck, desolate

Question 4

Discredit

Answer 4

To throw doubt upon, cause to be distrusted; to damage in reputation; loss or lack of belief
SYN: disparage

Question 5

Elusive

Answer 5

Difficult to catch or hold; hard to explain or understand
SYN: slippery

Question 6

Generate

Answer 6

To bring into existence, be the cause of
SYN: create, produce

Question 7

Idolize

Answer 7

To worship as an idol, to love very much
SYN: adore

Question 8

Ingratitude

Answer 8

A lack of thankfulness
SYN: ungrateful

Question 9

Keepsake

Answer 9

Something kept in memory of the giver; a souvenir
SYN: reminder, momento

Question 10

Mortal

Answer 10

A being that must eventually die
SYN: human; fleeting

Question 11

Ovation

Answer 11

An outburst of applause; an enthusiastic public welcome
SYN: bravos, hurrahs

Question 12

Petty

Answer 12

Unimportant; trivial; narrow-minded; minor
SYN: insignificant

Question 13

Plight

Answer 13

A sorry condition or state
SYN: predicament, quandary

Question 14

Repent

Answer 14

To feel sorry for what one has done o has failed to do
SYN: regret

Question 15

Reverie

Answer 15

A daydream; being lost in thought
SYN: fantasy, meditation

Question 16

Revocation

Answer 16

An act or instance of calling back; annulment; cancellation
SYN: withdrawal

Question 17

Scan

Answer 17

To examine closely; to look over quickly but thoroughly
SYN: study, glance at, skim

Question 18

Strand

Answer 18

A beach or shore; string, wire, hair; to leave in a hopeless position
SYN: fiber, thread, abandon

Question 19

Strife

Answer 19

Bitter disagreement; fighting, struggle
SYN: conflict, turmoil, discord

Question 20

Topple

Answer 20

To fall forward; to overturn, bring about
SYN: unseat, upset, tumble