Unit 6 Vocab

Question 1

Bigoted

Answer 1

Blindly devoted to some creed, opinion, or practice

Question 2

Cultured

Answer 2

High degree of taste and sophistication

Question 3

Cynical

Answer 3

Tendency to see humans as selfish, opportunistic, pessimistic, can be sneering and bitter

Question 4

Erudite

Answer 4

Learned, scholarly

Question 5

Fanatical

Answer 5

Marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion

Question 6

Hypocritical

Answer 6

Characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel

Question 7

Idealistic

Answer 7

Unrealistically aiming for perfection

Question 8

Progressive

Answer 8

Making use of or interested in new ideas, findings, or opportunities

Question 9

Prophetic

Answer 9

Characterized as one gifted with more than ordinary spiritual or moral insight

Question 10

Provincial

Answer 10

Limited in prospective, self-centered

Question 11

Rational

Answer 11

Having reason or understanding

Question 12

Unorthodox

Answer 12

Contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted